FERGUSON NEEDS GRANDSTAND FINISH IN SOUTH 

AFRICA IF HE IS GOING TO WIN STROKE TITLE

Bearsden's Ewen Ferguson goes into the final round of the South African men's open amateur stroke-play championship in joint fifth place but only three shots behind home hope Rupert Kaminski at Port Elizabeth Golf Club today (Thursday).
Ferguson has had rounds of 65, 71 and 71 for nine-under 207.
The Scot did well to hold his game together in windy conditions and stay in the mix with the chance to swoop for the title if he can repeat his first-round effort, or even lower, on the final circuit.
Craig Ross (Kirkhill) is joint 14th on 212 with rounds of 70, 70 and 72.
Connor Syme (Drumoig) has shot 71, 71 and 74 for 216 and a share of 22nd place.
Craigie Hill's Daniel Young has gone off the boil with deteriorating rounds of 69, 73 and 75 for joint 31st position on 217. Scott Gibson (Southerness) is also on a decline with rounds of 70, 74 and 77 for
221 and joint 57th place.
Ben Kinsley (St Andrews) is tied 69th with rounds 74, 73 and 76 for 223
Ireland's Gavin Moynihan, who won the Scottish open amateur stroke-play title at Panmure last year, is in sixth place, two shots behind Ewen Ferguson.
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LEADING THIRD ROUND SCORES
Par 216 (3x72)
Players from S Africa unless stated
204 R Kaminski 68 67 69
205 Ugo Coussaud (Fra) 66 71 68
206 A Scholtz 73 67 66; R Langasque (Fra) 72 70 64
207 E Ferguson (Sco) 65 71 71
209 G Moynihan (Ire) 68 71 70

SELECTED SCORES
212 C Ross (Sco) 70 70 72 (T14)
214 J Hume (Ire) 72 71 71; G Hurley (Ire) 70 72 72 (T18)
216 C Syme (Sco) 71 71 74, R Dawson (Ire) 73 72 71 (T22)
217 D Young (Sco) 69 73 75, R Bridges (Ire) 78 69 70, C Sharvin (Ire) 68 74 75 (T31)
221 S Gibson (Sco) 70 74 77 (T57).
223 B Kinsley (Sco) 74 73 76 (T69)