Jhonattan Vegas birdied two of five holes he was able to play in the rain-delayed third round of the Zurich Classic on Sunday, giving him a share of the lead with Brian Stuard.
Tournament officials said the event would be shortened to 54 holes and was slated to resume Monday morning in Avondale, La.
Vegas made birdie putts from beyond 7 feet on the first two holes to reach 13 under, then parred three straight before steady rain, accompanied by intermittent thunder, forced organizers to clear the water-logged TPC Louisiana after little more than two hours of play.
Stuard, who has not made a bogey in the tournament, had one birdie Sunday. Like Vegas, he’ll resume on the sixth hole.
Top-ranked Jason Day was in a five-way tie for fifth at 10 under through 44 holes.
Rain, which also delayed play Thursday and Saturday, is again forecast Monday.
The Zurich Classic became the first PGA Tour event to be shorted to 54 holes since the 2013 Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua. The last Monday finish was the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in early February.
‘‘I’m just trying to stay awake right now. It’s been a really long day,’’ Vegas, a Venezuelan with one career PGA Tour triumph, said during the delay.
He said he was focused on ‘‘doing things simple’’ in conditions that were sloppy but hardly unfamiliar to him.
‘‘I grew up in a place that rained a lot,’’ Vegas said. ‘‘The big thing here [is] just being able to hit the ball clean, especially when it’s muddy and so wet. It should be a fun finish.’’
Bobby Wyatt, who has an eagle and four birdies in Round 3, climbed from 22d after two rounds to third at 12 under with nine holes to play. Jamie Lovemark was fourth at 11 under with 13 holes left.
Day birdied his last two holes before play was stopped. He was tied with Charley Hoffman, Scott Stallings, Chris Kirk, and Charles Howell III. Hoffman and Stallings each have just four holes left, while Kirk has nine and Howell 12.
LPGA — Jenny Shin won the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout for her first LPGA victory, pulling away for a two-stroke victory at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.
Shin, who was making her 133d tour start, closed with a 4-under 67 to finish at 14-under 270. The 23-year-old South Korean birdied three of the first five holes, added another on the par-5 10th, and closed with eight pars.
Third-round leader Gerina Piller, the area resident seeking her first tour victory, birdied the final hole for a 73 to tie for second with Amy Yang and Mi Jung Hur, who each shot 71.
European — Li Haotong shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 in Beijing to win the China Open for his first European Tour title.
The 20-year-old Li, who began the day two shots behind leaders Felipe Aguilar and Lucas Bjerregaard, finished three strokes clear of runner-up Aguilar at 22-under 266.
Aguilar, who shot a 69, held a two-shot lead at the turn but a double bogey on the par-3 16th dashed his title hopes.
Bjerregaard shot a 70 to finish in a three-way tie for third with Marcel Siem and Richard Bland.
