Stenson leads as lightning stops play

Golf - Nedbank Golf Challenge : Golf Sweden's Henrik Stenson holds a five-shot lead midway through the second round of the Nedbank…

Golf - Nedbank Golf Challenge: Golf Sweden's Henrik Stenson holds a five-shot lead midway through the second round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge after play was called off for the day because of lightning at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa today.

Stenson had just completed the first nine holes in 34 strokes, two under par, with superb approach play bringing him birdies on the par-five second and ninth holes and on the par-four fifth.
   
The 32-year-old followed up his course-record-equalling 63 on the first day by moving to 11-under-par overall.
   
South African Rory Sabbatini, South Korean KJ Choi and European number one Robert Karlsson were the chasing pack trying to make a charge.
   
Sabbatini also went out in 34 shots to move to six-under-par, while Choi and Karlsson both fired four birdies and did not drop any shots on their way to four-under-par overall.
   
Play was halted at 12.26 (Irish time) and called off two hours later.

Nedbank Golf Challenge second round scores at the Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, South Africa (completed holes in brackets).
   
11 under 
(9) Henrik Stenson (Sweden)
 
6 under 
(9) Rory Sabbatini (South Africa) 
 
4 under
(12) KJ Choi (South Korea)         
 (12) Robert Karlsson (Sweden)      
 
3under
(11) Lee Westwood (Britain)        
 
2 under
(12) Sergio Garcia (Spain)         
 
1 under
(12) Luke Donald (Britain)         
  
Level
(11) James Kingston (South Africa) 
 (16) Kenny Perry (United States)

1 over
(13) Trevor Immelman (South Africa)

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2 over
(13) Justin Rose (Britain)

5 over
(16) Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain)