Rory McIlroy has his work reduce out to seize his second Genesis Scottish Open title after taking part in simply eight holes in three-over par earlier than play was suspended for the day resulting from fog.
The Masters champion went into the third spherical in a three-way tie for the lead on the Renaissance Membership.
However after a lingering sea haar finally compelled a two-and-a-half-hour delay, McIlroy didn’t get to tee it up till simply after 6 pm.
He was a far totally different man to the participant who opened with rounds of 65 and 66, dropping a shot on the par-three third, the place he missed from round 18 inches for par.
One other shot went on the 170-yard fifth, the place he admitted he “fatted” his tee shot simply 125 yards.
He dropped one other shot on the par-five seventh, driving into heavy tough from the place he may solely hack his second a number of yards ahead into extra lengthy grass.
“It is like going again to the golf membership after dinner principally,” McIlroy stated earlier than his spherical. “It has been a protracted day, the fog did not assist.Â
“However these lengthy summer season nights, hopefully we are able to get it in and there isn’t any carry over going into tomorrow.”
He did not get his want, and he was tied for twenty fifth on six-under via eight holes when play was suspended for the day, 4 strokes behind clubhouse chief Johnny Keefer of america, who shot 64 to guide on 10-under.
Michael Thorbjornsen (13 holes) and Matt Fitzpatrick (eight holes) had been tied for the lead on 11-under, a shot away from a six-man chasing pack that includes Keefer, Kevin Roy (16 holes), US Open champion Wyndham Clark (15), Jordan Smith (7), Min Woo Lee (8) and defending champion Chris Gotterup (10).
“I cherished it,” Clark stated. “It was good. It is scorching again within the States. So overcast and minimal wind, sweater climate is all the time good to play golf in.”
Tom McKibbin shot a three-under 67 to share thirty second on five-under with Jon Rahm a shot additional again after a 68.
On the HotelPlanner Tour, Lars van der Vight will take a three-stroke lead into the ultimate day of the German Problem after battling to a level-par spherical of 72 at Wittelsbacher Golfclub in Bavaria.
Ronan Mullarney shot 69 to share thirtieth on six-under, 9 photographs off the lead, with Mark Energy forty eighth on four-under after a 71.
