St. Louis, MO -- (Sports Network) - Jim Furyk accomplished what he wanted to do Saturday at the BMW Championship, firing a pair of low scores that put him in position to claim his first win of the season.

But he was left waiting to see if his clubhouse lead would hold up against Camilo Villegas as the weather-plagued tournament faced further stoppages.

Furyk set a tournament scoring record with an eight-under 62 in the second round, then followed with a 66 in the third round to complete a long day that forced him to squeeze in 36 holes.

He stood at 12-under-par 198 for a precarious clubhouse lead, one of the lucky players who finished their third rounds before play was suspended due to darkness.

"The goal was to come out and shoot a couple of low numbers and hopefully get myself in the thick of things," said Furyk, who hasn't won since last year's Canadian Open. "I did."

Villegas, after taking the first-round lead on Friday, remained in control with a five-under 65 Saturday that also gave him the 36-hole lead. He was tied alongside Furyk at 12-under when play was suspended with the young Colombian still needing to play the last five holes of his third round.

Twenty-three players, Villegas among them, were set to return to Bellerive early Sunday morning to finish up their rounds.

The tournament has struggled to get back on track following a rainy Thursday that saw the entire first round washed out. Making matters worse, there was a 70-minute weather delay on Saturday that sidetracked a plan to complete 36 holes.

To save time, Sunday's final round will be played off the first and 10th tees.

"I'm playing good, and it is what it is," Villegas said. "We knew we weren't going to finish, and you just prepare yourself mentally for that and come back tomorrow in the morning and play good."

Brian Gay, following back-to-back 67s, moved within two shots of Furyk and Villegas at 10-under par with three holes left in his third round. Anthony Kim stood at nine-under with just one more hole to play.

Joining Furyk in the clubhouse were K.J. Choi, D.J. Trahan and Aaron Baddeley, who were knotted at eight-under 202. Tim Clark held the same score through 14 holes.

Stephen Ames completed 54 holes at seven-under 203, while Phil Mickelson and Dudley Hart were also at seven-under with two holes remaining on their rounds.

Furyk's 62 in the second round -- which included an eagle, seven birdies and a bogey -- bested the previous 18-hole tournament scoring record of 63 that was posted 11 different times on four separate golf courses.

It was Furyk's lowest round of the season by three shots, and a reminder that the 13-time PGA Tour winner couldn't be counted out in the race to win the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Furyk stood fifth on the playoff points list entering this week -- more than 16,000 points behind leader Vijay Singh, who won the first two events of the four-tournament race.

He followed his 62 with a productive 66 in the third round that was marred by a closing bogey at the 18th hole. Still, Furyk's numbers for Saturday were impressive: 13 birdies and one eagle against just three bogeys.

A bad approach at the 16th hole -- where he saved par -- and his poor tee shot at the 18th were the result of fatigue, Furyk said. His concentration waning, he tried his best to avoid making stupid shots.

"I really tried to back off a couple putts today when I just found myself kind of floating a little bit and not concentrating on exactly what I needed to do," said Furyk.

"I just kept knocking it down the fairway and hitting it within 10 feet to give myself a chance," he said.

Villegas, while he sits too far out in the points race to have a chance to win the FedEx Cup, still will have a good opportunity to claim his first PGA Tour title on Sunday.

And it would be a good one.

"I'm feeling good," he said. "I'm enjoying playing golf right now. I'm playing pretty good. I'm rolling in some great putts, and I'm excited about tomorrow."