Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, September 20: The second round of the PGM MNRB ADT Championship has been postponed for a second consecutive day due to continuous haze.

The second round of the RM225,000 (approximately US$54,000) Asian Development Tour (ADT) event is now expected to tee off at 7.00am local time on Saturday.

“We had to call off the second round at around 1.00pm today (Thursday) because the high Air Pollution Index (API) reading was at 241. We needed it to come to 200 for it to go ahead.

“According to the ADT’s rules and regulations, there has to be a minimum of two rounds for a tournament to be counted. If not, we’ll have to abandon play without a result. But there is slight rain at this moment so we are hoping the skies will clear up,” said Asian Tour Tournament Director Fritz Katzengruber.

According to Fritz, 12.30pm is the latest the second round can tee off in order for play to finish before the sun sets. It will be a four-tee start for all players at the Kelab Golf Sarawak.

The first round of the tournament went ahead on Wednesday, which saw Malaysia’s Daeng Abdul Rahman Abdul Aziz open up a comfortable four-shot lead over Korean duo Seung Park and Leunkwang Kim, courtesy of his seven under par-65.

The PGM MNRB ADT Championship is the 14th leg of the ADT schedule this season. The winner will take home a prize purse of US$9,397 and receive six Official World Golf Ranking points. The top six players and ties will also earn points based on a sliding scale.

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