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Brandon Moyo
Kyle De Beer: Image Credit - Sunshine Tour Images
KYLE De Beer will take a slender one-shot lead into the final round of the Hyundai Open at Ebotse Links.
De Beer surged to the top of the leaderboard after carding a flawless eight-under-par 64 on moving day on Saturday. He is now on 19-under-par 197, one shot ahead of JC Ritchie, who occupies second place.
Chasing his second title of the season, De Beer began the third round tied for fourth place, two shots off the lead.
He opened his round with a birdie at the first hole before picking up another at the eighth for an outward 34. After the turn, he produced a superb run of scoring, making three consecutive birdies at the 11th, 12th and 13th before adding two more at the 15th and 16th. He then capped off his round with another birdie at the 18th for an inward 30.
“There’s not much I can do about the final round’s outcome. I’m just going to do my work and go through my processes now, go to sleep nice and early, and see what happens tomorrow. I’m looking forward to it,” said De Beer (via Sunshine Tour).
Ritchie is on 18-under-par 198 after carding a 65 on moving day.
Yurav Premlall sits in third place on 17-under-par 199, while Tyran Snyders occupies fourth place on 14-under-par 202. Malan Potgieter is fifth on 13-under-par 203.
Jordan Burnand, Jason Roets, Joe Long, Gabriel Morgan and Estiaan Conradie share 10th place on 12-under-par 204.