Louis Oosthuizen has set himself up for back-to-back victories on the Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour as he takes a one-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at La Réserve Golf Links.
Playing a golf course he co-designed with Peter Matkovich, Oosthuizen now seems intent on showing how to win on it as well following a third round of 65 which included three eagles and which lifted him into the lead on 14 under par.
Jacques P de Villiers is his nearest challenger on 13 under par following a 68, while Laurie Canter is currently third on 11 under par after signing for a 65 on Saturday.
Oosthuizen won last week’s Alfred Dunhill Championship to end a five-year win drought, and now looks set to double up with a win in Mauritius.
“I think that was the first time I’ve ever made three eagles in one round, and I missed a short putt for eagle on the eighth hole. I got such a boost from hitting a very good four iron into the fifth and making an eagle and then chipping it in for eagle on the sixth. That sort of momentum gets you going. The wind was tough and there were some good holes out there, but I think I managed myself very well. I played really well,” said Oosthuizen.
Should the South African triumph on Sunday it would complete a summer of co-sanctioned doubles on the Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour, with fellow South African Dean Burmester winning back-to-back in the Joburg Open and the Investec South African Open.
“I’m playing well so it’s all going to be about how I manage myself in the final round and my thought process around this golf course. With the wind being this strong you can miss a shot and easily get into trouble out there. But hopefully I keep calm and manage myself well and see if I can get another victory.”
Behind him, De Villiers is doing his best to focus on his own game as he prepares to tee it up in the final group with Major champion Oosthuizen.
“King Louis, indeed. I can’t control what he does but I can control what I do. I’ve got my plan. I’ve been playing well this season and I’ll stick to my game and hit my goals and focus on myself. Louis does his job and he does it well so we’ll see how it goes. I’m in there with a shout and that’s always a good feeling.”
Scores:
202 – Louis Oosthuizen 68 69 65
203 – Jacques P de Villiers 68 67 68
205 – Laurie Canter 66 74 65
206 – Jayden Schaper 65 74 67, Jaco Prinsloo 67 72 67
207 – Pieter Moolman 67 71 69, Lyle Rowe 66 71 70
208 – Marcel Siem 69 69 70, Darren Fichardt 66 72 70, Dylan Naidoo 68 69 71, Paul Waring 63 73 72, Marcel Schneider 67 68 73
209 – Louis de Jager 67 72 70, Antoine Rozner 62 74 73, Daniel Brown 68 68 73
210 – Thomas Aiken 68 75 67, Oliver Farr 69 72 69, Kazuki Higa 70 70 70, Casey Jarvis 67 73 70, Joakim Lagergren 68 70 72, Jeff Winther 69 68 73
211 – Deon Germishuys 68 74 69, John Catlin 69 71 71, Oliver Bekker 71 69 71, Kristian Krogh Johannessen 69 70 72, Nicolai Von Dellingshausen 68 71 72, Sebastian Soderberg 69 65 77
212 – Jordan Gumberg 70 73 69, Angel Hidalgo 74 69 69, Renato Paratore 68 74 70, Santiago Tarrio 68 72 72, Soren Broholt Lind 71 69 72, Pedro Figueiredo 68 69 75
