Hailstorm stops play in Abu Dhabi

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
A hailstorm halted play in the Abu Dhabi Championship less than two hours into the tournament as Swedish duo Johan Edfors and Mikael Lundberg carved out an early lead.
The Open Championship and US PGA Championship winner Padraig Harrington, making his first appearance of the year, and the Masters Tournament champion Trevor Immelman had time only for four successive pars before they and the rest of the early starters were called off the course.
When play resumed Edfors - part of the Europe team beaten at The Royal Trophy last week - and Lundberg moved to three under after six and five holes respectively.
Five players were a shot further back on two under during the early stages of their rounds.
Spain’s Rafael Cabrera Bello had played seven, Dane Søren Kjeldsen and another Swede, Jarmo Sandelin, were through six and English duo David Howell and Mark Foster had played four and two holes respectively.