Hillier battles weather to lead, Fox down order
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Daniel Hillier has a share of the lead at the British Masters at the Belfry course in a weather disrupted third round.
Hillier's at 11-under, but with only five holes completed.
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In that final group were England's Marco Penge and Hillier at 11 under and they will both return to face 30 holes of golf.
When the hooter sounded, they were looking at birdie putts on the sixth green, with Penge 23 feet from the hole and Hillier ten feet closer.
Home hero Penge and Kiwi Hillier had both completed their final four holes of round two early on Saturday morning, with Penge dropping a shot and Hillier getting home in level par.
Hillier, who is looking for a second wn at this event after his triumph in 2023, showed no signs of rust as he played his first event since The Open after a month back home in New Zealand.
When the duo got their third rounds under way at 6.31pm, Penge's one-shot lead was soon extended to two as he holed an 18-footer on the first but just as soon as it had grown, it had gone.
He went over the green and failed to get up and down on the next as Hillier put an approach to tap-in range and the 28-year-old was in front when he made a two-putt birdie on the par-five next as Penge saved par after finding the water.
An approach to tap-in range of his own had Penge back level on the fourth and both men parred the fifth before the hooter sounded as the light faded in the Midlands.
Meanwhile at the PGA Tour Championship in Atlanta Ryan Fox had an even-par round to be six-under overall and in 21st place nine shots off the leader Viktor Hovland from Norway.
Fox had bogeys on the fourth, fifth and seventh holes, before a birdie on the eighth.
On the back nine he had birdies on the 10th and 17th and no blemishes to card a 70.
