Dane Kristoffer Reitan started the day with a one-shot lead and fired an eagle at the par-5 9th, five birdies and a double bogey at the par-4 18th to close with a 5-under 67 and take a five shot lead at 17-under into the final day at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player.

Reitan had reached an eight-shot lead earlier before play was suspended for two hours due to thunder and lightning.

“I’m very disappointed with the finish on the 18th, but I guess a good double in the end. It’s just clear evidence that if you don’t hit it in the right spots, then you can get severely punished,” said Reitan.

“But overall, good today. I think I got out of some tricky situations – I did that well. I think longevity wise, I think hitting it just that little bit better would be good. But overall, with the score today, I’m happy.

“I think I did a good job. I hit some good shots, but also when I was out of position, hit some good shots there as well to get me out of trouble.

“And my putter was rolling nicely as well. It’s kind of weird because the round just goes into a blur at this point. It’s a long time since we teed off, but yeah, a lot of good stuff today.

“I look forward to waking up in the morning and starting the day off fresh. It’s a cool challenge that I have ahead of me. I’m looking forward to that and hope to deal with it in a decent manner.”

South African Jayden Schaper made two bogeys and closed with a 66 to move into second place at 12-under.

England’s Dan Bradbury made seven birdies and two bogeys for a 67 and is tied in third place at 10-under alongside South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout who made four bogeys for a 71.

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