Before play was delayed on Friday Charl Schwartzel made a charge up the leaderboard at the European Tour’s Tshwane Open getting to -6 to sit two shots off the lead.
Schwartzel had four birdies and an eagle in his 64 to move to -5 second behind South African compatriot Anthony Michael.
Michael carded a -69 to set the clubhouse target before a thunderstorm and then hail forced a suspension in play at Pretoria Country Club.
Daniel Im of the United States (68) and Theunis Spangenberg (71) of South Africa were tied for third on -4 as is Haydn Porteous, who won the tour’s Joburg Open last month.
This morning when play resumed Toby Tree reached the turn in a -5 30 to propel himself into contention on day three
The 21 year old was one over par heading into his third round after posting scores of 70 and 71 on Thursday and Friday respectively but he slipped to +2 early this morning after following up a par at the first with a bogey at the par-four second.
But the Englishman bounced back in style, firing three straight birdies from the fourth, before making another at the eighth to go -2, then an eagle at the long ninth moved him to -4 just three shots behind the overnight lead held by Anthony Michael.
South Africa's Zander Lombard also started brightly on day three, following pars at the opening five holes with gains at the sixth and seventh before rolling in from four feet for another birdie at the eighth to join Tree on four under.
Bryan Angus
(notes from europeantour.com)
But the Englishman bounced back in style, firing three straight birdies from the fourth, before making another at the eighth to go -2, then an eagle at the long ninth moved him to -4 just three shots behind the overnight lead held by Anthony Michael.
South Africa's Zander Lombard also started brightly on day three, following pars at the opening five holes with gains at the sixth and seventh before rolling in from four feet for another birdie at the eighth to join Tree on four under.
Bryan Angus
(notes from europeantour.com)
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