McIlroy stays in contention at suspended Malaysian Open

A solitary birdie was all it took to keep Rory McIlroy out in front at the Maybank Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur today.

The Northern Irishman, who has responded positively to his Masters collapse last weekend by contending for the title in Malaysia, had completed nine holes of his third round when bad light ended play for the day after heavy rain forced an earlier delay of three hours and 25 minutes.