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Rain halts Spieth’s late charge

Southeast Asia’s fickle weather forced the organizers of the Singapore Open to delay the completion of the final round until today, just as Jordan Spieth was making a late charge for the title.

Trailing by two shots at 10 under but still with a chance of winning, Spieth was just about to attempt a five-foot birdie putt on the final hole yesterday when the weather turned foul and officials ordered play be stopped because of lightning strikes in the area.

Booked to fly home to Texas last night, the world’s top-ranked golfer was unable to hide his frustration as he trudged off the green just before the skies opened and heavy rain began to fall.

“It is what it is. I will come back tomorrow and try and win this thing,” he said.

“I was due to leave tonight but next week was an off week anyway so we have changed the travel schedule and I will be there early tomorrow to try and finish this off.”

The delay not only stalled Spieth’s momentum but also provided a reprieve for Song Young-han of South Korea, who was leading at 12 under but facing a testing 12-foot putt to save par on the 16th.

The first two days of the event had also been cut short because of the inclement weather and officials had tried to avert the threat of more disruptions by playing the last two rounds with groups of three, starting from the first and 10th tees.

Spieth was among a handful of players who returned to the course after sunrise to complete their third rounds, while organizers sent out the backmarkers to get the final round underway as quickly as possible. China’s Liang Wenchong managed to secure the clubhouse lead at 10 under.




 

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