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Memorial Tournament Third Round Suspended Due to Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms suspended the Memorial Tournament's third round with JT Poston and Ryan Gerard leading at nine-under. Play will resume Sunday morning at Muirfield Village, Ohio.

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Thunderstorms Halt Memorial Tournament Third Round

Thunderstorms and heavy rain interrupted play during Saturday's third round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village in Ohio.

Leaderboard at Suspension

The third round was suspended with JT Poston and Ryan Gerard sharing the lead at nine-under par. They were at the sixth green when play was stopped due to approaching thunderstorms, marking the second such delay of the day.

After an initial delay of one hour and 40 minutes, play was ultimately suspended for the remainder of the day.

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Scheduled Resumption and Final Round Details

Play will resume on Sunday at 07:30 local time (12:30 BST), with the third round continuing before the final round begins. The final round will proceed with groups of three players teeing off from both the first and tenth tees.

Current Standings

Sam Burns holds third place at eight-under par, one stroke behind the leaders. Eric Cole is positioned fourth at seven-under par. England's Tommy Fleetwood and Americans Wyndham Clark and Keegan Bradley are tied at four-under par.

Other notable players include England's Justin Rose at two-under par. World number one Scottie Scheffler, who is pursuing a third consecutive Memorial Tournament victory, and Masters champion Rory McIlroy are among several competitors at one-under par.

Third Round Leaderboard

  • Poston (US), Gerard (US): -9
  • Burns (US): -8
  • Cole (US): -7
  • Fleetwood (Eng), Bradley (US), Clark (US): -4
  • Rose (Eng): -2
  • Lowry (Ire), McIlroy (NI), A Fitzpatrick (Eng), Rai (Eng), Scheffler (US): -1

This article was sourced from bbc

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