Sentosa, Singapore, January 19: Japan’s Fujimoto Yoshinori returned to sign for a second straight four-under-par 67, grabbing the halfway lead by one shot at the weather-disrupted SMBC Singapore Open on Saturday morning.

Young English talent Matthew Fitzpatrick continued his bogey-free streak to card a 67 and shared second place with countryman Paul Casey (67), Japanese heartthrob Ryo Ishikawa (66) and Poom Saksansin (70) of Thailand at the Sentosa Golf Club.

The highlight of the morning went to Doyeob Mun, who nailed the first albatross of the 2019 season after his five-iron shot found the bottom of the cup from about 190 metres on the par-five fourth hole at the Serapong Course.

Mun, who is making his debut appearance at the Singapore Open this week, reeled in eight straight pars from the 10th before making an eagle on the par-five 18th hole. He dropped a shot on the second but bounced back brilliantly with the double-eagle on the fourth.

Despite dropping another shot on the sixth, Mun finished strongly with three closing birdies for a 65 to sit two shots off the pace in sixth. Jazz Janewattananond of Thailand and Malaysia’s Nicholas Fung were among those bunched in sixth place following matching 68s.

Defending champion Sergio Garcia battled to a 68 to tie in 11th place on 137 while Korean social media sensation Hosung Choi posted another 69 to trail by four shots in tied-21st.

More than five hours of play was lost over the last two days due to inclement weather. 76 players returned to complete their rounds at 7.30am local time on Saturday.

The halfway cut was set at one-under-par 141 with a total of 72 players, including two amateurs, progressing into the final two rounds at the US$1 million event, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour Organisation (JGTO).