Grant near summit in Gosser Open
Alps Tour — Mount Juliet's Stephen Grant shot a second successive 70 to trail the leader by five shots in the clubhouse in the storm-delayed Gosser Open in Austria.
The Birr native (41) is tied for 11th on four-under behind Spain's Santiago Tarrio at Erzherzog Johann with Naas' Conor O'Rourke tied 36th on two-under after a 70.
Thunderstorms forced a two-hour delay before play was finally suspended until 7am on Saturday with players saying parts of the course were unplayable.
"It’s been raining here almost non stop for two weeks," tournament director Estelle Richard explained. "The course can no longer drain the water. We will make our best effort to complete the tournament with a final round with a shotgun start."
The cut was projected to fall at level par which was bad news for Kevin Le Blanc, who shot 71 to finish on two-over.
Brendan McCarroll (74) and Michael Dallat (76) were tied 90th on three-over with David Carey four over after starting his second round with a triple bogey.
Justin Brink had yet to start his second round but he needs a good one after opening with a 78
