The scores of 36 players were scrapped after the second round of the Women's British Open at Hoylake was cancelled due to 50mph winds.
Only an hour's play was possible on Friday morning, with 18 players on the front nine a cumulative 52 over par.
A Ladies' Golf Union statement read: "It would have been unfair to those competitors not to cancel all scores for the round in question."
With conditions not improving, play will restart at 06:50 BST on Saturday.
A decision has not been made on whether the tournament will finish on Sunday as scheduled or continue into Monday.
England's Felicity Johnson, the joint leader early in the first round, shot a nine on the par-four first and was eight over after three holes when the players were brought in shortly after 08:00 on Friday.
So Yeon Ryu, who shared the overnight lead with fellow South Korean Haeji Kang on two under, bogeyed the the par five 10th, the only hole she managed as she started her second round on the back nine.
American Cristie Kerr saw ball blown off the tee three times at the 12th.
The LGU statement added: "The competitors began their round in extremely adverse weather conditions and conditions subsequently worsened despite our belief that they would remain stable."
Scores being made null and void is not unprecedented in major golf. Seve Ballesteros won his third Open title at Royal Lytham on a Monday in 1988 after scores on the Saturday were wiped out because of bad weather.
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