Trevor Fisher Jnr took another casual stroll around 18 holes at Royal Cape Golf Club on Saturday. He chipped in for eagle.
He putted well. He signed for a 67. And he leads the CIRCA Cape Town Open by a single shot going into Sunday’s final round. It was the perfect example of how to make golf look easy.
“I’m just trying to enjoy it, which is not always easy with this game,” said the South African, who heads the field on 16 under par as he looks to end a decade-long win drought with a victory in this Sunshine Tour and HotelPlanner Tour event.
Trevor Fisher Jnr stays bogey free to retain a narrow lead at the end of day three 📈#CIRCACapeTownOpen pic.twitter.com/2nTevR8fLk
— HotelPlanner Tour (@HPlanner_Tour) February 7, 2026
His nearest challenger is Spain’s Santiago Tarrio who posted a 65 for a total of 15 under par. Another Spaniard in Pablo Ereno is third on 12 under par after a 70.
But on Saturday, despite what was happening around him, Fisher Jnr looked to be in his own world. And that’s exactly where he plans to stay.
“I felt relaxed out there and didn’t feel under pressure. If I was in trouble I managed to get out of it. I putted nicely and saved one or two shots with some nice up-and-downs. But I’m trying to take the pressure off myself and just play the game, and not have too many swing thoughts in my head.”
As a nine-time winner, the last of which was the DP World Tour co-sanctioned Africa Open in 2015, Fisher Jnr has a wealth of experience for what Sunday’s final round will bring – including a healthy dose of Cape wind.
His short game has been sublime, highlighted by a chip-in for eagle on the par-four 12th today.
“I’d made a naughty three-putt the hole before – my first this week. So I had a 25-metre chip and it spun a bit right and went in. That was nice.”
But it’s his new realisation of how he wants to approach the game going forward that has worked so well for him this week.
“This is not a perfect game. You just need to find a way to get the ball in the hole in the least amount of shots. I’m just trying to be very easy and chilled out there. So tomorrow we’ll take another casual stroll out there and see what happens. If we do it we do it. If we don’t, I’ll still be the same person on Monday.”
It’s a common theme among the leading contenders.
Behind him, Tarrio is taking the same approach.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve made scores like this. I was very relaxed. It’s been a tough last few years, so my focus is to enjoy it first, and the score comes after that.”
How things stand as we head into the final day!
— HotelPlanner Tour (@HPlanner_Tour) February 7, 2026
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SCORES
200 - Trevor Fisher Jnr 66 67 67
201 - Santiago Tarrio 69 67 65
204 - Pablo Ereno 66 68 70
205 - Will Enefer 65 70 70
205 - Tapio Pulkkanen 68 67 70
206 - Hennie Otto 66 70 70
207 - Pieter Moolman 70 72 65
207 - Louis Albertse 65 73 69, Julien Quesne 71 67 69, Canon Claycomb 66 69 72
208 - Lars van Meijel 69 73 66
208 - Lorenzo Scalise 71 71 66, Nikhil Rama 67 74 67, Kieran Vincent 70 70 68, David Horsey 67 72 69, Andrew Wilson 70 69 69, Maxence Giboudot 69 70 69, Gary Hurley 65 73 70, Haraldur Magnus 68 68 72
209 - Baard Skogen 65 76 68
