For the second consecutive week, Rory McIlroy leads a golf tournament going into Sunday. Play has been suspended for Saturday most of the way through the rain-delayed third round of the Maybank Malaysian Open and the Ulsterman leads the tournament by two shots halfway through his round.
McIlroy is on 12-under, a couple clear of three players, including 17-year-old Matteo Manassero. Gregory Bourdy and first round leader Alex Noren join the Italian teen on 10-under.
McIlroy is 1-under on his third round after an 8-under 64 on Friday to get into a share of the lead. His lone buddies through nine holes came on his last of the day.
“It’s a solid start. I could have been two or three shots better off but it is nice to hole that putt at the end on the ninth and finish on a positive note,” McIlroy said.
Bourdy has the second best round of the day going – 6-under through his day. Martin Kaymer, coming off of a sound defeat at the hands of Augusta National, is also 6-under for the day and now three back of McIlroy.
But the round of the day at Kuala Lumpur belongs to Hwang In-choon. He is 7-under on the third round with three holes to play.
