CAPE TOWN OPEN REPORT AND SCORES

                                David Drysdale: Rounds of 70, 69 and 68 for share of fifth place.

EVER-IMPROVING DAVID DRYSDALE 

MOVES UP IN CAPE TOWN OPEN

David Drysdale has improved every round so far and now finds himself in joint fifth place with a day to go in the Lion of Africa Cape Town Open.
He had a third-round, four-under-par 68 for a tally of nine-under-par 207 at Royal Cape Golf Club today.
The 39-year-old from Edinburgh had six birdies - at the first, fifth, sixth, eighth, 11th and 16th in halves of 32 and 36.
Bogeys at the 10th and 16th left the Scot three shots behind South African joint leaders ~Danie Van Tonder and Hennie Otto.
Drysdale's earlier rounds were 70 and 69.

THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 216 (3x72). Players from South Africa unless stated
204 Danie Van Tonder 67 68 69, Hennie Otto 66 67 71
206 Rhys West 71 65 70, Thomas Aiken 69 66 71
207 David Drysdale (Sco) 70 69 68, Titch Moore 67 68 72
208 George Coetzee 70 72 66, Ross McGowan (Eng) 69 71 68, Jaco Ahlers 71 69 68, Justin Walters 71 67 70

SELECTED SCORES:
210 Jack Harrison (Eng) 69 70 71, Rhys Enoch (Wal) 68 71 71 (T19).