November 14-17
Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, South Africa
$7,500,000
Live leaderboard
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4
Home hero Zander Lombard leads the way at 11 under par going into the final round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player - the seventh Rolex Series event of the 2019 Race to Dubai.
โI don't want to sound cocky, but it (his current form) has 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."
But his closest rivals will be snapping at his heels, with compatriot Louis Oosthuizen just one shot back alongside Belgian Thomas Detry, who will be aiming to spoil the South African party in Sun City.
โI need to give myself more chances on the greens, decent chances for birdies, not from 30, 40 feet away all the time," said Oosthuizen. "But probably a little bit more aiming towards the pins tomorrow and just try and put a little pressure on Zander.
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โThis is the tournament growing up as a kid you watched and wanting to have your name on that plaque walking up the 9th hole there. It would mean a lot. But I need to play a little better tomorrow.โ
Reigning Sunshine Tour Order of Merit winner Lombard entered the weekend at Gary Player Country Club with a two shot lead, but he was three over par after eight holes as he did battle at the top of the leaderboard with playing partners Oosthuizen and Detry.
โJust couldn't get it going today," said Lombard. "I mean, I was 3-over after the eighth, and I had a good fight back to get it back to level par. Then I flushed a 6-iron on the 16th and made a sloppy bogey. I thought it was going to be par, but got a bogey there. All in all, I'm still in the lead. Got to stay positive and really looking forward to tomorrow.
Birdies either side of the turn got him back on track as he battled to a level par round of 72, and despite dropping another on the 16, his maiden European Tour title is in his sights after 2010 Open Champion Oosthuizen bogeyed the 15 th with Detry recording five birdies, a double and a bogey in an eventful back nine.
Swede Marcus Kinhult and England's Oliver Wilson are three shots off the lead at eight under par, two shots clear of a group of six players that includes defending champion Lee Westwood and current Race to Dubai Rankings Presented by Rolex leader Bernd Wiesberger.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-11 |
68 |
65 |
72 |
205 |
T2 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
-10 |
63 |
72 |
71 |
206 |
T2 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-10 |
66 |
71 |
69 |
206 |
T4 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
-8 |
69 |
72 |
67 |
208 |
T4 |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
-8 |
69 |
69 |
70 |
208 |
T6 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
-6 |
68 |
73 |
69 |
210 |
T6 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
-6 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
210 |
T6 |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
-6 |
71 |
69 |
70 |
210 |
T6 |
Jason Scrivener | AUS |
-6 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
210 |
T6 |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
-6 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
210 |
T6 |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
-6 |
70 |
69 |
71 |
210 |
T12 |
Joost Luiten | NED |
-5 |
72 |
70 |
69 |
211 |
T12 |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
-5 |
70 |
70 |
71 |
211 |
T12 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
-5 |
69 |
69 |
73 |
211 |
T15 |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
-4 |
67 |
73 |
72 |
212 |
T15 |
Alvaro Quiros | ESP |
-4 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
212 |
T17 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
-3 |
74 |
70 |
69 |
213 |
T17 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-3 |
70 |
73 |
70 |
213 |
T17 |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
-3 |
71 |
73 |
69 |
213 |
T17 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
-3 |
71 |
69 |
73 |
213 |
T21 |
Henrik Stenson | SWE |
-2 |
74 |
71 |
69 |
214 |
T21 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
-2 |
70 |
72 |
72 |
214 |
T21 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
-2 |
69 |
72 |
73 |
214 |
T21 |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
-2 |
73 |
76 |
65 |
214 |
T25 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
-1 |
74 |
70 |
71 |
215 |
T25 |
Kalle Samooja | FIN |
-1 |
72 |
71 |
72 |
215 |
T25 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
-1 |
72 |
71 |
72 |
215 |
T25 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
-1 |
69 |
73 |
73 |
215 |
T25 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
-1 |
70 |
72 |
73 |
215 |
T25 |
Alexander Noren | SWE |
-1 |
73 |
69 |
73 |
215 |
T25 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
-1 |
69 |
72 |
74 |
215 |
T32 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
Par |
73 |
71 |
72 |
216 |
T32 |
Padraig Harrington | IRL |
Par |
71 |
72 |
73 |
216 |
T34 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
1 |
74 |
70 |
73 |
217 |
T34 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
1 |
72 |
73 |
72 |
217 |
T34 |
Steven Brown | ENG |
1 |
73 |
75 |
69 |
217 |
T37 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
2 |
74 |
71 |
73 |
218 |
T37 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
2 |
73 |
74 |
71 |
218 |
T37 |
Paul Waring | ENG |
2 |
69 |
71 |
78 |
218 |
T40 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
3 |
72 |
73 |
74 |
219 |
T40 |
Adria Arnaus | ESP |
3 |
74 |
73 |
72 |
219 |
T40 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
3 |
73 |
74 |
72 |
219 |
T40 |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
3 |
73 |
74 |
72 |
219 |
T40 |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
3 |
73 |
75 |
71 |
219 |
T45 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
4 |
76 |
72 |
72 |
220 |
T45 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | THA |
4 |
76 |
73 |
71 |
220 |
T45 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
4 |
73 |
76 |
71 |
220 |
T45 |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
4 |
72 |
78 |
70 |
220 |
T45 |
Scott Hend | AUS |
4 |
77 |
73 |
70 |
220 |
T45 |
Justin Harding | RSA |
4 |
73 |
78 |
69 |
220 |
T51 |
Ernie Els | RSA |
5 |
68 |
81 |
72 |
221 |
T51 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
5 |
74 |
75 |
72 |
221 |
T51 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
5 |
75 |
74 |
72 |
221 |
T51 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
5 |
73 |
76 |
72 |
221 |
T51 |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
5 |
72 |
79 |
70 |
221 |
T56 |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
6 |
70 |
74 |
78 |
222 |
T56 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
6 |
75 |
73 |
74 |
222 |
T58 |
David Lipsky | USA |
7 |
72 |
74 |
77 |
223 |
T58 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
7 |
72 |
75 |
76 |
223 |
T58 |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
7 |
74 |
75 |
74 |
223 |
61 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
9 |
69 |
79 |
77 |
225 |
T62 |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
15 |
77 |
74 |
80 |
231 |
T62 |
Lucas Bjerregaard | DNK |
15 |
81 |
75 |
75 |
231 |