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Davis and Owen on top before play gets suspended

Brian Davis hit five birdies on the front nine © Getty Images

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Brian Davis might just be set for the rewards his honesty deserves after he fired himself into contention at the Zurich Classic before lightening forced play to be suspended in the second round.

Davis has never won a PGA Tour title, and his own good sportsmanship was to blame for missing his most recent opportunity after his well-publicised decision to call a penalty against himself in a play-off at the Verizon Heritage last week. However, the Briton could be about to write headlines of a different kind following a majestic six-under-par 66 in the second round.

Having shot a 71 on day one, Davis goes into the weekend on seven-under for the tournament, sharing the clubhouse lead with four other players. England's Greg Owen is one of them, reaching the 18th on two-under for the day before lightening brought play to a halt.

America's Lee Janzen and Germany's Alex Cejka are also tied at the top of the leaderboard, while first-round leader Jason Bohn did not even reach the first tee before the elements struck.

Davis's exceptional round of 66 began in stuttering fashion as he mixed three birdies with two bogeys on the back nine, but the world No. 98 then roared through the front nine holes - picking up five birdies as his round came to a close. Fellow leader Janzen matched Davis's effort with a 66 of his own, negotiating the course flawlessly on his way to six birdies.

Sitting one shot off the pace is a group of three players including Greg Chalmers, David Duval and Jarrod Lyle, the latter of whom still had four holes to play when play became suspended. Chris Riley did manage to complete his round to settle on five-under, while KJ Choi is one of a number of players sitting three strokes behind the leaders on four-under.

Further down the leaderboard, Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia will have contrasting emotions going into the weekend, despite the fact they both sit on two-under. Rose failed to build on his opening-round 70 on Friday, completing the course with an even-par 72, but Garcia signalled a return to form with controlled round of 69.

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