Mikael Lundberg opened a one-shot lead in the Czech Open on Saturday after making a birdie at the last hole of his delayed second round.
Swede opens up one-shot lead after completing delayed second round
Mikael Lundberg opened up a one-shot lead in the Czech Open on Saturday after making a birdie at the last hole of his delayed second round in Celadna.
The Swede had to return to the Prosper Golf Resort to play the final three holes of his second round after storms had disrupted play on Friday.
He moved to eight-under-par for the tournament after finishing par-par-birdie on the seventh, eighth and ninth holes on Saturday morning to go one ahead of Jose Manuel Lara.
The Spaniard had taken the clubhouse lead on Friday by adding a 68 to his opening 69, with play subsequently suspended in fading light following an earlier 90-minute delay due to an electrical storm.
Lara started at the 10th and was one over for the round after an inward 37, but he recovered to pick up five shots over a blemish-free front nine.
Lundberg then joined him at the summit before play was suspended. He had held the outright lead after carding his fourth birdie of Friday at the third - his 12th - but he dropped a shot a the short sixth before being called in.
Oliver Fisher boosted his chances of retaining his card with a seven birdie 67 that lifted him to six under alongside fellow Englishman Gary Boyd, who was also five under for the day.
Damien McGrane also shares third despite an erratic 71, but overnight leader Peter Lawrie slipped four shots off the pace after stumbling to a four-bogey 75.
Happy
Lara told europeantour.com: "I played really well on my back nine. I struggled a little bit early on because of the wind, but then made five birdies on my back nine, which added up to a good round. So I'm very happy.
"It (the wind) was coming from all directions, but mainly from left to right. It also made it difficult to read the putts, because you weren't sure how much the wind was going to affect the ball. So it was very tricky, and I was happy when it died down later in the round."
McGrane felt he was lucky to go out in the afternoon session. "We got the best of the weather, there's no doubt about that," he admitted.
"A round of 71 was a reasonable performance, although I probably played a bit better than that. It was funny day out there, and a lot can go wrong on a day like today.
"I made a lot of birdie chances coming in, but just couldn't hole the putts. But I hit good putts, so I'm reasonably happy with my performance."
