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Daniel Berger maintains lead in rainy day at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Daniel Berger plays his shot from the third tee during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament. Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images

Daniel Berger shot even-par through 15 holes to maintain the lead in the weather-interrupted Arnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday in Orlando.

Berger will carry a three-shot lead into play Sunday on the Bay Hill Club course, where he'll have a busy day.

He's at 13 under for the tournament, with Akshay Bhatia, his playing partner, at 10 under. Bhatia is at 2 under in the third round.

Austria's Sepp Straka shot 66 to move to 9 under, while Cameron Young's 67 also put him at 9 under. Collin Morikawa, with one hole to finish, also holds a 9-under mark.

Australia's Min Woo Lee (68) finished the round at 8 under.

Berger took a five-stroke lead into the weekend. He and Bhatia have three holes to finish in the third round before waiting to start their final rounds.

A 66-minute weather delay in the afternoon put the round off schedule.

Scottie Scheffler (72), the world's No. 1 golfer, had four consecutive birdies as part of a 5-under stretch across six holes on the backside before a double-bogey on the final hole. Four bogeys on the front nine also were costly, so he's at 3 under.

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland withdrew prior to the third round, citing a back injury. He had rounds of 72 and 68 to begin the tournament.

This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission.

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