Published Thu, Apr 22 10 06:26 PM
Australian Marcus Fraser was the clubhouse leader after fog wrecked the opening round of the $2.9 million Ballantine's Championship on Thursday, leaving more than a third of field yet to hit a shot.
Six hours and 10 minutes of play were lost in total when fog descended on the European and Asian Tour co-sanctioned event on Jeju island, shrouding the Pinx Golf Club and severely restricting visibility.
Fraser prospered despite the conditions to shoot a superb seven-birdie 65 and top the leaderboard by a shot from Britain's Mark Foster, who carded six-under-par 66.
Three-times major winner Ernie Els was also one of the early starters and managed a 68 for a share of sixth alongside Korean-American world number 10 Anthony Kim, who finished third at the Masters earlier this month, and several others.
PGA Championship winner Yang Yong-eun, fresh from his victory at last week's China Open and playing on his home island, managed just one hole, shooting a birdie.
In addition to the players who failed to start, another third of the field had not completed their rounds when play was suspended for poor light. Play will commence at 7am local time (2200 GMT) on Friday to try and clear the backlog.
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