Dylan Naidoo scores a stunning front nine to shoot a third-round 66 to share the lead with Eddie Pepperell ahead of the final round of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open .
Naidoo, who started the day three shots behind the leader, opened with a birdie and then made a stunning putt to take five straight shots on the third hole.
The South African then added two more birdies and two bogeys to set the club's target at 11 under.
Pepperell, the joint leader at the half, joined him at the top of the leaderboard with his final putt of the day, a 10-foot putt on No. 18 for a 69 and continued on his way to the top of the leaderboard. Heading towards a wire-to-wire victory, this victory will erase this victory. Memories of missing out on the DP World Tour card at Q-School last month.
Jacob Skov Olesen became the first Danish champion at this summer's Amateur Championship in Ballyliffin before qualifying for the DP World Tour at Q School. He was one shot behind after hitting the flag with his third shot on the 18th hole. In birdie.
Naidu got off to a perfect start on Saturday, hitting a shot from six feet for a birdie.
After hitting his second shot about seven feet from the rough and making the putt, he hit it again on his third.
The 26-year-old putting master continued his long drive on the par-3 fourth and then birdied the fifth to make it his third straight victory.
Another monster birdie putt on the sixth hole gave Naidu the sole lead, and he added his fifth consecutive birdie on the seventh hole to take a three-stroke lead.
Naidu, who made his first bogey of the day on the ninth hole as his chip hit a sprinkler, started the back nine with three consecutive pars, joined by Briton Pepperell. top.
But he got back on his birdie path with a birdie on the 13th hole to regain the commanding lead, and then got up and made a save on the 14th hole for an important par.
Spectators at Mont Choisy Le Golf were treated to even more spectacular putts, with Naidoo making a birdie on the 17th hole from 25 feet.
After a failed 12-foot birdie attempt at the end, Naidu also missed a par putt, ending the round with a bogey and shooting a stellar 66.
Naidoo said: “I tend to like drivers’ golf courses, where good driving skills can get you into good shape.
“I've been playing really well with my irons lately and I found my putter today. So it was a good day.
“I was a little worried going into this week, but more than anything, I’m happy with how things have gone so far.
“We still have 18 holes to play. It's a long way to go. I'm happy to be in this position – I've never been here before. I've been on the Sunshine Tour before.
“I'm excited and I'm going to incorporate it all into my game; compete with myself as best I can.”
Pepperell, a two-time DP World Tour champion aiming to regain tournament privileges, finished with a 34 after two birdies on the front nine.
A 7-foot birdie on No. 13 gave him a share of the lead, but he hit back on No. 14 and then rose for a birdie on No. 18 to tie Naidu for the top spot.
Pepperell said: “The way I manage the game, and the conditions, if you offer me a chance to bat tomorrow, I'll take it, the focus is on better driving because I think I can do it in three or four minutes Got here five under and managed myself and my game well which was enough in the windy conditions.
“But I wish my irons could look a little more where I want them.
“Three or less is a good round.”
