DRENCHED leader Peter Senior has given tournament officials a spray for prolonging the flooded farce at the Australian PGA Championship. The siren to halt play was delayed until 3pm, even though torrential rain meant the final 24 competitors were standing in fairway swamps or seeking relief from bunkers that resembled wading pools.

Those players will return at 7am tomorrow, with golden oldie Senior, at 12-under, leading by one stroke over Peter Fowler and American Bobby Gates. Senior, 51, will return to his marked tee shot on the par-four 10th which is "dead as a doornail" near a tree after he and playing partner Gates were forced to start the hole with their feet sinking into the flooded tee box.

Play was officially abandoned for the day at 5.28pm. "When the course is unplayable, the day should be called and that's it. I'm disappointed it wasn't called earlier," Senior said.

"The fairways were just getting a little ridiculous. We got to the 10th tee and it was riddled with water ... we were actually sinking on the tee taking our feet placement.

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