Peter Whiteford sharing 20th place in South Africa
Schwartzel leads by four shots in Joburg Open
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
South African Charl Schwartzel has a second successive victory in his sights after another flawless display in the Joburg Open.
A glorious third-round 64 takes Schwartzel into the final day on 18 under par - four ahead of Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke.
The 25-year-old won the Africa Open last Sunday with a 20-under-par total, and the only time he has dropped a shot at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington this week was a double bogey at the 12th hole of his opening round on Thursday.
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That was a careless, four-putt 6 - but he has certainly made up for that since.
The last player to win back-to-back European Tour titles was German Martin Kaymer at the French and Scottish Opens last July.
Schwartzel is currently 51st in the world and another victory would make it odds-on that he will earn a Masters debut at Augusta in April.
The top 50 the week before the event are guaranteed places in the opening major of the season.
Clarke is now outside the top 100 and has not been to The Masters since 2007, but the 40-year-old - whose 63 on the adjoining West Course on the first day was his lowest Tour round for 11 years - was impressive again in shooting 67.
In third place, six behind, is 46-year-old South African Hendrik Buhrmann (69), with Alex Haindl, James Kamte, Hennie Otto, Jaco Van Zyl and Danny Willett one shot further back.
Peter Whiteford is the best placed of the three Scots who survived the halfway cut. He had a 70 for eight-under-par 205 and is sharing 20th place.
Andrew McArthur, who only just survived the cut by parring the last three holes in the early morning resumption, improved his position with a 68 for 207 but Glasgow-born Alan McLean fell away with a 76 - 10 shots more than he required in the second round - for 213, and has only three players behind him on the scoreboard.
THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 213 (3x71)
195 Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 63 68 64
199 Darren Clarke 63 69 67
201 Hendrik Buhrmann (Rsa) 68 64 69
202 Alex Haindl (Rsa) 71 66 65, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 67 66 69, Danny Willett 65 67 70, Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 71 64 67, James Kamte (Rsa) 67 66 69
203 Jbe Kruger (Rsa) 63 69 71, Keith Horne (Rsa) 68 65 70, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 66 69 68, Neil Schietekat (Rsa) 62 72 69, Paul Broadhurst 66 68 69
204 Tjaart Van Der Walt (Rsa) 67 70 67, John Parry 66 67 71, Joost Luiten (Ned) 66 69 69, T C Charamba (Zim) 68 68 68, Soren Hansen (Den) 66 70 68, Michael Hoey 68 69 67
205 Oliver Bekker (Rsa) 70 64 71, Peter Whiteford 66 69 70, Marcel Siem (Ger) 67 69 69, Josh Cunliffe (Rsa) 68 70 67, David Lynn 63 67 75
206 Titch Moore (Rsa) 68 68 70, Jamie Elson 71 67 68, Warren Abery (Rsa) 69 67 70, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 70 66 70, Simon Thornton 70 65 71, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 65 70 71
207 Gary Lockerbie 70 66 71, Brandon Pieters (Rsa) 70 69 68, Andrew McArthur 65 74 68, Robert Dinwiddie 70 66 71, Ariel Canete (Arg) 68 69 70, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 67 68 72, Deane Pappas (Rsa) 67 68 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 69 68 70
208 Prinavin Nelson (Rsa) 71 68 69, Kevin Stone (Rsa) 72 63 73, Neil Cheetham 67 69 72, Dawie Van Der Walt (Rsa) 70 68 70, Shaun Norris (Rsa) 67 70 71, Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 67 67 74, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 66 69 73
209 Christiaan Ries (Rsa) 68 70 71, Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 70 68 71, Branden Grace (Rsa) 67 70 72, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 69 70 70, Julien Quesne (Fra) 69 70 70, Carl Suneson (Spa) 66 70 73, Robert Rock 68 71 70, Alexandre Kaleka (Fra) 71 67 71, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 67 69 73, Trevor Fisher junior (Rsa) 72 67 70, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 70 69 70
210 Ross Wellington (Rsa) 68 69 73, Andrew Marshall 69 69 72, Phillip Price 72 67 71, David Horsey 68 71 71, Andrew Curlewis (Rsa) 68 66 76, Ryan Tipping (Rsa) 72 67 71, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 70 67 73
211 Grant Muller (Rsa) 71 68 72, Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 66 71 74, Rhys Davies 73 66 72, Mark Brown (Nzl) 71 66 74, Barry Lane 65 72 74
212 Sam Hutsby 70 69 73, Theunis Spangenberg (Rsa) 71 68 73, Teboho Sefatsa (Rsa) 69 70 73, Justin Walters (Rsa) 71 67 74
213 Alan McLean 71 66 76, Simon Khan 63 74 76
214 Jacques Blaauw (Rsa) 68 68 78
216 Christiaan Basson (Rsa) 67 72 77, Vaughn Groenewald (Rsa) 69 70 77
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
South African Charl Schwartzel has a second successive victory in his sights after another flawless display in the Joburg Open.
