Antalya, Turkey (SportsNetwork.com) - Paul Casey and Darren Fichardt highlight a group of four players tied for the lead at 7-under at the suspended Turkish Airlines Open.
The start of the first round at the Montgomerie Maxx Royal was delayed three hours due to lightning and flooding on the course.
The first round is scheduled to get back underway at 1:00 a.m. (ET) Friday, with the second round scheduled to begin at 3:05 a.m.
Casey and Fichardt, who each have a victory on the European Tour this season, were both through 14 holes when play was halted for darkness.
They were joined by George Coetzee and Steve Webster atop the leaderboard. Coetzee had also finished 14 holes, while Webster had completed 12.
Ricardo Gonzalez was one of 12 players to complete their rounds on Thursday and set the clubhouse mark at 6-under 66.
Also at 6-under while still on the course were Rafael Cabrera-Bello. Ricardo Santos, Peter Uihlein, Thomas Bjorn and Justin Walters.
Race to Dubai leader Henrik Stenson was among a group players tied for 19th place at 4-under through 10 holes.
Tiger Woods, who is playing his first stroke-play event since the Tour Championship on the PGA Tour in September, was playing alongside Stenson and was 1-under through 10 holes.
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