Brian McCann fired a level-par 70 to take a four-shot lead into today's final round of the Bermuda Open at Tucker's Point.

The Canadian has played solidly all week, and while others have had highs and lows, McCann's consistency has lifted him ahead of Swede Henrik Engdahl, and American Ed Kirby.

Kirby is in contention courtesy of the shot of the day, an eagle at the final hole, which gave him a third round score of 73. The American knocked a pitching wedge into the hole from 115 yards after hitting his tee shot into the centre of the fairway.

While Kirby's third round was not as good as some, he too has played consistently all week, and at seven shots off leader McCann is certainly among the favourites to win today.

Engdahl had a day he's likely to want to forget.

After firing a two-under 68 in the first round, he has followed that up with two rounds of 75 and yesterday's included a triple-bogey at the last that saw him drop from one-shot ahead to four shots back.

His roar of frustration as his ball went out of bounds on the 18th summed up his day.

Even in a tournament with just 26 players – the lowest entry in many years – the leaderboard still has something of a congested feel about it.

Anyone of the top seven could still claim the title, and although at nine shots back Craig Marseilles and Eddie Heinen are outsiders, this week has proved that things can change very quickly.

Marseilles began the day just two shots off the lead, but a third round of 78, which the Canadian described as 'horrible', has seen him slip down the leaderboard, tied for fifth with Heinen.

With the weather again likely to play a big part in proceedings today, it remains anyone's guess who will end up on top.

The weather is not the only thing affecting the players this week. The two-paced greens have come in for their fair of criticism as well.

Bill Walsh, who scored a level-par 70 yesterday and is fourth on the leaderboard, had 36 putts in his round, while Engdahl complained that the greens 'were killing him'.

Engdahl is unlikey to be alone in his frustrations, it is something many of the players are feeling – not only with the conditions, but with the tournament as a whole.

This year's poorly attended tournament has reached almost farcical proportions.

With just 26 participants, the cut was set after 54 holes at 20 plus ties. In reality that means that only six players of the original field will actually not play in today's final round.

And those that do will be playing for the paltry purse of just $14,000. Even then, after battling the wind, and the rain, and the greens they also have to contend with the members of Tucker's Point.

In such high regard is the tournament held at the club, that members were allowed to tee off before the professionals yesterday, and spent a good part of the morning holding up proceedings.

Several players had expressed reservations about playing in the tournament to begin with but privately said that they did so through 'goodwill'.

It remains to be seen how much of that is left come this evening.