Sunday 25 September 2016 22:19, UK
Alexander Levy will take a four-shot lead into Sunday's third and final round of the Porsche European Open after the tournament was reduced to 54 holes due to fog.
Nearly seven hours were lost on the first two days at Golf Resort Bad Griesbach and further mist on Saturday morning caused another three-hour delay.
Frenchman Levy made par on the ninth hole on day three to complete a second-round 63 to add to his opening 62 and remain on 17 under par.
At that stage, the 26-year-old was five clear of England's Ross Fisher, who had carded a second consecutive 65, but Sweden's Michael Jonzon then made the most of his last-minute entry into the tournament with a superb 63.
Jonzon, 44, who only got into the field when Victor Dubuisson withdrew on Wednesday, birdied seven of his last 11 holes to finish 13 under, one ahead of Briton Ross Fisher.
German Martin Kaymer, preparing for next week's Ryder Cup, was on 11-under after a second-round 64, tied fourth with Austria's Bernd Wiesberger.
Wiesberger had looked the biggest threat to Levy when he followed a front nine of 33 with an eagle on the 10th and birdie on the 11th, but found water with his approach to the 12th and came up 30 yards short of the green on the 14th to bogey both holes.
Belgian Thomas Pieters was on four under ahead of his first appearance for Europe in the Ryder Cup.
With more fog possible on Sunday, tournament officials had no option but to reduce the event to 54 holes.
"The weather hasn't been on our side but the guys here at Bad Griesbach have made a fantastic job of making sure after all the rainfall we had last week that we could actually start on Thursday," tournament director Mikael Eriksson told Sky Sports.
"We're planning to finish the second round tonight around 6.30pm and then do a normal cut and play the final round tomorrow morning from two tees in three balls in a U draw and the tournament will be held over 54 holes.
"There is a possibility of fog, that's why we don't want to start before 9am and that's why also we're starting from two tees in three balls, to maximise our time tomorrow."
