Play suspended in Vienna

Play was suspended in the final round of the Austrian Open today due to the threat of lightning at Fontana Golf Club.

Gathering storm clouds forced the players from the course at 2:20pm local time with Australian Richard Green leading by one shot from Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez.

Green held a three-shot lead overnight but fell one behind after a four-shot swing in the space of a few seconds.

The left-hander found heavy rough off the third tee, failed to find the green and then three-putted to run up a double bogey six, and moments later heard the roar from the group ahead as Jimenez holed his second shot to the fifth for an eagle two to jump into the lead.

Seeking his first tour title since the 1997 Dubai Desert Classic, Green bounced back quickly with birdies from close range on the fifth and sixth to regain the lead on 15 under par before the weather intervened.