Padraig Harrington halted by lightning in Indonesia

Dubliner joint first at Indonesian Open when weather stopped play after 12 holes

Padraig Harrington is joint-top of the leaderboard and five under par in his second round after lightning stopped play in Jarkarta

Padraig Harrington is tied joint first at the top of the leaderboard in the Indonesian Open after lighting stopped play in Jarkarta.

After carding an impressive opening round of 64 yesterday to leave him on seven under par Harrington made a storming start in round two, opening with an eagle and two birdies.

The Dubliner picked up for more shots, as well as dropping two, to leave him five under for his round when it was halted after he had played the twelfth hole.

Overnight leader, Australian rookie Kalem Richardson, fell away after shooting a one over par 72 in his second round.

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Tied for the lead with Harrington is Thailand’s Thanyakon Khrongpha who shot an eight under par 63 on day two, with Australian Nathan Holman, who also carded a second round 63, two shots back on ten under.

Patrick Madden

Patrick Madden

Patrick Madden is a former sports journalist with The Irish Times