Ekurhuleni, South Africa: South African George Coetzee hit a course-record 63 at the Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate to end the third round of the SA Open in second place yesterday.
At 13 under par, 26-year-old Coetzee is tied in second place with Sweden’s Magnus A Carlsson, just three strokes behind leader Henrik Stenson, who had his worst round yet at 69 after 66 and 65 in the previous two rounds.
His round puts him only one stroke behind the lowest score in SA Open history, after John Bland who shot a 62 at the Durban Country Club in 1993.
“It’s great to shoot a 63 and I’m very happy, but I have to forget about it as soon as possible,” said the Pretoria native.
“I’ve got to go out tomorrow. If the wind pumps and they put the flags in ridiculous places then 63 is definitely not an option.”
The players teed off later since the second round had to be completed after thunderstorms interrupted play on Friday.
Trailing Sweden’s Stenson by nine strokes after round two, Coetzee started the third with two birdies and then an eagle on the par-four fourth hole. AFP
