VYSOKY UJEZD, Czech Republic (AP) Lee Slattery overcame heavy rain and cold to shoot a 7-under 65 Friday and take the lead in the second round of the Czech Masters as tough weather conditions forced the suspension of play.

As the others were dropping shots, Slattery ignored the elements and built a lead.

The Englishman opened the back nine with a couple of birdies and added three more starting on No. 13. With another three birdies and a bogey, he finished his round at 7-under 137 overall.

”It’s got to be up there, if not the best round (in my career),” said Slattery, a two-time European Tour winner.

”The only green I missed today was the eighth hole and I hit a great chip to five feet and missed it, and had a three on the first for a par,” he said. ”So overall, it was a flawless round of golf, 14 fairways and 17 greens because I missed that one green, in this weather it was pretty incredible.”

Dylan Frittelli was one stroke behind after he birdied one of the four holes he man..

Lee Slattery conquers difficult conditions to lead Czech MastersEngland's Lee Slattery overcame tough conditions to post a score of 65. Ross Kinnaird/Getty ImagesFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerEmailcomment11:48 AM ETPA SportFacebookTwitterFacebook MessengerPinterestEmailprintcommentEngland's Lee Slattery defied miserable conditions to card a superb 65 and post the clubhouse target at seven under par before play was abandoned for the day in the Czech Masters.
Slattery birdied six of his first eight holes at Albatross Golf Resort and added two more on his inward nine, with his only bogey of the day coming on the eighth, his penultimate hole.
Rain had been falling heavily throughout the morning and eventually made the course unplayable, with play suspended at 2.20pm local time.
South African Dylan Frittelli was one under after four holes to sit a shot off the lead, with England's Chris Hanson and Swede Pontus Widegren on five under after completing one hole.
Overnight lea..

NORTON, Mass. – Opinions have ranged from simply bad to downright awful this week as players have gotten a look at the redesigned 12th hole at TPC Boston.
From Dustin Johnson to Paul Casey, players have questioned why officials had Gil Hanse redesign the 12th and 13th holes. In specific, they have taken issue with a collection of fairway bunkers on 12 that first force players to carry the ball more than 260 yards but no further than 300 yards, where a pair of principal’s nose-like bunkers await.
On Thursday at the Dell Technologies Championship, Hanse explained the need for the tinkering and the philosophy behind the changes.
“Part of what we didn’t like about the two holes was the distance from 12 to 13 tee. It was a big jigsaw puzzle,” he said. “What we came up with is connecting that ridge, and looking at where that landform fell and how it made sense naturally.
“It would be right where the longest hitters that, if we kept that all fairway, would be catching that downslope and g..