Japan's Furue leads storm-disrupted Evian Championship

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Evian Championship leaderboard

(* denotes subordinate completed 2nd information connected Friday)

-12 A Furue (Jpn); -9 S Kyriacou (Aus), HR Ryu (Kor); -8 P Tavatanakit (Tha), A Stanford (US); -7 YJ Sung* (Kor), MH Lee* (Kor), HJ Kim (Kor), I Lindblad (Swe)

Selected others: -6 G Hall* (Eng), G Dryburgh (Sco)

Japan's Ayaka Furue leads nan Evian Championship by 3 shots aft nan 2nd information was suspended because of vulnerable upwind conditions.

World number 21 Furue followed up a bogey-free opening information successful nan 4th women's awesome this play by making six birdies to climb to 12 nether pinch 5 holes still to play connected Friday.

Scotland's Gemma Dryburgh, who shared nan overnight lead aft an opening 64, is six shots backmost aft recovering from 3 early bogeys to birdie nan eighth and ninth earlier play was called off.

Level pinch Dryburgh is England's Georgia Hall, nan 2018 Women's Open champion, who overcame a enarthrosis wounded to nutrient a superb decorativeness to her 2nd round.

One complete par aft 10 holes, Hall carded birdies connected nan 11th, 15th and 16th and an eagle connected nan 18th to complete a people of 67.

Players were evacuated from nan people successful nan day owed to storms successful nan area and nan 2nd information was called disconnected for nan time astir 2 hours later, pinch 66 players yet to complete 36 holes.

The 2nd information will resume connected Saturday astatine 07:30 section clip (06:30 BST), pinch nan 3rd information group to get nether measurement conscionable complete 3 hours later.

Speaking astir her injury, Hall said: "I was really worse than yesterday, particularly connected nan beforehand nine. Just trying to make interaction pinch nan ball.

"So I'm conscionable thrilled pinch nan measurement I'm playing astatine nan moment. I'll spot nan physio and effort to make it better. I've sewage 24 hours earlier I tee disconnected again, truthful that should beryllium capable hopefully."

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