Jason Bohn had a three-stroke lead Saturday when third-round play in the weather-plagued Zurich Classic was suspended because of darkness.
Bohn, celebrating his 37th birthday, shot a 5-under 67 in the completion of the second round and was even par through six holes in the third.
``What I'm most excited about how I'm just really focused and I'm very patient at what I'm trying to do,'' the American said after completing the second round.
Australia's Greg Chalmers and Czech Alex Cejka were tied for second at 9 under. Chalmers played seven holes in the third round, and Cejka completed six.
``I'm a little bit tired today,'' Cejka said. ``But I'm glad I got seven holes in or 6 1/2 and I'm 2-under par today.''
American trio Kevin Sutherland, Jeff Overton and Shaun Micheel were 8 under, along with England's Greg Owen and Australian John Senden. Sutherland finished 11 holes, while the others were still on the front nine.
The rain and lightning that stopped play Friday and delayed it Saturday morning gave way to strong wind in the afternoon.
``I'm going to say that the rain is what helped the golf course,'' Bohn said. ``It's allowed us to play it with this wind and it's still accessible. Without the rain, if you were to have this kind of wind with it as dry as it was on Thursday, it could be treacherous.''
Third-round play was set to resume at 7:30 a.m. local time Sunday. Bohn, the 2005 B.C. Open winner, will be looking for a birdie putt on the par-5 seventh.
