Coetzee holds onto lead in DNi Tour Championship
George Coetzee will head into the final day of the season-ending DNi Tour Championship presented by RMB as the man to beat on 15 under par and two shots clear of his closest competitor, Jacques Kruyswijk.
Coetzee had a bit of a mixed bag in the third round, with the first six holes producing two bogeys, a double bogey and three birdies.
After steadying the ship on the back nine with two regular pars, a bridie on the 12th hole followed by an eagle on the 13th got his round back on track as he signed for a three-under-par 69.
Coetzee had to rely on his solid short game to keep his round together.
“My short game had to be good today. I felt a little bit all over the show. There were stretches where I felt like I was where I want to be and I could play golf like this forever, but that doesn’t last for long. Overall I am pretty happy, my short game saved me a bit today,” he said.
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Drawing from his vast experience, Coetzee had to keep believing in himself during Saturday’s third round.
And in those moments he was able to produce the little sparks of magic that kept his challenge on track.
“More often than not today you get that feeling where you know you’re going to make it, and you almost have to force that feeling,” he said.
Fresh from a 15th career Sunshine Tour title during last week’s Serengeti Playoffs, and playing good golf after a long layoff due to an injury, Coetzee said he just wants to focus on his own game come Sunday’s season-ending last round.
“I just want to do the same stuff. I am excited to just be playing golf. It’s where I want to be,” he said.
Kruyswijk made one of the biggest moves on Saturday with a seven-under-par 65 that put him right in the mix for the final round on 13 under par.
Jonathan Broomhead is also well placed on 12 under par, while Michael Hollick moved into contention on 11 under par.
SCORES
201 - George Coetzee 67 65 69
203 - Jacques Kruyswijk 68 70 65
204 - Jonathan Broomhead 69 66 69
205 - Michael Hollick 69 68 68
206 - Jean Hugo 71 68 67
207 - Martin Rohwer 68 71 68, Dylan Naidoo 69 68 70, Daniel van Tonder 66 68 73
208 - Yurav Premlall 74 69 65, Pieter Moolman 72 67 69, MJ Viljoen 72 67 69, JC Ritchie 65 71 72
209 - Jacques Blaauw 67 75 67, Lyle Rowe 68 74 67
210 - Martin Vorster 71 71 68, Jovan Rebula 70 70 70, Luke Brown 69 71 70, Trevor Fisher Jnr 69 70 71, Malcolm Mitchell 70 69 71
211 - Kyle De Beer 75 68 68, Heinrich Bruiners 75 68 68, Christiaan Burke 74 66 71
212 - Jason Roets 70 73 69, Ricky Hendler 68 72 72
213 - Wynand Dingle 73 72 68, Herman Loubser 72 71 70, JJ Senekal 69 73 71, Jean-Paul Strydom 71 70 72, Darren Fichardt 70 70 73
214 - Gerhard Pepler 71 76 67
215 - Stefan Wears-Taylor 73 73 69, Fredrik From 72 73 70, Jaco Ahlers 73 72 70, Nikhil Rama 75 68 72
216 - Luke Jerling 75 71 70, Neil Schietekat 71 73 72
217 - Kyle Barker 76 72 69, Keenan Davidse 70 77 70, Altin van der Merwe 70 74 73
218 - Hennie O'Kennedy 74 75 69, Freddy Schott 74 73 71
219 - Rupert Kaminski 76 68 75
220 - CJ du Plessis 74 75 71, Jacques P de Villiers 74 69 77
221 - Jaco Van Zyl 75 75 71, Rhys West 72 76 73
