Robert MacIntyre Won't Let Ludvig Aberg Close In and Mother Nature Won't Let Anyone Finish

San Antonio got rained out Saturday, but Scotland's Robert MacIntyre wasn't letting the weather do what Ludvig Aberg couldn't: catch him. MacIntyre held steady at 15 under for the tournament heading into the weather delay at the Valero Texas Open, sitting two shots clear of Aberg at TPC San Antonio's Oaks Course. The thing is, MacIntyre came in carrying a four-shot lead into the weekend, so this storm might've actually helped the chaser more than hurt.

Here's what makes this wild: MacIntyre opened the third round at 1 under through six holes, but no golfer finished the round before storms forced the suspension late Saturday morning. Multiple restart times got announced, then scrapped. Nobody came back to the course Saturday. The third round resumes Sunday morning, which means MacIntyre has to hold that edge for another 18 holes of play.

The Storm Shuffle and Who's Chasing

Aberg, coming off top-five finishes in his last two PGA Tour events, was 3 under for the round through six holes when play got halted. That's still a healthy gap, but it's not insurmountable. Defending champion Brian Harman shot 3 under through 11 holes Saturday before the rain came down, moving him to 6 under for the tournament.

A couple of Englishmen made the biggest moves before the weather shut everything down. Matt Wallace went 7 under through 14 holes to reach 11 under for the tournament, and Marco Penge completed 14 holes at 6 under to tie for fifth at 10 under. Japan's Ryo Hisatune finished eight holes at 3 under to tie Wallace in third. Chris Kirk, Chandler Phillips, Michael Kim, and Tony Finau all sat at 10 under, though they only got through the front side before the delay.

MacIntyre's Historic Run

MacIntyre's 14-under total through 36 holes is the lowest opening two-round score since this tournament moved to TPC San Antonio. If he closes this out, he'll become the third straight left-hander to win the Valero, following Akshay Bhatia in 2024 and Brian Harman in 2025.

This wasn't the first weather delay of the week. Play got suspended Friday during the second round too. Luke Clanton had to finish his final hole Saturday morning just to make the cut before the third round got pushed up a couple hours in hopes of beating the weather. That didn't work.

Expect Sunday to be decisive. MacIntyre's lead is comfortable but not comfortable enough to coast through a full round against a field this talented.

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