Louis Oosthuizen one clear before the final round at South African Open

Local hero Louis Oosthuizen edges ahead after the third round of the 2020 South African Open. Oosthuizen carded seven birdies on his way to a third round 64. This climbed the 2010 Open Champion to 15 under par and he will take one shot advantage over Marcus Armitage into the final round. Englishman Armitage produced the round of the day- 62, which climbed him with 42 spots on the leaderboard to solo second place. Second round leader Tapio Pulkkanen needed 72 strokes on the course today. As a result he dropped to shared 14th place at 10 under par.

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With a win tomorrow Louis Oosthuizen will become the first player in 15 years to successfully defend his title. The last golfer to win back-to-back titles at South African Open was Trevor Immelman in 2003 and 2004.

Marcus Armitage started the week ranked 1398th in the world. A win tomorrow would climb him inside the top 900 and will secure his card for the European Tour for two years.