Rain plays havoc, Aussie PGA cut to 54-hole event

Ground staff attempt to drain a bunker with the rain-hit course now struggling to cope. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Flooded fairways and unrelenting rain has forced the Australian PGA Championship committee to abandon play on day two and reduce the $2 million showpiece to a 54-hole event.

There will be no play on Friday at Royal Queensland with officials initially suspending action before making a definitive call at 11.30am (AEST) as further storms pounded the riverside Brisbane course.