Conor Purcell will return on Sunday for his final 13 holes as Benjamin Hébert remains in pole position in the Swiss Challenge after the third day of play was washed out at Golf Saint Apollinaire.
Due to persistent inclement weather and a flooded course, the 2024 Swiss Challenge will now be played over 36 holes.
After a five-hour weather delay to play on the opening day, the entirety of day three was washed out without a ball being hit in Folgensbourg, with the tournament officially reduced to 36 holes.
Purcell sits tied for 15th alongside Cormac Sharvin and Gary Hurley, though the Portmarnock man is the only Irishman with holes yet to play as both Sharvin and Hurley had completed their second rounds on Friday.
Six of the 14 players ahead of the Irish trio have already played their final strokes, so Purcell will be looking to push his way up the leaderboard and further consolidate his high ranking on the Road to Mallorca standings and perhaps have an outside chance of capturing his second Challenge Tour victory from five shots off the lead.
Frenchman Hébert will enter the final day in front on six under par having played four holes of his second round, one shot clear of Englishman Ben Stow who is yet to begin his second.
Frenchman Robin Sciot-Siegrist is the clubhouse leader having carded rounds of 71-69 to sit in solo third on four under par.
The second and final round will resume at 8:20am local time.