• Trophee Hassan II, Round Three

McGrane keeps grip despite more delays

ESPN staff
March 24, 2012
Damien McGrane acknowledges another birdie © Getty Images
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Irishman Damien McGrane will take a one-shot lead into what organisers hope will be the final day of the Trophee Hassan II on Sunday, after another day affected by problems with the weather.

McGrane completed ten holes of his third round on Saturday, after play was initially delayed until 2pm local time due to difficult weather conditions, but that was enough to get to 12-under for the tournament and give him a slender advantage over both Matteo Manassero and Jose Manuel Lara - who are both 11-under after completing 15 and 10 holes of their third round respectively.

Manassero is still hoping to finish high enough to book his place at The Masters - having become the youngest player ever to make the cut at Augusta National on his previous visit in 2010. The Italian needs to get himself inside the top 50 of the world rankings by next weekend to be sure of his invite.

Northern Irishman Michael Hoey has set the 54-hole clubhouse target at 10-under, although it looked like being better than that before a bogey at the last forced him to settle for a nonetheless impressive round of 65.

Finland's Mikko Ilonen also only has his final round remaining after a 66 put him nine-under - on the same score as both Joel Sjoholm (11 holes) and Philip Price (10) and one ahead of two other players who have completed 54 holes, Branden Grace (67) and Bradley Dredge (66).

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