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orb of day CITY, South Africa (AFP) ??” A sharp thunderstorm saw play suspended during the inferior round of the Sun City Challenge in southerly Africa, sending players scuttling for protect

American Kenny Perry -- joint overnight leader with Fiji's Vijay Singh forward seven-under-par 65 -- was setting the pace upon 9 under, when officials stopped play Friday afternoon after lightning struck the casino resort course.

The officials said they leaped however that play would take back later during the afternoon.

Perry played 10 excavations before the storm hit at the par-72 Gary Player abiding habitation Club, picking up birdies at the next to the first sixth and eighth, but dropp at the short, par-3 seventh to reach the divert in 34 strokes.

Fellow American Chris DiMarco was at minus-8 in consequence of 10 holes, with three players at minus-7, Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke (11 holes) Spain's Sergio Garcia (13 holes) and another United States player, Jerry