Play during the second round of the Indonesia Open at the Pantai Indak Kapuk golf club in North Jakarta was suspended on Friday at 3:46 p.m. due to bad weather.

Fifty-four of the 144 players in the field were due to return at 6:15 a.m. on Saturday morning to resume their second-round matches.

The current leader, Thailand'€™s Prom Meesawat, who managed to complete the second round before the suspension, shot a five-under-par 66.

He compiled a two-day total of a nine-under-par 133 to take a one-shot lead at the US$750,000 tournament.

His compatriots, Thaworn Wiratchant, Thongchai Jaidee and Chapchai Nirat, stayed one shot behind and tied for second place after returning rounds of 64, 67 and 67, respectively.

'€œI kind of struggled on the first day because the wind was very strong. It was a little bit easier today because I managed to control the ball better,'€ Meesawat said.

'€œI started off slowly as I was one over [at hole 15]. I didn'€™t do anything wrong, but I just couldn'€™t make birdie putts,'€ he said, adding that he had put behind him his playoff defeat against China'€™s Liang Wen-chong at the Manila Masters two weeks ago.

Jaidee was also happy with his result so far after two rounds.

'€œI have no complaints with my round. I hit the ball very well and I was putting better. It was a good two rounds and I have a good chance now. I hit a lot of greens [15] and made a lot of putts,'€ he said.

Commenting on the domination of Thai players on the leaderboard, Jaidee said it was nice to see so many Thai players at the top of their game. '€œWe want to show that the Thai players are playing well,'€ he said.

They will kick off the third round at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

South African Retief Goosen posted a second-round six-under-par 65. The two-time major champion opened with a 72 but bounced back with seven birdies against one bogey for a five-under-par 137 overall.

'€œIt'€™s a lot of work out there. I struggled on my first nine from the 10th but I managed to get into a good rhythm after the turn where I got a few birdies,'€ said the 44-year-old Goosen.

After struggling with a back injury last year, Goosen showed no sign of slowing down, with his game and swing both looking good.

'€œI'€™m hoping for a good weekend. I'€™m glad to see my name on the leaderboard today, but I would like my name to stay up there for tomorrow and Sunday as well,'€ he said.

'€œA lot of guys are playing well today, like Thongchai Jaidee, who is playing extremely well. He is putting very well so it'€™s going to be hard to beat him,'€ added Goosen, who is aiming for his first victory since 2009.

Local hero Rory Hie made two birdies, one eagle and three bogeys for a total four-under-par 142, giving him a good chance of avoiding the cut.

Deputy secretary-general of the Indonesian Golf Association (PGI), Sirod Zudin, expressed his delight over the performance of three local amateur players.

Jordan Irawan recorded a three-under-par, while William Sjaichudin and Tirto Tamardi were ended on par.

'€œThese three players showed solid play; they did not appear intimidated by playing alongside professional, world-class players. We hope they will become professional players who can compete with the Thais [who are currently dominating the tournament],'€ he said.

Jordan, who will represent Indonesia in the upcoming Southeast Asia (SEA) Games in Myanmar, previously said that the tournament was his last tryout for the biennial multi-sporting event, in which he aimed to grab a gold medal.

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