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Adrien Saddier in front at weather-affected European Masters

Adrien Saddier teeing off on the 7th at Crans-sur-Sierre GC
Adrien Saddier teeing off on the 7th at Crans-sur-Sierre GC

Bad weather continues to play havoc with Omega European Masters, with play again suspended on a day when Frenchmen Adrien Saddier holds a slender lead at the top of the leaderboard.

Saddier added a 65 to his opening 62 to move to 13 under and is a shot clear of Matt Wallace.

The Englishman is aiming to remain king of the mountains after posting rounds of 65 and 63 on a marathon second day.

The race to catch up following Thursday's lengthy fog delays in Switzerland saw defending champion Wallace play 36 holes on Friday, having been unable to start his first round on day one.

He made 15 birdies and three bogeys across two rounds to reach 12-under par.


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Wallace said: "I had three great nines. I would put it that way.

"The first nine this morning wasn't very good, but I managed to get it round and then I found something on the back nine. I played really nicely this afternoon.

"I said to myself a few times out there today that I'm the defending champion so let's try to keep it that way."

Wallace's countryman Jordan Smith and South African Thriston Lawrence shared third place on 11 under after two rounds, while many groups will either kick off or complete their second rounds on Saturday morning.

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