Siddikur romps at Johor
Siddikur Rahman fired consecutive rounds of four-under-par 67 to lead the Asian charge in tied second place in the Iskandar Johor Open with Sweden's Christian Nilsson and Michael Jonzon on 134 at the scenic Horizon Hills Golf and Country Club.
Siddikur birdied his opening two holes before making a huge 15 feet par save on the 15th hole. He added three more birdies against one bogey to trail the clubhouse leader by five shots at the 2 million US dollar event sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour.
“I'm happy with my round because my hitting has really improved. I missed the cut last week and that was disappointing but I'm glad I've regained my form. I'm in good position, I think it sets me up nicely for the weekend,” said Siddikur, who returned to complete six holes in his opening round on Friday.
Chopra, a two-time PGA Tour winner, returned Friday morning to complete four holes in his opening round before setting the clubhouse target of 13-under-par 129.
Overnight leader Joost Luiten of the Netherlands was nine-under through six holes while title holder Padraig Harrington of Ireland was two strokes back after nine holes.
Threats of lightning suspended play for two hours and 30 minutes before the second round was stopped due to darkness at 6.40pm. A total of 70 players will return at 7.20am today to complete their rounds.
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