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DP World Tour: Chinese amateur Ding Wenyi joins Mckibbin atop leader board at Singapore Classic

  • An hour’s play is lost to heavy storm at Laguna National Golf Resort Club, but Ding moves to 11-under before bad light cuts day short
  • Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin, who held the first-round lead, was able to complete his round with a three-under-par 69

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Tom McKibbin tees off during the second round of the DP World Tour’s Singapore Classic. Photo: AFP

China’s Ding Wenyi had a birdie on the par-five 13th to thank as he moved atop the leader board to join Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin before play was suspended because of fading light at the Singapore Classic on Friday.

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Ding marked his card with a pair of birdies and eagles, as well as a bogey on two, and was at 11-under after 14 holes before he had to leave the course because of darkness.

In contrast, Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho is likely to miss the cut after struggling to one-over through 13 overs to sit on level-par for the tournament, three shots shy of the cut line.

Kho will return on Saturday needing to birdie four of the last holes to be in with a chance of playing in the final two rounds.

An hour of play was lost because of heavy rain that flooded the course at the Laguna National Golf Resort Club in the late afternoon.

Tom McKibbin (right) listens to his caddy at Laguna National Resort Golf Club. Photo: AFP
Tom McKibbin (right) listens to his caddy at Laguna National Resort Golf Club. Photo: AFP
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