Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS

This year’s Alfred Dunhill Championship will now be contested ‍over 54 holes after play was abandoned on third-round day in the European tour event.

Forty players were able to get their third rounds under way despite heavy rain and flooding at ‌Royal Johannesburg on Saturday, ​but none were able to complete more than six holes ‍before play was suspended.

“It’s tough when you have to do this but we suspended play twice and the course became unplayable very quickly, particularly ​the lower-lying holes,” said ‌tournament director David Williams.

“We’re going to restart tomorrow at 6.30​am, there’s still about five or six ‍games to tee off, but the third round will be the final round.”

The overnight ​leaders ​were yet to ​begin their third rounds ​when play was halted.

Spain’s Eugenio Chacarra will resume on 15-under par with a two-stroke lead over Jayden Schaper, with fellow South African Branden Grace and Englishman John Parry third on 12-under.