Wednesday 25 March 2015 09:40, UK
The Madeira Islands Open, cancelled last week due to extreme weather, has been rescheduled to take place in July at Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra.
Strong winds, dense fog and heavy rain saw the tournament cancelled on Sunday with just one round completed, but organisers and the European Tour have agreen to restage the event from July 30 to August 2.
The tournament, which counts towards both The Race to Dubai and Challenge Tour Rankings, will now be played in the same week as the Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play.
Keith Waters, chief operating officer of the European Tour said: "Given the importance of the Madeira Islands Open and our close working relationship with the golf club and sponsors, we were very keen to reschedule the tournament.
"The fact that we have managed to do so this quickly is testament to the desire and commitment of all parties to reach an agreement."
Denmark's JB Hansen had held the clubhouse lead on four-under after the opening round, one shot ahead of a group of eight players which included England's Andrew Marshall and Scotland's Peter Whiteford.
It is the second year running the competition has been interrupted by bad conditions, after last year's event was reduced to 36 holes due to heavy fog.
