Shubankar Sharma plays a shot at the 18th hole (Getty Images)

India's Sharma goes two clear in Joburg Open as Pulkkanen drops first shots

Shubhankar Sharma opened up a five-shot lead by the end of the  third round of the Joburg Open  at Randpark Golf Club, South Africa.
The Indian entered the round one shot behind overnight-leader Tapio Pulkkanen but made two birdies in his first three holes to get to 15 under, with the Finn dropping his first shot of the week and falling steadily farther behind the new leader.
Sharma went on to shoot a 65, after earlier rounds of 69 and 61, for a 54-hole aggregate of 20-under-par 195.
Sweden's Christofer Blomstrand took over second place with scores of 70, 68 and 62 for 200.
Englishman James Morrison (64-70-67) and South African Erik Van Rooyen (64-67-70) were joint third on 201.
Robert MacIntyre, the only Scot to survive the halfway cut, is T50 on 210 with rounds of 72, 67 and 71.
A total of 75 players with 54-hole tallies of 213 qualified for the weekend rounds.

THIRD-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 215 (2x72, 1x71)
195 Shubhankar Sharma (India) 69 61 65.
200 Christofer Blomstrand (Sweden) 70 68 62
201 James Morrison (England) 64 70 67, Erik Van Rooyen (South Africa) 64 67 70

SELECTED SCORE
210 Robert MacIntyre (Scotland) 72 67 71 (T50

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