Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy holed a ten foot birdie putt at his last hole of the day to establish a two shot clubhouse advantage after day three of the Maybank Malaysian Open.
A rain delay of three hours and 25 minutes, coupled with two and a half hours lost to lightning on Friday, meant the leaders could only complete nine holes of their third round before dark at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club.
Northern Irishman McIlroy shared the halfway lead on 11 under with Sweden's Alex Noren, and the 21 year old kept his nose in front with eight consecutive pars at the start of his round.
Former Omega European Masters champion Noren mixed three birdies with two bogeys and a five at the par three fourth to be ten under - and he will return to a lengthy birdie putt on the ninth on Sunday morning.
France's Gregory Bourdy made the most significant move of the day with five birdies in his first six holes.
He added another at the eighth and then holed from six feet at the tenth to briefly share the lead, only to bogey the 13th.
However, the three-time European Tour winner was still six under for his round with five to play and tied for second with Noren and Italian teenager Matteo Manassero.
Manassero, who turns 18 on Tuesday, first had the job of completing his second round when he returned to the course and birdies at the last two holes lifted him to a share of fourth place.
And an outward 33 saw the former British Amateur Champion move into contention for a second European Tour title.
Chile's Felipe Aguilar amazingly started his round with five birdies in a row, and after a par at the sixth a dazzling approach left him a tap-in birdie at seven.
Looming large alongside him on nine under is World Number One Martin Kaymer, whose precision iron play saw him play the 15 holes possible in six under par - the highlight his tee shot to within a foot at the par three eighth.
