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 Forecasters expect the bad weather to last for the rest of the
day and organizers said it was unlikely that play would resume in
the four hours of daylight that was left.
Poulter, chasing his first victory of the season, was 13-under-par
through 14 holes when lashing rain and high winds sent the players
scurrying off the Montgomerie Maxx Royal course in southern Turkey.
The 38-year-old Englishman started the round one behind Spain's
Miguel Angel Jimenez but a run of six birdies, and a solitary bogey
at the 12th, meant he surged three strokes ahead of Zimbabwean
Brendon de Jonge who had played 13 holes.
 Australian Wade Ormsby (16 holes) and American Brooks Koepka (15)
were sharing third spot on nine-under.
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Jimenez was unable to repeat the sizzling nine-under effort he
produced on the opening day and was back on eight-under in the
penultimate event of the European Tour season.
The 50-year-old Spaniard, who has already won twice this season,
started well with birdies at the first two holes but slipped down
the leaderboard after dropped shots at the fourth, 12th and 13th.
(Editing by John O'Brien)
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