Six-way tie as play suspended in Texas

Scott Verplank fired five birdies in 13 holes and climbed into a six-way tie at the top the leaderboard as rain and darkness brought a premature end to the third round of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial GC in Fort Worth on Saturday.

The 42-year-old currently lies on nine under par alongside Americans Pat Perez, Kevin Na, Arron Oberholser, Ben Curtis and South African Rory Sabbatini, one stroke ahead of a group of five players that includes halfway leader Tim Clark.