Loubser stays in control at Mopani Zambia Open
- Sunshine Tour
- 5 hours ago
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Herman Loubser retained his place at the top of the Mopani Zambia Open leaderboard with another solid performance in Saturday’s third round at the Nkana Golf Club.
A bogey-free 68 lifted Loubser to 14-under par overall and five strokes clear of his nearest challenger and fellow South African Hennie Otto.
With two birdies on the front nine followed up by two more on the back nine, Loubser produced another composed round of golf to keep the lead.
“It’s been good and solid. I’ve played nicely and made a lot of par putts that kept the momentum going. The greens are tricky but I have been good with my short game and I’ve hit the ball quite nice,” Loubser said.
With an impressive five-stroke lead heading into the final day, Loubser is exited about the challenge lying ahead.
“I just need to do the same thing tomorrow, that is the game plan. Hopefully the putting and chipping stays good. Obviously, there will be a few nerves but it is quite exiting. There will be a lot of the guys out there tomorrow trying to win. I am keen for the challenge,” he said.
After Otto, young Sunshine Tour professional Ethan Smith starts the final round six strokes back after signing for a round of six-under par of 66.
Scores
202 - Herman Loubser 67 67 68
207 - Hennie Otto 67 71 69
208 - Ethan Smith 71 71 66, Samuel Simpson 72 65 71
209 - Xander Basson 74 67 68, Lyle Rowe 71 70 68
210 - Jacques Blaauw 73 66 71
211 - Robson Chinhoi 76 70 65, Ruan Korb 74 71 66, Altin van der Merwe 76 68 67, Ryan van der Klis 73 69 69, JJ Senekal 70 71 70, Luke Jerling 70 68 73
212 - Martin Vorster 73 70 69, Keegan Mclachlan 72 69 71, Fredrik From 68 72 72, Warwick Purchase 69 70 73
213 - Jaco Prinsloo 76 69 68, Simon du Plooy 71 72 70, Wynand Dingle 72 71 70, Neil Schietekat 72 69 72, Luke Brown 74 66 73, MJ Viljoen 68 70 75
214 - Christiaan Burke 72 74 68, Carter Rowe 73 72 69, Ruan Conradie 73 72 69, Kyle De Beer 72 71 71, Benjamin Van Wyk 72 70 72, Jacques P de Villiers 69 73 72, Heinrich Bruiners 72 69 73
215 - Gerhard Pepler 75 72 68, Kyle McClatchie 72 74 69, Dayne Moore 72 71 72, Matthew Spacey 71 67 77
216 - Stephen Ferreira 73 74 69, CJ du Plessis 76 71 69, Jason Roets 73 72 71, Daniel van Tonder 75 70 71, Jack Hawksby 73 72 71, Rourke van der Spuy 72 73 71, Daniel Cronje 74 69 73, Stefan Wears-Taylor 74 67 75, Aaron Simfukwe Jnr 70 71 75, Liam Grehan 75 66 75, Graham van der Merwe 73 67 76
217 - Trevor Fisher Jnr 74 71 72, Louis Albertse 71 74 72, Austin Bautista 72 72 73, Martin Rohwer 74 70 73, Stals Swart 72 70 75, Quintin Wilsnach 70 68 79
218 - Marcel Steyn Scholtz 73 74 71
219 - Jordan Duminy 72 75 72, Keagan Thomas 74 73 72, Stuart Krog 71 75 73, Tomas Gana 69 76 74, Jake Redman 74 68 77
220 - Thomas Spreadborough 74 71 75, Danie Van Niekerk 75 68 77
221 - Michael Chuma 76 70 75, Pierre Viallaneix 71 73 77
222 - Jordan Burnand 73 74 75
223 - Franklin Manchest 69 77 77, Paul Boshoff 71 74 78
224 - Tristen Strydom 74 73 77
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