Scott Piercy battles blisters to retain lead at rain-interrupted 3M Open, Tony Finau gives chase after a 65

Scott Piercy maintained his lead at a rain-interrupted 3M Open, but Tony Finau kept himself in the hunt going into the final round. Officials brought the tee times forward on Saturday due to concerns over electrical activity in the air. Ad/> The weather came in earlier than anticipated, with play brought to a halt at 10:57am local time.

3M OpenFinau in the hunt as Piercy tops leaderboard at 3M OpenYESTERDAY AT 17:46 A series of updates came and went, providing no real information, much to the chagrin of fans. Play eventually got underway at 5:35pm local time and the players completed their third rounds before darkness set in. Overnight leader Piercy would have been unhappy with the stoppage, as he was one of the hottest players on the course when the horn went.

He made five birdies on the spin, including a near hole in one on the fourth. /> He made two further birdies on the back nine, but he found the water on the 18th and a bogey gave hope to the chasing pack. Piercy will be confident of getting the job done on Sunday to snap an awful run of form, but is battling blisters.

“When you walk that weird, your body kind of adjusts, so putting the shoe back up on and trying to get set up over it correctly,” Piercy, who repeatedly took his shoes off between shots, said. “I felt like I couldn’t get into my setup like I normally do and I felt that’s like where a couple of the loose shots came from, along with the tiredness.” Third Round Leaderboard 1. Scott Piercy, 18-under 2.

Emiliano Grillo, 14-under T3. Tony Finau, 13-under T3. Doug Ghim, 13-under 5.

Tom Hoge, 12-under T6. Greyson Sigg, 11-under T6. Sungjae Im, 11-under T8.

Andrew Putman, 10-under T8. Jared Wolfe, 10-under T8. Chesson Hadley, 10-under Emiliano Grillo was