209 - MJ Viljoen 71 69 69, Callan Barrow 69 70 70, Ryan Lumsden 67 71 71, Dan Erickson 66 71 72, Wilco Nienaber 66 70 73, Samuel Simpson 68 68 73, Marc Warren 65 70 74, Jason Roets 68 67 74
210 - Kyle Barker 71 71 68
210 - Luke Brown 70 72 68, Jannik de Bruyn 70 72 68, Deon Germishuys 71 70 69, Liam Nolan 71 69 70, Benjamin Hebert 69 70 71, Christofer Rahm 71 68 71, Ruan Korb 69 69 72, Grant Haefner 70 67 73
211 - Julien Sale 67 75 69
211 - Austin Bautista 68 74 69, JJ Senekal 67 74 70
212 - Lukas Nemecz 70 72 70
212 - Bryce Easton 70 72 70, Otto Van Buynder 72 70 70, Martin Vorster 68 72 72, Tom Lewis 65 74 73, Keenan Davidse 69 70 73, Maximilian Kieffer 67 71 74
213 - Hamish Brown 69 73 71
213 - Victor Pastor 72 70 71, Lucas Vacarisas 72 70 71, Robert Foley 70 71 72, Borja Virto 71 70 72, Lyle Rowe 66 74 73, Christiaan Burke 68 72 73, Jaco Ahlers 69 70 74, Conor Purcell 68 71 74
214 - Gerhard Pepler 67 75 72
214 - Sam Jones 71 71 72, Graham van der Merwe 72 70 72, Kyle McClatchie 71 70 73, Robson Chinhoi 66 75 73, Benjamin Rusch 70 71 73
215 - Bjorn Akesson 67 73 75
215 - Ryan Van Velzen 68 72 75, Malcolm Mitchell 66 73 76
216 - James Meyer De Beco 70 72 74
217 - Per Langfors 69 72 76
Missed the cut:
143 - Pedro Figueiredo 69 74
143 - Albert Boneta 71 72, Stefan Wears-Taylor 68 75, Robin Sciot-Siegrist 71 72, Ronan Kleu 74 69, Callum Farr 69 74, Estiaan Conradie 72 71, Max Kennedy 69 74, Robin Williams 71 72, Kyle De Beer 71 72, Nick Carlson 69 74, Victor Sidal Svendsen 71 72, Filip Mruzek 68 75, Karabo Mokoena 70 73
144 - Altin van der Merwe 72 72
144 - Clement Sordet 74 70, James Mack 70 74, Callum Tarren 74 70, Alfredo Garcia-Heredia 74 70, Jamie Rutherford 71 73, Steven Brown 71 73, Collin Adams 70 74
145 - Luke Jerling 73 72
145 - Vince van Veen 70 75, James Sugrue 74 71, Alex Goff 71 74, Jean Hugo 72 73, Anton Albers 73 72, Jaco Prinsloo 72 73, Wynand Dingle 71 74, Daan Huizing 71 74, Jovan Rebula 72 73, Alfie Plant 73 72, Kieron van Wyk 71 74, Sam Hutsby 65 80, Allen John 73 72, Jack Hawksby 69 76
146 - John Gough 75 71
146 - Matthew Southgate 69 77, Jacques P de Villiers 74 72, Jonathan Goth-Rasmussen 69 77, Anders Ejlersen 71 75, George Coetzee 67 79, Haydn Porteous 69 77
147 - Javier Barcos Garbayo 73 74
147 - Joel Moscatel 73 74, Robin Petersson 73 74, Benjamin Van Wyk 74 73, MJ Daffue 73 74, CJ du Plessis 73 74, Martin Rohwer 71 76, Jeppe Kristian Andersen 72 75, Franklin Manchest 73 74, Palmer Jackson 73 74, Heinrich Bruiners 73 74, Herman Loubser 75 72, Josh Hilleard 72 75
148 - Yurav Premlall 74 74
148 - Xander Basson 72 76, Peter Karmis 74 74, Matthis Besard 75 73, Jack McDonald 72 76, Dylan Mostert 73 75, Ruan Groenewald 75 73
149 - Toto Thimba Jnr 74 75
149 - Neil Schietekat 73 76, Rupert Kaminski 68 81, Stephen Ferreira 72 77, Nick Bachem 70 79, Jacquin Hess 73 76, Tyran Snyders 73 76, Rhys West 71 78, Jacques Blaauw 71 78
150 - Warwick Purchase 73 77
150 - Sebastian Friedrichsen 72 78
151 - Ricky Hendler 78 73
151 - Yannik Paul 72 79, Jean-Paul Strydom 75 76, Hurly Long 75 76, Calum Fyfe 73 78
153 - Stuart Krog 77 76
153 - Tristin Galant 74 79, Marcel Steyn Scholtz 76 77, Keelan Africa 73 80
154 - Ayden Knight 75 79
154 - Hennie O'Kennedy 76 78, Rhys Enoch 75 79
155 - Jordan Duminy 76 79
155 - Luis Carrera 79 76