Day 3 in Numbers: The SA Open Championship

Moving day at The South African Open Championship Hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni belonged to one man, Charl Schwartzel. Four opening birdies helped him card a fine 66, while there plenty of other low rounds from the field...

<strong>13 </strong>– under par leads the way for Schwartzel heading into the final round

<strong>8 </strong>– birdies for the leader in his fine third round 66

<strong>9</strong>– times Schwartzel has led going into the final round of a European Tour International Schedule event – he’s won on five of those occasions

<strong>1</strong>– shot lead held by the South African going into the final day of last year’s event – he eventually finished in a tie for fourth

<strong>6 </strong>– of Schwartzel’s nine European Tour wins have come in his home country, but he’s never won The South African Open Championship

<strong>8</strong>– shot swing over the first four holes between Schwartzel and overnight leader Andy Sullivan, who were playing together in the last group out

<strong>4</strong>– birdies to start for Charl

<strong>4 </strong>– bogeys to start with for England’s Sullivan

<strong>67</strong>– for Matt Fitzpatrick on moving day has put the Englishman in a great position to record his first top-ten finish on The European Tour

<strong>30</strong>– shots on the back nine for Fitzpatrick moved him into a tie for second

<strong>69</strong>– for five-time Champion Ernie Els leaves him ten shots back at three under par

<strong>7 </strong>– shot difference between Els’ front nine 31 and his back nine 38

<strong>6</strong><strong>5</strong>– and low round of the week for Lee Slattery, who made seven birdies in his fine bogey-free round

<strong>74 </strong>– for Sullivan, who moved in the wrong direction on moving day

<strong>303</strong>– yards was the average drive for Schwartzel

<strong>87</strong>– per cent of the greens were found in regulation by Australian Jason Scrivener, who shot an impressive six under par 66

<strong>4</strong>– the long par five proved the toughest on moving day, averaging 4.29

<strong>12</strong>– was the easiest hole, the par four averaging 3.52

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