Another set-back for Mandela Championship

THE opening event of the European Tour season suffered a total wipe-out for the second day running in South Africa yesterday after further torrential rain.

Report by RTE Sport

Not a shot has been hit yet in the Nelson Mandela Championship at Royal Durban, with tournament director Mikael Eriksson describing every fairway as “almost completely under water”.

A massive electrical storm yielded almost 30mm of rain overnight, adding to the problems caused by two months which have seen the normal annual rainfall in the area.

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