South African rookie Zander Lombard missed eight consecutive cuts earlier this year but has found his form recently and he ground out a E 72 this morning to take a one shot lead into the final round looking for a first European Tour win at the event they call Africa's Major, the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
At -11 he is a shot ahead of Louis Oosthuizen (71) and Thomas Detry (69) who were his playing partners, and will be again tomorrow.
It looks like a three man race, but they tournament organizers are taking some criticism for extremely tough pin placements, and the Gary Player CC cannot be attacked if players are not in the fairway.
Despite a double bogey the tall slim Belgian Detry played the best of the three, while Louis who used only 24 putts on Thursday used 34 in his 72 yesterday and another 31 today.
Lombard was 3 over on his front nine but fought back and had this to say.
"I just couldn't get it going today. I didn't really make any mistakes, I just missed two or three fairways that really put me behind the eight ball and you can't attack this golf course if you're not in the fairway.
I don't want to sound cocky but it's been a long time coming. I've really made big strides in how I do things on and off the golf course. It's nice to get some feedback and some results from the hard work.
Bryan Angus
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