Heavy rain today greeted the early starters in the third round of the Portuguese Open.
After two days of bright, if breezy, weather on Portugal's Atlantic coast, the forecast rain finally arrived on Saturday morning.
There was also the threat of a thunderstorm later in the day which could disrupt the €1.3 million event at Oitavos Golf Club.
Former Ryder Cup player Paul Broadhurst shared the halfway lead with Portugal's Jose-Filipe Lima on eight under par, one ahead of English duo Simon Dyson and Barry Lane.
Former Open champion Paul Lawrie was among a group of players a shot further back after a double bogey on the 17th hole yesterday when he was disturbed by a photographer at the top of his swing.
"It's just one of those things but I was very upset at the time," admitted Lawrie, who has slumped to 346th in the world rankings and finished 140th on the Order of Merit last season.