COLLEGE ROUNDUP

MEN’S GOLF

NCAA championships

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Severe weather forced suspension of the third round Friday.

UC Irvine was still on the course when play was suspended for the day at 2:55 p.m. (PDT) when the teams had to seek shelter at Mackey Arena, Purdue’s basketball facility.

Fifteen teams in the 30-team field need to complete third-round play, which will resume today at 4 a.m. (PDT). The top 15 teams following completion of the third round will compete in the fourth and final round on the Kampen Course at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex. The ‘Eaters, who entered Friday in 22nd place, have moved up to a tie with Middle Tennessee State for 17th place at 49-over par. UCI, which had started play on the back nine when play was suspended, is four shots away from the current cut line of 45-over held by Texas A&M;, which has completed its third round, and Auburn, which still has holes to play.