Robert Rock moved to within two shots of the lead at The Celtic Manor Wales Open after completing his third round on Sunday morning.
Rock, who is currently ninth in the Race to Dubai, returned to the course at 8:45am with playing partners Richie Ramsay and Oliver Fisher.
The trio had two holes of their third round to play after being forced off by bad light at around 9pm last night.
A birdie at the 18th ensured Rock carded a 74 and moved the Englishman to three under for the tournament, two behind leaders Nick Dougherty, Ignacio Garrido and Jeppe Huldahl.
Fisher responded to a bogey at 17 by also birdieing the last, leaving him a shot further back on two under overall.
Ramsay, who led after two rounds, was alongside Fisher on two under after bogeying his final two holes for a 76.
The Aberdeen golfer three-putted for four on the par three 17th and was forced to incur a one-stroke penalty on the 18th for taking the wrong action after finding himself in casual water.
Under the watchful eye of European Tour chief referee John Paramor, Ramsay took relief and dropped the ball, but then picked it up without marking it first, meaning his par five became a bogey six.
Ramsay had earlier been boosted by news that he had escaped punishment for an incident on the eighth hole yesterday, where he was seen on television pressing down the ground behind where he was going to play his next shot from.
Placing of the ball was allowed because of the wet conditions and Ramsay told officials he was testing for casual water, but Paramor said last night after talks that went on until 10.40pm: "He now knows that's not the way to go about it.
“Obviously it's something Richie is concerned about. If he's absolutely positive he did not improve his area of swing then I can't impose a penalty on him based on what I've seen, but it's been left with Richie to come back to us in the morning.”
After completing his third round, Ramsay said: “I didn't sleep because I was concerned about what people might think and my head was in a bit of a spin.
“A lot of things go through your head, but all I can do is tell the truth.
“That's what golf is about - honesty and etiquette. I just need to sit down now and have a rest before going out again.”
