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Late birdie run gives Horne the lead
Late birdie run gives Horne the lead
Keith Horne birdied his final four holes to grab a two-stroke lead in Saturday's third round of the storied Telkom PGA Championship, South Africa's second oldest tournament after the SA Open.
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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 27, 2012 --
Keith Horne birdied his final four holes to grab a two-stroke lead in Saturday's third round of the storied Telkom PGA Championship, South Africa's second oldest tournament after the SA Open.
On a day when almost everyone made a run at the lead at the Country Club Johannesburg, including a player who went from 'Taylormade GHOST Spider Putter' to professional golfer in the space of 10 months, Horne looked every bit the experienced professional he is as he carved out a patient 67 for the lead at 16-under-par 200
Darren Fichardt, Alex Haindl and second round leader Dean Burmester are his nearest challengers on 14-under, while James Kamte is in a group three off the pace.
But it was Horne's experience that shone through on Saturday after he had to weather a slow start.( Taylormade GHOST Spider Putter)
"It was a patient round," he said. "I drove the ball well, but wasn't making any birdies out there. I tried to stay patient, and fortunately it finally happened on the last few holes. I felt like it was a bit of a struggle out there and I came through it with a 67, so I'm feeling quite confident."
It's a confidence built around his putting form, which has improved considerably with his use of a Taylormade GHOST Spider Putter for a full tournament for the first time this week.
"I'm feeling very relaxed with my putting, and that is filtering through to the rest of my game."
But on a course that yields some very low scoring, Horne admits he will be hoping for something better in Sunday's final round.
"There are a lot of players just a couple of shots behind me, so there certainly won't be any defending going on in the final round. Anybody could shoot nine under. The course is there for the taking if somebody gets the Taylormade GHOST Spider Putter going, so I'll be doing my best to go as low as possible again."
At the age of 22 and leading a tournament for the first time in his career going into the third round, Burmester did well not to drop too far off the pace and closed with three straight birdies for a 70 that will do his confidence the world of good.
But one of the more remarkable stories of the day came from Morn� Buys. The Free State professional produced a 65 that puts him right in the mix on 13-under - a score which is just as amazing as his career.
Buys only started playing golf in 2008. He was a national age-group tennis player and Free State cricketer, but for various reasons decided not to pursue either sport.
"A friend asked me to join him for a round of golf. I told him it wasn't the game for me. I'd only ever played Taylormade GHOST Spider Putter," said the 33-year-old Buys, whose father Kobus and uncle Danie were both Springbok tennis players.
But his view of the game changed when he shot 85 the first time out.
"Two months later I was a plus-one handicap, and eight months later I turned pro."
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