SA Team stay inside top 10 at Spirit

The South African team slipped to eighth on the 54-hole leaderboard at the 2011 Spirit International at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Houston, Texas on Saturday.

Ruan de Smidt, Haydn Porteous, Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey carded a collective 140, to finish 10 shots behind the United States. The hosts top the leaderboard at 412, three shots clear of Denmark, who launched to second with a third round 135.

In the Mens Team Competition, Canada retained their lead and finished four shots clear of Australia, while Porteous and De Smidt, who managed three birdies in the third round for a partnership of 71, slipped from a share for second to tie for sixth, six shots off the pace.

In the Womens Team Competition, Argentina’s lead was cut to just one shot by Korea. Verwey and Williams collected four birdies for a 69 to join a five-way tie for ninth alongside Canada, France, Italy 66 76 73 and Sweden. Although they improved from an overnight tie for 14th, the ladies still trail the leaders by 11 shots.

THIRD ROUND: TEAMS LEADERBOARD

412 United States 133 144 135

415 Denmark 136 144 135

416 Argentina 139 142 135; Canada 132 142 142

417 Korea 138 140 139

420 Germany 140 143 137

421 Mexico 139 145 137

422 South Africa 140 142 140

423 Australia 136 150 137

424 France 148 143 133; Colombia 147 143 134; Japan 137 146 141

425 Sweden 142 144 139; England 141 143 141

426 Italy 134 151 141

427 Belgium 137 146 144

430 Switzerland 141 142 147

431 Ireland 142 145 144

445 Norway 145 151 149

502 China 175 168 159

THIRD ROUND: MENS TEAM COMPETITION (top 10 only)

201 Canada 64 68 69

205 Australia 65 73 67; Denmark 67 72 66; Japan 65 71 69

206 United States 64 73 69

207 South Africa 68 68 71; Germany 70 70 67; Mexico 69 71 67

209 France 74 70 65

210 Ireland 69 70 71; Sweden 70 72 68

THIRD ROUND: WOMENS TEAM COMPETITION (top 10 only)

204 Argentina 69 68 67

205 Korea 68 70 67

206 United States 69 71 66

209 Colombia 71 70 68

210 Denmark 69 72 69

212 England 70 72 70

213 Germany 70 73 70

214 Mexico 70 74 70

215 South Africa 72 74 69; Canada 68 74 73; France 74 73 68; Italy 66 76 73; Sweden 72 72 71

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