SUN CITY, South Africa — Australian Marc Leishman finished with two birdies to record an outstanding 66 and open a one-shot lead after the third round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player County Club on Saturday.
Leishman is on 14 under par after overnight leader Henrik Stenson carded a disappointing 70 following two dropped shots on his final three holes in sweltering conditions.
“It was fun, I was driving the ball really well there on the back nine and managed to roll in some putts. It was a good day,” Leishman told reporters.
“I missed a short one on 11 which was really disappointed but then birdied the par five (14th hole) and then 17 and 18, which are generally two pretty tough holes to finish.