Michael Miller leads at weather-delayed BMW Charity Pro-Am

GREENVILLE, S.C. – With rain suspending the third round before the leaders were able to tee off, second-round leader Michael Miller will carry a one-stroke lead into Sunday to begin his third round.

With more than six hours of delays on Friday, the second round resumed on Saturday morning and was completed early in the afternoon. Third-round tee times were scheduled from 2-4:15 p.m., but play was suspended due to heavy rain at 3:05 p.m.

“It feels really good to be leading,” said Miller, who has missed 10 of 12 cuts this year. “I have not been in this situation or even near it at all this year. It feels really good to finally put it all together. I hit the ball really great the last couple of days and made some putts. I have nothing to complain about.”

Miller birdied his last three holes coming in to take the one-stroke lead over Kristoffer Ventura and Chris Baker. After four pars to begin his day, Miller went 9-under over his next 14 holes to post the lowest round of his Web.com Tour career (by two strokes).

Due to significant delays on Friday, Miller teed off in the evening and finished two holes before play was suspended. He resumed his round on the third hole on Saturday morning.

“The warmup was different; I had dinner on the range, that was different,” said Miller. “I had a PB&J. I made myself and my caddie one and we ate dinner on the range together and then we went to the first tee. Then I think I woke up at 6:00 a.m. today. With the delays, and the 40-minute drive up here, it was tough on the body, but it is the same for everyone. You just have to stay positive.”

After bogeying his eighth hole of the tournament, Miller went his next 28 holes without a bogey, a stretch that included 11 birdies and an eagle. He is playing out of the final group for the first time in his Web.com Tour career in the third round.

“The leader group is where you want to be,” said Miller. “Like I said, I have not even been close to it this year, so it will all be new and all be different. But it will be what I’ve always wanted. It will be a new experience, so I hope I take advantage of it.”

Ventura joins Miller in the final group after finishing his second round on Friday evening. The Oklahoma State product carded a second-round 62, which stands as the low round of the tournament. Baker, also one shot back, birdied five in a row during a 7-under 64. He birdied seven in a row at last week’s REX Hospital Open, the best birdie streak on Tour this season.

The third round will resume at 7:30 a.m. with the leaders teeing off at approximately 8:35 a.m.