A BIZARRE SITUATION, SAYS PHILIP McLEAN

EPD TOUR'S ADAMSTAL OPEN IN 

AUSTRIA REDUCED TO 18 HOLES.

Play in the first round of the German PGA's developmental EPD Tour's Adamstal Open was suspended this afternoon (Tuesday) due to a continously dangerous weather situation at Adamstal Golf Club in Austria.
It is hoped to resume the tournament at 7am local time on Wednesday. 
The tournament was originally scheduled for 54 holes but then reduced to two rounds when the opening round was declared null and void after a blunder by the greenkeeping staff who cut the grass to remove the paint signifying members' dropping zone areas while play was in progress.
This meant that the course was not in the same condition for all the competitors.
Now it has been further reduced to 18 holes as there is no realistic possibility of completing two rounds before Wednesday night.
The weather forecast for Wednesday is not good - a "massive rainfall overnight and more thunderstorms."
Full prize money and full points for the Tour Order of Merit will be effective even after only 18 holes. 
If even one round cannot be completed, then the tournament as a whole will be scrubbed and no prizemoney allocated.
"It's a bizarre situation," said Peterhead's Philip McLean (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre), one of only two Scots still in the tournament after Connor O'Neil (Pollok) withdrew due to a back injury and
flew home to Glasgow.
McLean had not even started his round when play was suspended for the day.
The other Scot is Michael Patterson (Kilmacolm) who returned a 75 before play was halted.
He is one of a handful of players who have completed one round. Austrian Clemens Dvorak is the clubhouse leader with a one-under-par 69.