McDowell buoyed by 66

GRAEME McDOWELL left Singapore last night bound for the Land of the Rising Sun buoyed by a third and final round 66 for share of 13th place in the rain-affected Barlcays Singapore Open.

Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (72) and Philippines Juvic Pagunsan (67) ended regulation play atop of the board locked at 14-under par. But moments after they returned to play the 18th for a second time, the siren sounded to halt play due to an electrical storm. The duo returned to the course 90 minutes later and after playing their second shots short of the green there was a further lightning stoppage that forced officials to abandon the playoff until today.

McDowell picked off six birdies for his equal second lowest score of the year and pleased in what had been an ‘eventful’ week for the Northern Irishman.