Hennie du Plessis two clear at Pecanwood
Hennie du Plessis ends the day as leader during day 3 of the MyGolfLife Open hosted by Pecanwood at Pecanwood Golf & Country Club. Photo by Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images
South Africa’s Hennie du Plessis has a two-stroke lead on 19-under par going into the final round of the MyGolfLife Open hosted by Pecanwood, co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour.
He leads by two strokes on the course built by his father from fellow South African Richard Sterne and Spain’s Adri Arnaus – who posted the low round of the day with a 64 – Pablo Larrazabal and Nacho Elvira.
Du Plessis signed for a 70 to top a leaderboard that was held in check by the changing nature of this golf course on Saturday.
“I expected somewhere close to 25 under would lead tonight, but by the turn I saw that nobody was making a charge,” said Du Plessis, who is seeking his maiden DP World Tour win.
“The greens were a lot firmer. I wasn’t expecting that at all. On the second hole I hit a perfect shot that pitched eight metres short of the flag and it finished four metres past, so I was very surprised about that.
“But by then I knew the greens were going to be firm all day. I just tried to keep as calm as possible and try to hit greens and give myself opportunities.
“I’ll just take it as it comes, stick to my process, trust my targets and lines, and enjoy it. It was awesome to have so many people out there following.
“I haven’t played in front of a nice home crowd like this before. I enjoyed every minute of it. When we got to 13 (where they have entertainment for the spectators) I almost started dancing on the tee box there. It was fun.”
