South Africa's Anthony Michael set a testing clubhouse target on day two of the Tshwane Open as compatriot Justin Harding reinvigorated his title chances with a hole-in-one.
Michael carded four birdies and one bogey in a second round of 69 at Pretoria Country Club to finish 7-under-par, with scoring again proving difficult on a course measuring just 6,830 yards.
Charl Schwartzel will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Tshwane Open after a 4-under 66 took him to 9 under par overall on Saturday.
The former Masters champion had three birdies and an eagle in the third round at Pretoria Country Club. His bogey on the last hole was his first dropped shot since the opening round.
Schwartzel won the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa i
Charl Schwartzel races away to win Tshwane Open by eight shots
Charl Schwartzelraced away from the rest of the field to win the European Tour's Tshwane Open by eight shots on Sunday as he closed with a 7-under 63 to finish 16 under par.
Schwartzel, who held a one-shot lead heading into the final round, had seven birdies and an eagle to cruise to victory and his second tour title this season. The former U.S. Masters champion finished with four birdies in his last seven holes for his runaway victory at Pretoria Country Club.
It delivered an 11th European Tour title for Schwartzel, who had ended a two-year drought on the tour by winning the Alfred Dunhill Championship in November. Eight of Schwartzel's 11 wins have come in South Africa.
Schwartzel won from Denmark's Jeff Winther, who closed with a 64 for second outright on 8 under.