Zimbabwean Kieran Vincent produced a magnificent 11-under-par 61 to surge into a four-stroke lead of the Waterfall City Tournament of Champions supported by Attacq and WCMC at Royal Johannesburg on Saturday.
Vincent didn’t drop a single shot in an incredible round of golf on the famed East Course and over this composite nine-hole set-up specifically designed for this tournament.
The Zimbabwean leads on 16 under par and is chasing his second Sunshine Tour title.
“I’ve been playing some good golf and my team has been working really hard behind the scenes to get to this point, and we were talking about how good golf is just in front of me. I think we’re seeing glimpses of this now,” said Vincent.
His nearest challenger is Daniel van Tonder, last season’s winner of The Courier Guy Order of Merit on the Sunshine Tour, on 12 under par following a third round of 66.
Vincent made the most of his Saturday and rolled in five birdies on the front nine and then six birdies on the back, including five birdies in a row.
It was a better start than his triple bogey on his first hole in the second round.
But thereafter on Friday Vincent made a string of birdies and was clearly still in that frame of mind on Saturday.
“I made a bunch of birdies coming in yesterday and kept that momentum today. I was a bit nervous after the triple bogey start yesterday so I just wanted to get through the first hole and see a putt go in today. We got lucky in that stretch of five birdies in a row, and I’m just thankful.”
Pieter Moolman, a winner of the South African PGA Championship, is in third place on 10 under par following a round of 69.
Tandi McCallum is the leading Sunshine Ladies Tour professional on one under par following her third round of 69.