After a weather-interrupted Saturday at the Korea Championship on the DP World Tour, Robert MacIntyre is in the lead.
At the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, where fog and rain caused play to be delayed by more than two hours and prevented six players from finishing before dusk, MacIntyre combined four birdies with one bogey to produce a third-round score of 69.
The world No. 90 shares the lead with Pablo Larrazabal at eight under after play was suspended at 6.56 p.m. local time (10.56 a.m. BST) owing to waning light. Scott Jamieson, who shot a third-round 71, is further behind in third place.
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— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) April 29, 2023
With 25 players separated by just five strokes going into what promises to be a dramatic finish, Sanghyun Park, tied with Jamieson at seven under, will return early on Sunday to finish his final four holes.
How MacIntyre Made an impact in Korea
The Scot ended a string of pars by making a tap-in birdie at the 14th hole to get to eight under. He also added another by holing a long putt at the par-3 eighth.
When MacIntyre bogeyed the par-three 17th, he temporarily lost his share of the lead. However, he recovered by birdying the last hole in the waning light to regain the top spot on the crowded leaderboard.
“Mike (caddie) told me going out that we’re still in with a chance if we can get in around level par, He was accurate,” MacIntyre declared. “We simply persisted. It’s a mentality. Big attitude, that is. It would be best if you had a good attitude this weekend. Wherever we go, tomorrow will still be the same.”
Larrazabal, whose playing partner Robin Sciot-Siegrist is probably out of the running after making five bogeys and a double bogey in his first 16 holes of the third round, is two under for the round and will be among those to return early on Sunday.
Richard Mansell birdied his final four holes to move to six under and within two of the lead, tying him with Marcus Helligkilde and Adrian Meronk for fifth place. Marcel Schneider of Germany is one of the six players at five under.
Yannik Andy Sullivan is in the lead on three under after a one-under 71, and Paul is four back with four holes left in his third round after recording a triple-bogey and a double-bogey.
The final round will be played in three balls and from two tees on Sunday at 8am local time (1am BST) in an effort to make up for the earlier weather delays.
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