Daiki Imano maintained his position atop the leaderboard by carding a one-under-par 69 to take the clubhouse lead with his two-day total of four-under-par as inclement weather forced second round play at The Crowns to be disrupted on Friday.
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Play at the Nagoya Golf Club was suspended for more than three hours at 12:52pm (local time). When it finally resumed at 3:59pm, play continued just over two hours before it was eventually suspended due to darkness.
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Imano’s position is likely to be threatened by Juvic Pagunsan when play resumes on 6:50am on Saturday. The Filipino is three-under through 11 holes and will be looking to resume his momentum after reeling in two consecutive birdies before the sirens blew to signal the suspension of play.
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When asked to reflect on his round, Imano said: “It wasn’t a great round, and I didn’t have many chances, so it was tough. But I feel like I somehow managed to hold it together.
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“During the play suspension, I was completely out of the zone. I even started wondering if we would play at all. But once we resumed, I snapped back into focus. We are only halfway through the tournament, and there is still a lot of golf to be played. So, I’m not thinking about winning yet.”
Kota Kaneko, meanwhile, signed for a 68 to reach the clubhouse safely to stay in the mix.
