Shanghai, China (My Sportsbook) - Sergio Garcia shot a four-under 68 and Henrik Stenson had a three-under 69 to share the lead Saturday at the HSBC Champions.

Garcia and Stenson stood at 10-under-par 134 when the second round was finally completed after more than 24 hours of weather delays pushed its start back to Saturday.

The third round began, but was suspended soon after as darkness settled in on Sheshan International Golf Club. Garcia and Stenson were among the 30 players in an elite field of 76 who hadn't teed off yet in the third round.

Graeme McDowell was one-under par through four holes of his third round, creeping within a shot of the lead at nine-under. He shot a 65 in the second round Saturday.

Oliver Wilson (68) was also at nine-under without having finished a hole yet in the third round.

Geoff Ogilvy, Padraig Harrington, Anthony Kim and defending champion Phil Mickelson were among the players who were within five shots of the lead when the third round was suspended.

The event marks the start of the European Tour's 2009 season and the beginning of its new Race to Dubai, the season-long money scramble that replaces the Order of Merit and ends in the most lucrative tournament in golf, the $10 million Dubai World Championship.

Because of its importance as the start of a new season -- and a new money race -- the tournament will not be shortened to 54 holes. Organizers said players will have to return on Monday to finish.

Garcia couldn't have been steadier to start his second round, as the third- ranked Spaniard rattled off 13 consecutive pars before making an eagle at the par-five 14th.

He went on to birdie the 16th and 18th holes for his share of the second-round lead.

"I stayed pretty patient, had a lot of pars and I looked like I wasn't going to birdie," said Garcia. "The good thing was that I was not making any bogeys. Then I managed to have a nice finish with an eagle on 14th, which obviously helped a lot, and then a couple of nice birdies on the 16th and 18th.

"It was a good solid round but it could have been different if I had made a couple of birdies earlier on, but at the end of the day, it was still a nice solid round."

Stenson, who held the first round lead for more than a day after shooting a 65 on Thursday, mixed four birdies with one bogey for his second-round 69.

"I had a great first round and as you know I have been struggling with my scoring a little bit lately so it was good to get that one in," he said. "Then there was a long wait to get out there again obviously, but I was pleased with my scoring this afternoon."