Dibnah endures lightning delay to lead in Salamanca

A THUNDER and lightning delay at the Spanish Open came at the wrong time for Australia’s Corinne Dibnah, who, after a day of two halves, leads by two shots after day two at Campo de Golf Salamanca.

The 40-year-old from Brisbane enjoyed the blistering heat of the early afternoon and lobbed in five birdies and a bogey in her first 12 holes. She moved five shots ahead of the field and was seemingly cruising just as a severe electrical thunderstorm appeared over the former European city of culture.

But after a bogey on the 13th and with play suspended as she teed off at the 14th, Dibnah returned 90 minutes later and racked up a crippling double bogey to slip back to the field. Pars followed and despite her mixed day, the 13-time Tour winner was happy with a 71 and six under par total.