Published May 21, 2016
Rory McIlroy could be on the cusp of his first Irish Open victory if the heavens permit him to finish.
Lightning storms bedeviled Saturday's third round at the K Club. Tournament organizers suspended play for the night with McIlroy ready to tee off the 16th hole holding a three-stroke lead over Masters champion Danny Willett.
McIlroy protested to officials amid bucketing rain that fading light meant he couldn't see the course properly.
McIlroy, 9 under for the tournament, has never won the Irish Open and failed for the past three years to make the cut. He was the only player Saturday not to drop a single shot.
Willett started the day one shot ahead of McIlroy, but carded bogeys in three of his first seven holes to fall into second.
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