Defending champion Thongchai Jaidee of Thailand retained his three-shot lead at the Carlsberg Malaysian Open after the storm-delayed opening round was completed this morning.
A total of 45 players returned to the Palm course at Suajana Golf and Country Club, Kuala Lumpur, to finish their first rounds after a storm forced a two-hour delay to play the previous afternoon.
Prior to the suspension, Jaidee posted the clubhouse target when he shot an eight under par 64 before the rain came to forge a comfortable advantage after 18 holes. His lead was not challenged upon the resumption of the first round this morning.
Swedish pair Niclas Fasth and Pelle Edberg, Australian duo Jarrod Moseley and Terry Pilkadaris and Italy's Emanuele Canonica were tied for second on five under par 67.
A group of seven players, including Ireland's Paul McGinley, Denmark's Thomas Björn, England's Simon Dyson and Spain's Miguel Angel Jiménez, were a shot further back on four under par.
