Park gets in before the rain

Majorca Classic: David Park of Wales was leading the Turespana Majorca Classic by a stroke on six under par when play was abandoned…

Majorca Classic: David Park of Wales was leading the Turespana Majorca Classic by a stroke on six under par when play was abandoned yesterday afternoon because of thunderstorms. Half the field will have to complete their second rounds this morning.

Overnight leader Damien McGrane was in joint second on five under, having gone to the turn in one over par after opening with eight straight pars before bogeying the ninth. He was playing the 10th when the siren went.

Park carded a second round six-under-par 64 to lead in the clubhouse on six-under-par 134.

McGrane was joined on five under by Dutchman Maarten Lafeber, who was three under for his 13 holes yesterday.

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Jose Maria Olazabal double-bogeyed the short 13th just before the suspension to drop back to four-under and a share of fourth place, while tournament favourite Lee Westwood was seven strokes off the pace after 13 holes.

Clubhouse leader Park gave himself a chance of a first win for over four years as he repeated McGrane's 64 feat of the previous day.

Preferred-lies are in operation after earlier heavy rain, so the 64 is unofficial, but that did not stop Park being delighted at collecting seven birdies, four in the first six holes.

COMPLETED SECOND-ROUND SCORES: (British unless stated, Irish in bold, Par 70; (x) denotes amateurs): 134 - D Park 70 64. 136 - B Barham 68 68, H Stenson (Swe) 68 68 137 - G Emerson 73 64, M Brier (Aut) 71 66, MA Martin (Spa) 70 67, M Foster 69 68, JM Lara (Spa) 69 68, J Spence 71 66, S Bebb 68 69 138 - TJ Munoz (Spa) 72 66 139 - P Sjoland (Swe) 71 68, MA Jimenez (Spa) 72 67 140 - S Drummond 68 72, S Walker 70 70, C Hanell (Swe) 69 71, D De Vooght (Bel) 66 74, M Lemesurier 68 72 141 - S Webster 71 70, M Kirk (Rsa) 70 71, M Mouland 72 69, J Berendt (Arg) 72 69, S Khan 69 72, L James 71 70, F Widmark (Swe) 72 69 142 - M Pilkington 71 71, E Little 72 70, A Salto (Spa) 72 70, M Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 71 71, E de la Riva (Spa) 69 73, JM Arruti (Spa) 73 69 143 - A Marshall 73 70, J Edfors (Swe) 75 68, M Eliasson (Swe) 74 69, J Rivero (Spa) 73 70, R Chapman 77 66, B Mason 69 74, M Archer 73 70, G Clark 69 74, M Cort 73 70, J-A Larsen (Nor) 72 71 144 - S Wakefield 71 73, G Hutcheon 71 73, R Jimenez (Spa) 73 71, K Baraka (Ger) 73 71, R Russell 75 69 145 - S Branger (Fra) 77 68, D Dixon 72 73 146 - R Karlsson (Swe) 75 71, R McEvoy 77 69 147 - T Price (Aus) 73 74, M Maritz (Rsa) 77 70, C Williams 77 70, E Rush 73 74 148 - G Canizares (Spa) 75 73, R Rock 75 73 149 - T Dier (Ger) 74 75 150 - R Reid (Rsa) 79 71, M Moreno (Spa) 74 76 151 - M Erlandsson (Swe) 76 75 152 - P Nyman (Swe) 80 72 154 - F Bisazza (Ita) 78 76, D Pastor (Spa) 75 79 157 - D Vancsik (Arg) 84 73 Rtd: T Johnstone (Zim) Withdrawn: N Colsaerts (Bel), A Oldcorn, S Struver (Ger), P Baker, P Hanson, JL Guepy (Fra).