Ian Poulter leads by six shots in Turkey

BELEK, Turkey (AP) — Ian Poulter completed a second-round 66 Saturday to take a six-shot lead at the Turkish Airlines Open.

The Englishman was four strokes in front when thunderstorms Friday forced play to be abandoned mid-afternoon on the Montgomerie Maxx Royal course.

Heavy overnight rain saw a further hour's delay to the start of play.

Poulter was 13 under after 14 holes before starting Saturday with a birdie at the 15th and three straight pars for an overall 14-under 130.

Shane Lowry, Brooks Koepka, Wade Ormsby, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Branden Grace and Hennie Otto shared second place on 136.

"We clearly had a lot of rain early this morning that made par 5s play more difficult," Poulter said. "It looks like it's going to be another long day and the key is going to be staying patient."

The 38-year old Poulter is seeking to capture a 13th European Tour victory and his first in 53 weeks since capturing last year's WGC title in Shanghai.

Felipe Aguilar was slapped with a four-shot penalty following the completion of his second round. The Chilean replaced a club in his bag between suspension of play in the second round on Friday and the start on Saturday morning.