(MENAFN- Kora) The south korean did manage to get through his round at the harbour town golf links carding a four-under 67.
sitting at five under he holds the outright lead from australian robert allenby who is two under through five holes and four under for the tournament.
heavy rains saw play ended early with officials predicting another four hours are needed to finish the second round.
along with allenby americans bo van pelt and ben martin appear well-placed to lead at the halfway mark.
van pelt and martin are tied for third but only through five and four holes respectively.
englishman luke donald (69) and americans scott langley (73) and billy hurley iii (69) are in the group in third at three under having completed their rounds.
choi without a pga tour victory since the 2011 players championship holed six birdies and two bogeys.
the bogeys at the par-four ninth and par-five 15th denied choi what could have been an even better round.
allenby produced birdies at his opening two holes and pars at the next three before the weather forced an early finish to his round.
langley was left to lament five bogeys donald was consistent with three birdies and a bogey while hurley birdied twice and parred the other 16 holes.
american matt kuchar one of the leading overnight trio alongside langley and william mcgirt made a horror start.
kuchar was four over through six holes after two double bogeys while mcgirt carded a five-over 76 to be at even par.
defending champion graeme mcdowell is among a group of eight players tied for eighth at two under.
northern irishman mcdowell (two under through six) american jim furyk (two under through seven) ted potter jr (one under through seven) matt every (even par through seven) and brian harman (even par through five) are yet to finish their rounds.
south african charl schwartzel (70) australian geoff ogilvy (68) and american nicholas thompson (70) are also at two under.
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