EUROPEAN TOUR:James Morrison remained the clubhouse leader on 12 under par following a weather-disrupted second day at the Singapore Open after carding a 68 to head Edoardo Molinari by one stroke at Sentosa Golf Club.

Michael Hoey was best of the Irish and well in contention after a five-under 66 on the Tanjong course left him on nine under.

Morrison collected five birdies and two bogeys over the more difficult Serapong course to edge ahead of fellow overnight leader Molinari.

The Italian was two under for the day through 10 holes when play was suspended because of poor light following a delay of almost three hours due to lunchtime thunderstorms.

The 26-year-old Englishman began his second round level with Molinari on nine under at the top of the leaderboard but immediately dropped a stroke at the first.

A birdie at the seventh erased the damage but another bogey at the ninth saw Morrison drop to one over on the day.

However, Morrison fought back on the homeward nine, picking up birdies at the 11th, 13th and 14th before the weather intervened.

On the resumption of play, he was able to par the next three holes before an excellent approach to two feet on the par-five last brought another birdie and saw him move to 12 under par.

“This golf course is definitely harder and it can be tough coming from an easier course onto a tougher layout,” he said.

“There are some very demanding tee shots out there and it is just a proper golf course, quite demanding in many ways.”

For Hoey, four birdies and a double-bogey six at the seventh saw the Northern Irishman go out in 34, but he picked up three more shots coming back before a fine par save on the last after finding the trees on the right from the tee completed a satisfying day’s work.

“I didn’t hit the ball great in the long game department today but the short game has been really good,” he said.

“But I will definitely need to straighten things up off the tee, especially on the Serapong course because it is very tough. I shot four under there yesterday but hit it in the water twice and didn’t hit enough fairways.”

There was less cheer for Graeme McDowell, though, as he carded a 71 to finish three under and perilously close to the cut, which looked set to fall on that mark.

Pádraig Harrington looked set to miss out, as the Dubliner was one over with five holes to play.

Paul McGinley, Damien McGrane and Niall Turner were sure to miss out, while Gareth Maybin was three over with nine to play. Paul Cutler was one under, also with nine to play.

AUSTRALASIAN TOUR:Tiger Woods shot a five-under-par second round at the Australian Open to end the day atop the leaderboard during a tournament for the first time in almost a year.

The 14-time Major champion, who was among the early morning starters at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney, made seven birdies to move to nine under par, a one-shot lead over Australia’s Peter OMalley.

“It feels good that I am there playing properly,” Woods (35), said. “I really played well. Even though I shot five under today it felt like it could easily have been eight or nine deep.”