Tom Lewis at the Qatar Masters. Picture by Jon Walley/Commercialbank Qatar Masters

TOM Lewis’ second round at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy has been suspended due to high winds.

Play at the Qatar Masters is stopped. Here Johan Edfors (in black) and Felipe Aguilar protect their faces as they return to the clubhouse. Picture by Jon Walley/Commercialbank Qatar Masters.jpg

Gusts of 45mph meant less than three hours’ play was possible at the Doha Golf Club.

Organisers have reduced the tournament to 54 holes, there will be no more play today (Friday) and the event will re-start Saturday morning.

Tournament director David Probyn revealed the sponsors did not want the competition to extend into Monday and so it has been reduced from four rounds to three.

After the first day’s play Welwyn Garden City’s Lewis was tied 94th after firing a four-over par 76 in tough conditions.

The 21-year-old’s disrupted second round, which began from the 10th tee, saw him complete just six holes, two of which he bogeyed, to slip to tied 107th on the leaderboard at six-over par.

He will resume the round tomorrow (Saturday).