Round 3 of the Valero Texas Open Got Shut Down by Weather, and MacIntyre Is Sitting Pretty at 15-Under

Mother Nature pulled the plug on the Valero Texas Open Saturday afternoon, and the PGA Tour had no choice but to suspend Round 3. The tournament leaderboard froze with R. MacIntyre commanding the lead at 15-under par after just six holes of play, sitting a comfortable two shots clear of the field.

MacIntyre's Hot Hand Has Nobody Close

MacIntyre is in the driver's seat right now, and the weather delay doesn't change the fact that he's playing lights-out golf. At 15-under with six holes completed, he's got breathing room. L. Åberg is chasing him in second place at 13-under after six holes, which means MacIntyre still has a solid cushion if play resumes.

The rest of the field is bunched up tight behind them. A logjam of players are hovering around 10 or 11-under, including M. Wallace and R. Hisatsune both tied for third at 11-under, with Wallace having completed 14 holes and Hisatsune at eight. M. Penge, C. Kirk, C. Phillips, M. Kim, and T. Finau are all crowded at 10-under par, so there's still plenty of tournament left to play if weather cooperates.

A Packed Leaderboard Waiting to Resume

Ten players are bunched together at 9-under, including D. Thompson, S. Jaeger, K. Yu, A. Smalley, A. Putnam, and K. Roy. That's the kind of tightness that makes for drama down the stretch, assuming Round 3 finishes and we move toward Sunday.

The suspension is frustrating for guys trying to make their move, but MacIntyre looks locked in. When play resumes, he'll be the target everyone is chasing. That's a good place to be on a Saturday afternoon in Texas.

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