Strydom makes big move as Irish duo post 71s in South Africa

Scotland's Scott Jamieson ties the lead with South African Ockie Strydom, while Irish duo Gary Hurley and Tom McKibbin carded a pair of 71s in the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek. Jamieson went into the day with a three-shot lead, having produced a course-record 63 on Friday, but struggled on the front nine - carding two birdies and three bogeys. However, he bounced back with a hat-trick of birdies at the 11th, 12th and 13th to sign for a 70 and join home favourite Strydom on 15 under par. Strydom, meanwhile, made a huge move on Saturday, carding an eagle, eight birdies and a single bogey to equal Jamieson's course record and earn a share of the lead.

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The leading pair are two clear of Englishman Dale Whitnell and South Africans Dean Burmester and Oliver Bekker in a tie for third.

Hurley and McKibbin are both sitting in a tie for 40th, both on four under par, 11 strokes adrift of the leaders.

Both players had carded 68 and 73 over the opening two days, although with the order reversed in Hurley's case, the Waterford golfer rising up the ranks with a stunning finish to his round on Friday, while Holywood-born McKibbin fell back.

On Saturday, Hurley posted three birdies on 3, 10 and 11, with dropped strokes at the 6th and 13th en route to his 71.

McKibbin registered the same score, though logged a considerably more colourful scorecard, recovering from an early double-bogey on 3, subsequent birdies on 4 and 6 being cancelled out by successive bogeys on 7 and 8. The Northern Irishman enjoyed a strong inward nine, however, with birdies on 11, 13, 15 and 18.

The other Irish entrant, Cork's John Murphy, missed the cut on three over par after rounds of 75 and 72 on the opening two days.