ATLANTA, GEORGIA - AUGUST 24: Justin Thomas of the United States plays his shot from the second tee during the third round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on August 24, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Thomas leads as weather suspends Round 3 at Tour Championship

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Justin Thomas holds a one-shot lead over Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka with play suspended for the remainder of Saturday due to inclement weather at the Tour Championship.

Thomas is 12-under for the event and even par through five holes in Round 3 while McIlroy and Koepka are 1-over and 2-over on the day, respectively.

Dangerous weather halted play at 4:17 p.m. ET. Players and caddies were removed from the course. Unfortunately, six fans were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries from two lightning strikes on the grounds at East Lake Golf Club.

Here's how the leaderboard stands midway through Round 3:

Place Player To Par Through R3 Score
1 Justin Thomas -12 5 E
T2 Rory McIlroy -11 5 +1
T2 Brooks Koepka -11 5 +2
4 Xander Schauffele -10 5 +1
T5 Chez Reavie -9 7 -3
T5 Paul Casey -9 6 E

Round 3 will resume on Sunday at 8:00 a.m. ET followed by the final round.

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