John signed for a 70 at Serengeti Estates on Saturday to lead on 15 under par. Jaco Prinsloo is his nearest challenger on 13 under par after finishing his round strong with three consecutive birdies on the 15th, 16th and 17th holes to sign for a 68.
Daniel van Tonder (71) and Wilco Nienaber (68) are in joint third place on 12 under par.
John had a slow but steady start to his round. He turned in level par and then made two key birdies on the back nine to claim the lead.
“It feels nice. It was a bit of a weird day today. I have almost hit every green, but I just could not make any putts. Maybe tomorrow I am going to drop a few more,” he said.
John, currently in his rookie season on the Sunshine Tour, has enjoyed every minute of The Courier Guy Playoffs on the Tour.
“We had a lot of fun over the last three days and the format is very nice. It gives us some time in between shots to have fun. Overall, we had a very good day.”
The German said he is looking forward to the final round, with his game currently in a good place
“I haven’t changed anything really over the last five to six weeks. I’ve just been trying to keep going and knocking on the door. Here we are, and we will see what happens tomorrow,” John said.
Article Link: John on track for Sunshine Tour breakthrough