Jakarta: England's Justin Rose remained the man to beat as he continued to take pole position at the weather-hit Indonesian Masters yesterday.
The season-ending Asian Tour flagship event has been hit by multiple rain and lightning suspensions since round two. Lightning activities disrupted play at 2.05pm and with thunderstorms lashing out at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club, officials decided to call off the third round at 4.10pm.
Play will resume at 6.15am this morning with the fourth round scheduled to commence at 7.30am with players teeing off in the same groups.
Major champion Rose made his quick return to the starting tee after completing his second round early yesterday morning. He raced ahead with two birdies in his opening three holes before extending his advantage with another birdie on five.
The Olympic gold medallist then parred his next three holes to stay ahead of the chasing pack at 16 under before play was suspended.
Playing partners Zimbabwe's Scott Vincent and Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat trail Rose by three shots at 13 under through eight holes while Phachara Khongwatmai of Thailand and South Korea's Kim Gi-Whan are a further shot back at 12 under after eight holes.
Rose led both players by a stroke after the second round was completed yesterday morning due to weather delays on Friday.
"I have been playing really nicely and I just want to keep this momentum going," said Vincent who finished tied-17th at the Indonesian Masters last year. He has enjoyed three top-10 finishes but has yet to win on the Asian Tour.
"It's really cool to play with Kiradech and Justin and I am learning so much already. So, I am just trying to be in the moment and try and win a golf tournament."
Kiradech, meanwhile, said he has been bothered by stiff back and couldn't swing well.
"My back feels stiff after waking up. I couldn't swing it well and I shot one under after eight holes," said the 28-year-old.
"It is good for me to take a rest but it will depend on how I feel after I wake up. This suspension can be good and bad for me. It will depend how I feel tomorrow.
"There are 10 more holes to catch Justin Rose. I really need to bring out my A-Game because I don't know how the weather will be like.
"I know I need to finish inside the top-five this week to move inside the top-50 in the world but a top-three result is my goal. That will make sure I'm 100% in," said Kiradech, who hopes to make it to the top 50 to earn a Masters spot.