Saturday 4 February 2017 14:50, UK
George Coetzee moved into the outright lead before strong winds brought an early finish to the second day of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
The South African birdied the 17th - his eighth hole of the day - to edge ahead of overnight leader Sergio Garcia just before tournament officials halted play at 2.25pm local time (10.25am GMT).
More than half of the field were unable to complete their rounds before the winds strengthened and play was suspended, while Tiger Woods withdrew before he was due to tee off because of a back injury.
Bad weather had always been forecast and the greens were not cut or rolled prior to the second round as a result, with several trees blown over by gusts in excess of 35mph at Emirates Golf Club.
Coetzee birdied three of his opening four holes to open up a two-shot cushion over the Spaniard, before halving his advantage with a blemish at the 14th.
Garcia followed a gain at the second with a smart up-and-down to birdie at the next and briefly regain his lead, only to pull his tee-shot and bogey the fourth.
As Garcia parred the fifth to stay at eight under for the tournament, Coetzee rolled in a six-foot birdie at the 17th to go three under for the day and move top of the leaderboard.
Nacho Elvira sits in third spot having completed his opening four holes in one-under-par, with David Lipsky a further stroke back through seven holes.
Ryder Cup teammates Martin Kaymer and Rafa Cabrera Bello hold the clubhouse target at four under thanks to matching 69s in tough morning conditions, where none of the early starters were able to get within three strokes of the overnight lead.
Play will resume at 7.30am local time, with the third round now a two-tee start in threeballs and not beginning before midday.
Watch the Dubai Desert Classic throughout the weekend live on Sky Sports 4 - your home of golf. Live coverage resumes on Saturday from 9.30am.
