Singapore: Poom Saksansin showed he is the man for the big occasion again when he completed an exhausting day with a second-round one-under-par 70 to share the clubhouse lead with England's Paul Casey at the weather-hit Singapore Open yesterday.
Regarded by Casey as his "nemesis", the Thai got the better of the world No.24 again in their opening round and matched the Englishman's two-day total of seven-under-par 135 at the US$1 million event, which has been disrupted by several weather suspensions over the last two days.
Close to two hours of play was lost in the morning due to inclement weather. It was abandoned at 7.05pm local time due to fading light and will now resume at 7.30am where 76 players will return to their positions today.
Poom had to return early to the Sentosa Golf Club to complete his remaining seven holes from his first round, before heading back to the starting tee after a 45-minute break.
He birdied four of his last five holes when first round resumed to sign for a 65, and then shot a 70 in the second round.
At 54, American legend Davis Love III showed his level of fitness is still high after completing 25 holes to trail Poom and Casey by two shots with his 137 total at the season-opening event of the Asian Tour and Japan Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO).
"It has been a long day but I am happy. Although I only shot a one-under for my second round, I think it was a nice round," Poom said.