Play was suspended at 5.22pm local on Friday after fog interrupted the second round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship with Tony Chen and Quinnton Croker both leading the Australian tilt at seven shots off the pace.
A double-bogey at the last soured what was an otherwise solid opening round for leading Australian Quinnton Croker at the Asia Pacific Amateur, as the Queenslander posted a first-round of even-par 70 to sit five shots off the lead.
A seven-strong Australian contingent will be vying for a start in the 2025 Masters and Open Championship when the 15th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship begins Thursday at the Taiheyo Club in Japan.
Golf Australia has named an imposing seven-man team for the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship to be played in Japan in October, where major starts for 2025 go on the line.
Quinn Croker has secured the biggest win of his career at the adidas Australian Amateur, but 15-year-old Amelia Harris suffered the cruellest of cuts in the final round at Yarra Yarra Golf Club.
Tasmanian Simon Hawkes is a two-time winner on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia thanks to a brilliant up-and-down on the 72nd hole of the WA Open.
Ten Australians have accepted their invitations to compete in the 2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne Golf Club next month, opening the door to earn a place in the Masters Tournament and the 152nd Open Championship next year.