Christchurch, New Zealand (My Sportsbook) - Darron Stiles shot a four-under 68 in the second round of the New Zealand PGA Championship on Sunday, ending atop the leaderboard at what was the first Nationwide Tour event in seven years to be shortened to 36 holes.

Heavy rains on Friday and Saturday forced the postponement of the second round until Sunday, when the weather cleared and players could finally get in a full round for the first time since Thursday.

Stiles, a four-time Nationwide Tour winner who played on the PGA Tour last season, finished at 10-under 134. He will not be credited with an official win, though he did claim $117,000 in official prize money. He will also not receive two-year exempt status.

"Everything on this tour is based on the money list," said Stiles. "So even though the win is unofficial, the money I won today will go a long way toward finishing first on the money list at the end of the year."

New Zealand native David Smail fired a six-under 66 to take second place at nine-under 135. Rick Price had a 69 and was third at eight-under 136, with Adam Crawford (68) another shot further back at 137.

It was the first time since the 2001 Ozarks Open that a Nationwide Tour event was shortened to 36 holes. The 2005 Miccosukee Championship was cancelled due to Hurricane Wilma, a Category 5 storm that made landfall in Florida that week.

Nothing that serious struck the Clearwater Resort this weekend, though rains were substantial enough to render the course unplayable for two straight days -- a surprising development in an area that had been stricken by drought.

On Saturday, 51 players completed at least one hole before a weather delay was called. When the round was postponed again, their scores were wiped out.

Stiles was tied for the first-round lead after shooting a 66 on Thursday. The weather finally cooperating again, he birdied five of his first six holes in the second round on Sunday.

A bogey at the ninth -- just the second time he dropped a shot in two rounds -- was followed by nine straight pars. Stiles hung on to make a seven-foot par putt at the last hole to clinch the win.

"Something you would say is that you want to win the first event of the year," said Stiles, 34. "But to come out and win the third event or to win any time of the year is fantastic. From now on I'll have that much more confidence the rest of the season."

Smail climbed from a tie for 13th place after the first round into second place with a 66 that included seven birdies and one bogey. The bogey came at the 16th hole, followed by a closing birdie at the 18th.

The cut was finally made at one-under 143 with 64 players receiving prize money.

Michael Campbell, the 2005 U.S. Open champion and a native of New Zealand, stumbled to a 77 and tied for 98th place at three-over 147.