Relentless El Nino Washes Out Second Round Of Buick Open

Just days after the Pebble Beach tournament was blown from February into August by El Nino, the second round of the Buick Invitational was washed out when the greens at Torrey Pines in San Diego became too wet to play.

Tom Kite, helped greatly in cold, windy rain by eye surgery that allows him to now play without glasses, was 9 under par through 29 holes, tied for the lead with Davis Love III, who had played 27 holes before play was suspended shortly after noon.

In Sydney, Australia, Greg Norman was upset by questions about his friendship with President Clinton, and the Australian’s game suffered in the second round of the Greg Norman International.

Norman shot a 73 to drop seven shots behind leader Jose Maria Olazabal at 141.

Olazabal had his second straight 5-under-par 67 for 134 and a one-stroke lead over American John Cook, who had a 66.

At Naples, Fla., Jim Albus shot a 5-under-par 67 to take the first-round lead in the Senior PGA Tour’s LG Championship.

Tour rookie David Lundstrom birdied two of his final three holes to finish one stroke back at 68. Gil Morgan was third at 69, with Hale Irwin, Bob Murphy, Tom Wargo, Al Geiberger and Bob Eastwood tied at 70.

At Durban, South Africa, David Frost of South Africa shot a 6-under-par 66 to move from seventh place to the lead with a 134 after two rounds of the South African Open.

Countryman Ernie Els had a par-72 and is two shots back at 136.