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Championship officials suspended play for the day at 1130pm BST, more than four hours after the first of many thunderstorms in the Detroit area brought a halt with only 25 of the 73-man field having completed their third rounds.

Graeme McDowell, Andres Romero and Camilo Villegas had all made charges towards the top of the leaderboard at Oakland Hills before the rain brought a halt to the action.

Argentina's Romero started the third round at seven under par - eight shots back on overnight, midway leader Holmes - while both Colombia's Villegas and Northern Irishman McDowell teed off at six over.

After a difficult opening two days' play on the tough and unforgiving par-70 course, all three got on track at Oakland Hills - before the threat of rain called a halt.

Romero rattled in seven birdies and just two bogeys on his way to a five-under, course-record-equalling 65 to move to two over for the tournament. Villegas was four under for his round, one over for the tournament after 14 holes.

McDowell had begun with birdies at the par-five second and the par-four sixth. McDowell was at two over for the week, having played 15 holes - four under for the day in a round that included an eagle three at the 12th.

Rose was just one shot off the lead in the final major of the year following a second-round, three-under-par 67 that moved him to even par for the tournament.

The Englishman had been due to tee off in the second-from-last pairing with 2003 Open champion Curtis at 7.30pm BST. But the forecast of numerous showers and thunderstorms across the region proved correct, and play was suspended at 7.16pm BST