Rory McIlroy is four shots off the clubhouse lead but only four holes into his second round at the DP World India Championship, after play was suspended early on Friday due to bad light in New Delhi. Torrential rain on Thursday caused a five-hour delay to the opening round, and further frustrations followed when play was halted just before 6pm local time on Friday.
The second round is scheduled to restart at 6.45am on Saturday. McIlroy, who is bidding to win the Race to Dubai title for a record-equalling eighth time, opened with a two-under 70 on Thursday. He started his second round with an eagle to sit four under when play was stopped shortly after.
Dutchman Joost Luiten, who had to play 34 holes on Friday because of the delays, along with Angel Hidalgo and Alfred Dunhill Links Championship winner Adrian Meronk, all finished their second rounds and topped the leaderboard on eight under. Belgian Thomas Detry is also eight under but is only through six holes of his second round, for which he is currently three under.
England's Eddie Pepperell, who hit a six-under 66, and Todd Clements are both one shot back after getting into the clubhouse before the light faded. Eugenio Chacarra is also at seven under, through five holes, while Scotland's Robert Mac Intyre was level par through five holes and four under overall. Defending champion Tommy Fleetwood was two under after four holes. Leader Patrick Reed got through his second round at three under, recovering from a double-bogey at the fourth, but is level par overall.
McIlroy was third in the DP World Tour standings coming into this penultimate event before the play-offs. Coverage continues live on Sky Sports Golf from 7.30am on Saturday.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing