Sunday 10 January 2016 16:03, UK
Brandon Stone moved alongside Daniel Brooks at the top of the leaderboard at the SA Open, where overnight joint-leader Branden Grace suffered a stumble on another weather-disrupted day.
Grace was three over after ten holes at Glendower GC, before the threat of thunderstorms for the third afternoon running saw play suspended with only three of the 68 players having completed their third round.
Resuming joint-leader alongside compatriot Keith Horne, Grace finished his second round with back-to-back bogeys to slip two strokes behind midway pacesetter Brooks, who posted a hat-trick of birdies around the turn on his way to a 67.
Brooks temporarily moved two clear by opening round three with a gain, but lost ground with a wayward drive and blemish at the fifth as Stone's front-nine 33 moved him level with the Englishman.
A two-putt birdie at the eighth briefly restored Brooks' advantage, only for Stone to also get to 10 under by holing a 12 footer at the 11th just before the horn was sounded.
Horne sits third on eight under, with South African duo Chris Swanepoel and Christiaan Bezuidenhout a further shot off the pace.
Renato Paratore recovered from an opening-hole bogey to get to six under for the week heading to the 18th, while Grace, the top seed this week, is six shots adrift after successive bogeys before the delay.
Tournament host Ernie Els missed the cut after failing to pick up a shot during his final four holes early on Saturday morning, finishing the week three over with defending champion Andy Sullivan.
With the threat of thunderstorms again forecast for Sunday, round three will resume at 6.30am local time (4.30am GMT), with players staying in the same groups for the final round from 7.30am (5.30am GMT).
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