Czech Masters 2017: Lee Slattery Shoots 65, Play Delayed Due to Weather

Lee Slattery carded a round of 65 on a weather-disrupted second day at the 2017 Czech Masters at the Albatross Golf Resort in Prague on Friday.

Slattery was one of the few players who finished his round before rain forced a halt to play. The second round is set to resume on Saturday at 7:30 a.m., per the European Tour's official website.

Sky Sports Golf showed what the leaderboard looked like at the time of the stoppage:

Slattery got his day off to a solid start with a birdie on the par-four second. He followed it with a run of four pars before another birdie on the par-three seventh.

The first sign of trouble for the leader soon followed when he hit a bogey at the par-four eighth. Slattery recovered quickly, though, closing out the front nine with a par before hitting his stride starting on the 10th.

Slattery started what would be a bogey-free back nine with consecutive birdies. He then began a hat-trick of birdies at the par-three 13th.

Highlights of Slattery's exceptional golf were relayed by the European Tour official Twitter account:

Yet another birdie followed for the leader at the 17th before he parred the final hole to finish on seven-under for the day. The 39-year-old created his big lead by being ruthlessly efficient on the greens.

Slattery also carded a score significantly better than many others who managed to navigate the course on Friday:

The terrific performance earned Slattery praise from more than one fellow pro golfer, including Matt Wallace:

Eddie Pepperell also joined in with praise for what Slattery had achieved in trying conditions:

 Zander Lombard was the only player remotely close to Slattery on the leaderboard who also completed his round. The South African is involved in a congested tie for ninth after carding five bogeys, including three on the back nine.

Nobody else got close to Slattery, but he will be mindful Dylan Frittelli is only a stroke behind and still has 14 holes to play to complete his round. Similarly, Chris Hanson and Pontus Widergren are only two shots adrift of Slattery, despite completing just one hole each on this rain-soaked day.