A glorious third-round 64 takes Schwartzel into the final day on 18 under par - four ahead of Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke.
The 25-year-old won the Africa Open last Sunday with a 20-under-par total, and the only time he has dropped a shot at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington this week was a double bogey at the 12th hole of his opening round on Thursday.
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Related Link
European Tour's official website
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That was a careless, four-putt 6 - but he has certainly made up for that since.
The last player to win back-to-back European Tour titles was German Martin Kaymer at the French and Scottish Opens last July.
Schwartzel is currently 51st in the world and another victory would make it odds-on that he will earn a Masters debut at Augusta in April.
The top 50 the week before the event are guaranteed places in the opening major of the season.
Clarke is now outside the top 100 and has not been to The Masters since 2007, but the 40-year-old - whose 63 on the adjoining West Course on the first day was his lowest Tour round for 11 years - was impressive again in shooting 67.
In third place, six behind, is 46-year-old South African Hendrik Buhrmann (69), with Alex Haindl, James Kamte, Hennie Otto, Jaco Van Zyl and Danny Willett one shot further back.
Peter Whiteford is the best placed of the three Scots who survived the halfway cut. He had a 70 for eight-under-par 205 and is sharing 20th place.
Andrew McArthur, who only just survived the cut by parring the last three holes in the early morning resumption, improved his position with a 68 for 207 but Glasgow-born Alan McLean fell away with a 76 - 10 shots more than he required in the second round - for 213, and has only three players behind him on the scoreboard.
THIRD ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 213 (3x71)
195 Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 63 68 64
199 Darren Clarke 63 69 67
201 Hendrik Buhrmann (Rsa) 68 64 69
202 Alex Haindl (Rsa) 71 66 65, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 67 66 69, Danny Willett 65 67 70, Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 71 64 67, James Kamte (Rsa) 67 66 69
203 Jbe Kruger (Rsa) 63 69 71, Keith Horne (Rsa) 68 65 70, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 66 69 68, Neil Schietekat (Rsa) 62 72 69, Paul Broadhurst 66 68 69
204 Tjaart Van Der Walt (Rsa) 67 70 67, John Parry 66 67 71, Joost Luiten (Ned) 66 69 69, T C Charamba (Zim) 68 68 68, Soren Hansen (Den) 66 70 68, Michael Hoey 68 69 67
205 Oliver Bekker (Rsa) 70 64 71, Peter Whiteford 66 69 70, Marcel Siem (Ger) 67 69 69, Josh Cunliffe (Rsa) 68 70 67, David Lynn 63 67 75
206 Titch Moore (Rsa) 68 68 70, Jamie Elson 71 67 68, Warren Abery (Rsa) 69 67 70, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 70 66 70, Simon Thornton 70 65 71, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 65 70 71
207 Gary Lockerbie 70 66 71, Brandon Pieters (Rsa) 70 69 68, Andrew McArthur 65 74 68, Robert Dinwiddie 70 66 71, Ariel Canete (Arg) 68 69 70, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 67 68 72, Deane Pappas (Rsa) 67 68 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 69 68 70
208 Prinavin Nelson (Rsa) 71 68 69, Kevin Stone (Rsa) 72 63 73, Neil Cheetham 67 69 72, Dawie Van Der Walt (Rsa) 70 68 70, Shaun Norris (Rsa) 67 70 71, Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 67 67 74, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 66 69 73
209 Christiaan Ries (Rsa) 68 70 71, Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 70 68 71, Branden Grace (Rsa) 67 70 72, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 69 70 70, Julien Quesne (Fra) 69 70 70, Carl Suneson (Spa) 66 70 73, Robert Rock 68 71 70, Alexandre Kaleka (Fra) 71 67 71, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 67 69 73, Trevor Fisher junior (Rsa) 72 67 70, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 70 69 70
210 Ross Wellington (Rsa) 68 69 73, Andrew Marshall 69 69 72, Phillip Price 72 67 71, David Horsey 68 71 71, Andrew Curlewis (Rsa) 68 66 76, Ryan Tipping (Rsa) 72 67 71, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 70 67 73
211 Grant Muller (Rsa) 71 68 72, Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 66 71 74, Rhys Davies 73 66 72, Mark Brown (Nzl) 71 66 74, Barry Lane 65 72 74
212 Sam Hutsby 70 69 73, Theunis Spangenberg (Rsa) 71 68 73, Teboho Sefatsa (Rsa) 69 70 73, Justin Walters (Rsa) 71 67 74
213 Alan McLean 71 66 76, Simon Khan 63 74 76
214 Jacques Blaauw (Rsa) 68 68 78
216 Christiaan Basson (Rsa) 67 72 77, Vaughn Groenewald (Rsa) 69 70 77
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