Spain's Eugenio Chacarra holds the lead at the DP World India Championship with Rory McIlroy dropping out of contention as the third round was halted by fading light. Chacarra leads by two strokes on 14 under with most of the field yet to finish their third round.
The Spaniard was four under for his round after 11 holes, having started out in the halfway lead after completing a second-round 67 earlier on Saturday. Joost Luiten was four under after 12 holes and Angel Hidalgo four under after 11, with both players tied for second place on 12 under par, ahead of Daniel Hillier, Adrian Meronk and Scott Jamieson a further shot back.
Patrick Reed and McIlroy - battling with Chacarra for the season-long Race to Dubai title - were eight and 10 shots off the lead respectively. McIlroy was only four shots off the 36-hole lead after a bogey-free second-round 68 but he slipped out of contention following a dreadful eight-hole stretch in the third round, making four bogeys and a double that contained a duffed chip from thick rough beside the green.
Play will restart at 6.35am local time on Sunday. McIlroy is seeking an eighth Race to Dubai title as the European tour's No 1 player of the season, which would tie the record of Colin Montgomerie.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing