Otto still four clear

Dredge struggling after a 75

Last updated: 22nd March 2008

Hennie Otto d1 Dunhill

Otto: two 67s

Madeira Island Open
Second round leaders
GB and Ire unless stated
H Otto (SA) -10
S Struver (Ger) -6 (9)
F Widmark (Swe) -6 (6)
A Da Silva (Bra) -5
A Forsyth -4

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South African Hennie Otto retained his four-shot lead after the second round of the Madeira Islands Open was completed on Saturday.

A two-and-a-half hour delay caused by strong winds meant 72 players were unable to complete their rounds on Friday - including Sven Struver and Fredrik Widmark who stood joint second on six-under when proceedings were halted.

However, the duo were unable to make up any further ground on Otto as both stayed on six-under after coming home with rounds of 72 and 70 respectively.

Struver parred all nine of his remaining holes, while Widmark endured a double-bogey at the tenth before fighting back with three birdies on the back-nine to maintain his challenge.

Pre-tournament favourite Bradley Dredge is 11 strokes adrift following a 75 in which he dropped five shots on the last six holes.

The Welshman needs to win to move back into the world's top 50 a week before the cut-off for the Masters.

Former Open champion Paul Lawrie withdrew with back trouble - he had opened with a 76 - while Dredge's World Cup-winning partner, Stephen Dodd, only managed to add a 79 to his first-round 75.

Otto is trying to regain his European Tour card and the highlight of his round was an eagle two at the 395-yard 10th.

He followed that with birdies on the 12th and 14th for an inward 32.

American Notah Begay - four times a winner on the PGA Tour and a former Presidents Cup player - is one under par and joint 15th after seven holes of his second round.