Bad weather derailed the finishing of the second round of the Singha Laguna Phuket Open in Thailand today, with a lengthy delay at the start of the day which forced the organisers to reduce the event to 54 holes.

After more than three hours waiting in the clubhouse, players were finally able to finish their rounds when play restarted at 1pm but with so little of the day left, a truncation of play was inevitable.

Thailand’s Suradit Yongcharoenchai remains in the lead on 12 under par after concluding his round early yesterday, but first round leader Darcy Brereton of Australia is still a threat just three shots behind after today’s play.

An additional three shots further back on six under par and in third place, Argentina’s Miguel Carballo, Sean Ramos of the Philippines and the Thai quintet of Sarut Vongchaisit, Nirun Sae-ueng, Thanpisit Omsin, Parathakorn Suyasri and Sangchai Kaewcharoen are all poised to strike.

Round Three will start at 7am with a shotgun start to ensure all players have a chance to finish their round.

“Lot of rain in the morning today,” said Miguel Carballo after his round. “It was difficult to play to the fairway even with lift and place. Yesterday I played in the afternoon, good conditions but windy. Today was very soft with a lot of wind on a couple of holes,” he added.

Australia’s Darcy Brereton, who had to finish his second round in tough conditions today, was optimistic for tomorrow, matching Suradit’s 67 despite a double bogey on hole 16.

“I just hit a shank,” he said after his round, “which caught me off guard. I don’t think I’ve hit one in a tournament before but I had a bad lie in the rough, just heavy with all the mud and stuff. I just made a bit of a mess of it unfortunately.

“Today was a long day,” he said. “I’m happy where I am overall but just disappointed with my finish. I’m looking forward to tomorrow, it’ll be a good challenge. Hopefully the weather will hold up so we can get the golf we need in, it’ll be great,” he added.

Main picture; Australia’s Darcy Brereton hoping for form at the finish in rain-shortened Singha Phuket Laguna Open.