Round 3 of the South African Open Championship hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni produced 46 sub-par rounds and a field average score of 70.62. Charl Schwartzel leads on -15 with Crespi, Madsen and Otto following behind. We analyse their performances and round up the Genworth Statistics leaders.
Charl SCHWARTZEL -15
Charl Schwartzel converted five birdies against two bogeys on his way to a third round 69, for a one shot lead going into Sunday. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 29 year old South African has continued to drive the ball long and straight off the tee, ranking 6th for Driving Accuracy and 4th for Driving Distance, plus he ranks 1st for Par 3 Scoring (with a 2.67 average) and 1st for Scrambles (with 11/14 up and downs for Par). The 8 time European Tour winner will attempt to win his national title for the first time on Sunday.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 67.00 | 1 |
| Driving Accuracy | 61.9% | 6 |
| Driving Distance | 318 yds | 4 |
| Greens in Reg | 74.1% | 27 |
| Scrambles | 78.6% | 1 |
| Sand Saves | - | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.675 | 9 |
| Putts per Round | 27.7 | 9 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 8.33 | 6 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.67 | 1 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.90 | 8 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.33 | 12 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.33 | 7 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 6.00 | 4 |
| Pars per Rnd | 10.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.67 | 9 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 4 | 13 |
Marco CRESPI -14
Marco Crespi converted four birdies against two bogeys on his way to a third round 70. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 35 year old Italian golfer is performing well in most areas of the game, including ranking 1st for Driving Accuracy, 4th for Scrambles and 3rd for Par 3 Scoring. We should also highlight that Marco has dropped the fewest shots out of all the players so far (just four bogeys alongside Peter Karmis). After finishing 3rd at the European Tour Qualifying School last week, tomorrow could be a big day.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 67.33 | 2 |
| Driving Accuracy | 73.8% | 1 |
| Driving Distance | 286 yds | 32 |
| Greens in Reg | 75.9% | 21 |
| Scrambles | 76.9% | 4 |
| Sand Saves | - | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.683 | 12 |
| Putts per Round | 28.0 | 11 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 7.67 | 10 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.75 | 3 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.90 | 8 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.33 | 12 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.33 | 7 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 5.33 | 10 |
| Pars per Rnd | 11.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.33 | 4 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 4 | 13 |
Morten Ørum MADSEN -14
Morten Ørum Madsen converted five birdies against two bogeys on his way to a third round 69. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 25 year old Danish golfer has averaged 305 yards off the tee and hit 42/54 Greens in Regulation, plus he has hit five of the Par 5 greens in sub-regulation two shots as well - all helping towards a total of 19 birdies over the first three days and a 4.17 average on the Par 5's.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 67.33 | 2 |
| Driving Accuracy | 47.6% | 30 |
| Driving Distance | 305 yds | 16 |
| Greens in Reg | 77.8% | 12 |
| Scrambles | 58.3% | 27 |
| Sand Saves | - | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.690 | 14 |
| Putts per Round | 29.3 | 23 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 7.33 | 14 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 3.00 | 29 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.87 | 5 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.17 | 2 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.33 | 7 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 6.33 | 2 |
| Pars per Rnd | 9.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 2.33 | 34 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 5 | 5 |
Hennie OTTO -13
Even with a triple bogey on the card, Hennie Otto converted one eagle, nine birdies and a back-nine of 29 on his way to an incredible third round 65 (the low round of the day). Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 37 year old South African is performing very well from tee to green, ranking 3rd for Driving Accuracy and 4th for Greens in Regulation, plus he has hit six of the Par 5 greens in sub-regulation two shots as well. After his Saturday birdie fest, the former South African Open champion has also accumulated more birdies than any other player so far (20 in total).
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 67.67 | 4 |
| Driving Accuracy | 66.7% | 3 |
| Driving Distance | 301 yds | 19 |
| Greens in Reg | 83.3% | 4 |
| Scrambles | 55.6% | 33 |
| Sand Saves | - | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.711 | 19 |
| Putts per Round | 29.3 | 23 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 7.00 | 23 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.83 | 8 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.87 | 5 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.42 | 18 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.33 | 7 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 6.67 | 1 |
| Pars per Rnd | 9.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 1.33 | 4 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.67 | 52 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 6 | 1 |
Official Genworth Statistics Leaders
- Stroke Average: 67.00
Charl SCHWARTZEL. - Driving Accuracy: 73.8%
Marco CRESPI, Edoardo MOLINARI. - Driving Distance: 330 yards
Lucas BJERREGAARD. - Greens in Regulation: 85.2%
Thomas AIKEN, Tom LEWIS, Retief GOOSEN. - Scrambles: 78.6%
Charl SCHWARTZEL. - Sand Saves: -
- Putts per GIR: 1.563
Peter WHITEFORD. - Putts per Round: 26.3
Peter WHITEFORD. - 1 Putts: 28
Peter WHITEFORD.
Other interesting statistics provided by the Genworth Stats Pack
- Par 3 Scoring: 2.67
Charl SCHWARTZEL, Adam GEE. - Par 4 Scoring: 3.73
Thomas AIKEN. - Par 5 Scoring: 4.00
Garth MULROY. - Most Par 5 holes where green is hit in two shots: 6
Hennie OTTO, Magnus CARLSSON, Lucas BJERREGAARD, Chris DOAK. - Most shots holed from off the green: 3
Merrick BREMNER. - Least number of drop shots during the tournament: 4 bogeys
Peter KARMIS, Marco CRESPI. - Most 3 Putts: 7
Lucas BJERREGAARD. - Most Eagles: 2
Peter WHITEFORD, Andrea PAVAN, Andy SULLIVAN, Tom LEWIS, Thomas LEVET, Sihwan KIM. - Most Birdies: 20
Hennie OTTO. - Most Pars: 40
Steve SURRY. - Most Bogeys: 13
Charl COETZEE, Bennie VAN DER MERWE. - Most Others: 3
Lucas BJERREGAARD, David DRYSDALE, Garth MULROY.
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