JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 13: Graeme Storm during Round 2 of the 2017 BMW SA Open Championship at Glendower Golf Club on January 13, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (EDITORS NOTE: For free editorial use. Not available for sale. No commercial usage.) (Photo by Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images)

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Storm Hits Last Round of South African Open with Three-Stroke Lead

It’s hard to quibble when the 54-hole leader last made a bogey 41 holes ago, and that’s exactly the position in which England’s Graeme Storm found himself after Saturday’s third round of the BMW SA Open proudly hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni. Storm fired a five-under-par 67 to reach 17-under for the tournament at Glendower […]

By SAPeople
15-01-17 11:54
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 13: Graeme Storm during Round 2 of the 2017 BMW SA Open Championship at Glendower Golf Club on January 13, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (EDITORS NOTE: For free editorial use. Not available for sale. No commercial usage.) (Photo by Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images)

It’s hard to quibble when the 54-hole leader last made a bogey 41 holes ago, and that’s exactly the position in which England’s Graeme Storm found himself after Saturday’s third round of the BMW SA Open proudly hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JANUARY 13: Graeme Storm during Round 2 of the 2017 BMW SA Open Championship at Glendower Golf Club on January 13, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (EDITORS NOTE: For free editorial use. Not available for sale. No commercial usage.) (Photo by Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images)

Storm fired a five-under-par 67 to reach 17-under for the tournament at Glendower Golf Club to head into Sunday’s closing round with a three-stroke edge over world number two Rory McIlroy (who had a close encounter with a lion while on safari in SA last weekend). South Africa’s Jbe’ Kruger and England’s Jordan L Smith shared third spot, a further shot back.

It all sets up for a thriller from McIlroy as he attempts to chase down Storm in the final round.

‘I wish I was a little bit closer to the lead,’ said McIlroy. ‘Graeme’s three shots ahead of me at the minute so it would be nice to be within one or two but get off to a fast start tomorrow and it will be interesting.’

Storm is not concerned about what will be coming his way. ‘I’ve never played with Rory before and I know him really well so it will be a lot of fun,’ he said. ‘I’m not sure how many fans I will have compared to him but we will have some fun out there.’

And Kruger is relishing the challenge too. ‘I think it will be cool with all the fans out there following him,’ he said. ‘It’s amazing for South African golf and I think all of us embrace it.’

Here’s the latest update (11h45) from Round Four, on Sunday: