McLARDY BACK IN LEAD AS

FORSYTH COOLS OFF

South African Andrew McLardy, whose parents come from Helensburgh, has regained the lead in the fourth and final round of the weather-delayed Johannesburg Open at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club.

Play in the third round was halted on Saturday due to a severe electrical storm over the course and many of the players did not finish the round until this morning. After a quite bite, they were back out on the course.

At the end of the third round Argentina's Ariel Canete led at 15-under-par 199 - one shot ahead of first-round pacemaker McLardy. Scot Alastair Forsyth came back in 31 for a 69 and, going into the fourth round, he was sharing fifth place on 204. He has dropped back a notch or two in the fourth round.

THIRD ROUND LEADING TOTALS

Players from South Africa unless stated

199 (-15) A Canete (Arg) 66 68 65.

200 (-14) A McLardy 63 72 65.

202 (-12) A Haindl 68 68 66, H Otto 65 67 70.

204 (-10) E Rush (Eng) 70 67 67, S Struver (Ger) 65 71 68, A Forsyth (Sco) 67 68 68, E Molinari (Ita) 64 71 69, M Murless 64 71 69, J Kingston 66 66 72.

Also:

205 D Park (Wal) 65 71 69 (jt 11th).

208 E Little (Sco) 69 71 68 (jt 30th).

POSITIONS IN FINAL ROUND

(at different stages out on course)

-17 McLardy.

-16 Canete.

-14 Otto.

-13 Haindl.

-12 Rush, Murless.

-11 A Da Silva (Braz), Forsyth, J-B Gonnet (Fra).