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Day 3 in Numbers: Nedbank Golf Challenge
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Day 3 in Numbers: Nedbank Golf Challenge

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Marc Leishman - leading after three days at the Nedbank Golf Challenge
  • under par leads the way for Marc Leishman, who is one clear of Henrik Stenson at the top of the leaderboard.

0- wins on The European Tour for the Australian, who is ranked 47th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

17- greens in regulation found for Leishman in his six under par 66.

24- holes without a bogey on the back nine for Stenson this week, before he dropped shots at the 16th and 18th holes.

1- Stenson's magical celebration after holing his birdie putt at the ninth hole was the most amusing moment of the day:

27- putts was all top five trio Stenson, Jaco Van Zyl and Robert Streb needed each.

1- Russell Knox finished top of the putting stats on day three - the Scot only had 23 in his 68.

6- birdies in seven holes for Victor Dubuisson in the Frenchman's four under par 68.

1- eagle on the par five ninth hole all week, from Kiradech Aphibarnrat:

8- years since a South African won this event (Trevor Immelman won in 2007, six years before the Nedbank Golf Challenge became an official European Tour event).

6- Only six players in the 30 man field are over par after three days of high quality golf in Sun City.

6- the par four sixth played the hardest, averaging 4.37 with just three birdies being made there.

4.33- the average of the easiest hole on day three, the par five ninth.

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