Trio beat the rain to top Classic leaderboard

Torrential rain forced the suspension of play at the Heineken Classic in Melbourne for an hour-and-a-half after the greens became waterlogged.

Trio beat the rain to top Classic leaderboard
Thu, 30 Jan, 2003 - 06:23

Torrential rain forced the suspension of play at the Heineken Classic in Melbourne for an hour-and-a-half after the greens became waterlogged.

Tour operations manager Gus Seeback sounded the hooter to bring play to a halt at 1.33pm local time after the greens had been rendered unplayable.

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