Matthew Baldwin shot a four birdie in the first 13 holes of his third round to join Christian Krug-Johansen at the top of the SDC championship leader before play was suspended due to darkness on Saturday night.
The pair are two points clear of club leaders Daniel Brown and Dutchman Joost Luiten, who set the target at minus nine at the European Tour event in South Africa on Saturday.
Baldwin was four shots off his stride at the halfway point but made consecutive birdie saves in the fifth and sixth before picking up more batters on the 10th and 13th to take a share of the lead on 11 under.
The 37-year-old, looking for his first title on the European Tour, narrowly missed his birdie attempt on the 14th before fading light stopped proceedings.
He will be back on the track to complete the back nine early Sunday before the start of Round 4.
Norway’s Johansen had a three-shot lead in the middle of the tournament after finishing his second round with an eagle, five birdies and one bogey on Saturday morning, as the Friday afternoon starters had to play catch-up after a weather-affected second day. .
He extended his advantage to five strokes early in the third round after catching a birdie in the second to reach 12-under.
But the 28-year-old returned his putt at fourth and although he birdied the seventh, a bogey in the 11th saw his lead drop to one stroke as daylight began to fade.
And with partner Baldwin sending his 13th-minute approach shot into tapping range before making a birdie there, Johansen had company at the top.
Johansen has a penalty kick waiting for him when the third round resumes.
Brawn and Luten got the same result as Swede Jens Dantorp in a tie for third place.
The second round was marked by two holes in one in the seventeenth, with England’s Dan Bradbury and South African Wynand Dingle each making aces.
DISCLAIMER:- Denial of responsibility! olorinews.com is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email at loginhelponline@gmail.com The content will be deleted within 24 hours.