213 – Jacques Kruyswijk 72 71 70, Andrea Pavan 68 75 70, Jens Dantorp 71 72 70, Alexander Levy 69 73 71, Andrew Johnston 71 71 71, Sam Bairstow 71 71 71, Steven Brown 71 70 72, Tom Vaillant 71 70 72, Daniel van Tonder 72 69 72, Angel Ayora 69 71 73, Brandon Stone 68 70 75, Lars van Meijel 67 71 75
214 – Matthew Southgate 72 69 73, Ryan Van Velzen 68 72 74, Guido Migliozzi 73 67 74, Dan Erickson 66 73 75, Wilco Nienaber 69 68 77
215 – Garrick Porteous 74 69 72, Anthony Michael 69 73 73, Chase Hanna 69 72 74
216 – Peter Karmis 72 71 73, Andrew Martin 70 72 74, Matthew Baldwin 73 68 75, Rupert Kaminski 67 74 75, Bradley Bawden 68 71 77
217 – Toto Thimba Jnr 72 71 74, Marc Warren 71 72 74, Alfredo Garcia-Heredia 73 70 74, Jake Redman 68 73 76, Haydn Porteous 68 73 76
218 – Danie Van Niekerk 71 72 75
223 – Daan Huizing 70 73 80
Missed the cut:
144 – Malcolm Mitchell 73 71, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen 73 71, Tom Lewis 70 74, Matteo Manassero 67 77, Max Rottluff 69 75, Martin Vorster 69 75, Sam Hutsby 69 75, Martin Couvra 68 76, Frank Kennedy 69 75, Jeong Weon Ko 68 76, JJ Senekal 72 72, John Axelsen 72 72, Samuel Jones 71 73, Matthis Besard 73 71, Keenan Davidse 69 75
145 – Martin Rohwer 70 75, Stefan Wears-Taylor 69 76, Hennie Otto 71 74, Wynand Dingle 75 70, Yurav Premlall 74 71, Mateusz Gradecki 69 76, Sebastian Friedrichsen 70 75, Neil Schietekat 73 72, Hennie O’Kennedy 71 74, Jovan Rebula 73 72, Merrick Bremner 69 76
146 – Freddy Schott 70 76, Dylan Frittelli 71 75, Clement Sordet 70 76, Clancy Waugh 73 73, Matthieu Pavon 70 76, Keagan Thomas 72 74, Nicolo Galletti 74 72, Jack Davidson 71 75, Tapio Pulkkanen 70 76
147 – Kyle Barker 72 75, Joachim B. Hansen 71 76, Haydn Barron 73 74, Keegan Mclachlan 70 77, Jeppe Kristian Andersen 71 76, Jacques Blaauw 72 75, Jonathan Broomhead 72 75, Stuart Manley 74 73, Luca Filippi 73 74, Louis Albertse 69 78
148 – Adam Breen 73 75, Nicolai Kristensen 68 80, David Ravetto 71 77, Will Enefer 71 77, Ruan Korb 70 78, Anton Karlsson 73 75, Jonathan Goth-Rasmussen 68 80, Jamie Donaldson 71 77, Andrew Wilson 74 74, Lauri Ruuska 77 71
149 – David Wicks 74 75, Oihan Guillamoundeguy 73 76, Benjamin Follett-Smith 73 76, Rhys Enoch 74 75, Nikhil Rama 70 79, Ashley Chesters 75 74, Heinrich Bruiners 70 79
150 – JC Ritchie 71 79, Luke Jerling 73 77, Stuart Krog 74 76, Hayden Griffiths 75 75, Regan Steyn 78 72, Sean Bradley 70 80, Ivan Cantero 77 73
151 – Conner Mackenzie 75 76
152 – MJ Viljoen 79 73, Julien Quesne 71 81
153 – Jaco Van Zyl 72 81, Robin Williams 73 80, Rourke van der Spuy 77 76, Estiaan Conradie 73 80, Pierre Pellegrin 78 75, Oliver Hundeboll 73 80
154 – Rhys West 76 78, Tristen Strydom 75 79, Robson Chinhoi 76 78
155 – Soren Kjeldsen 79 76
156 – Mike Lorenzo-Vera 78 78, Dylan Mostert 81 75, Benjamin Rusch 72 84, Aneurin Gounden 73 83
157 – Vaughn van Deventer 80 77
158 – Albert Venter 74 84
160 – Joshua Berry 79 81
164 – Combrinck Smit 81 83
RTD – Alexander Knappe 69 RTD
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The 2023 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open has once again drawn a glittering array of blue-chip sponsors, including AfrAsia Bank, Rogers Group, Rogers Hospitality, Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority, IBL, Beachcomber Resorts and Hotels, Heritage Villas Valriche, Phoenix Beverages, Jacobs Coffee, Pro Carts, Mautourco, KOHLER, Häagen Dazs and Oxenham.
