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THAI star Chapchai Nirat led the field at the Barclays Singapore Open on Saturday, as Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington charged up the leaderboard to put themselves firmly in the hunt.
Although the rain held off Saturday, a backlog of players had to finish their second rounds, meaning only 27 were able to complete their third rounds before bad light forced them off the course.
Ireland's three-time Major winner Harrington, hoping to cap his best-ever season with another win, was the clubhouse leader on five-under-par 208 after a sparkling 66.
But Chapchai was the danger man on nine-under after 12 holes, two clear of a trio of players on seven under, including local hope Lam Chih Bing (after 12), Denmark's Thomas Bjorn (12), and England's Simon Dyson (11).
Joint overnight leader Ernie Els struggled to stay in touch and was one over for the day, four behind Chapchai, after 11 holes Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy (after 11), India's Jeev Milka Singh (14) and Mickelson (14) joined Harrington on five under.
But two-time champion Adam Scott was a high-profile casualty, missing the cut as he completed his rain-hit second round.
Asia's top player K.J Choi joined the Australian in failing to make the grade. -- AFP
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