Much in the Nedbank hunt at Sun City
Shubhankar Sharma.
Richie Ramsay leads the Scots at five-under after a 71, Scott Jamieson is one further back in a share of 17th, with David Law and Ewen Ferguson both at three-under.
Bob Macintyre and Connor Syme share 39th spot on two-over-par.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat turned on the style as a seven-under-par round of 64 earned him the secondround lead at DP World Tour Qualifying School – Final Stage.
The 34-year-old carded seven birdies without a blemish on the Lakes Course to reach 10-underpar, one stroke clear of English duo Ross Mcgowan and Daniel Brown, as well as Iceland’s Gudmundur Kristjansson.
There are still four rounds of the marathon Final Stage event to play at INFINITUM but Aphibarnat, a four-time DP World Tour winner, is the man who holds a narrow advantage after 36 holes.
Five players, including English amateur Callan Barrow, share fifth place on eight-under-par, with a further four players a shot further back in a tie for 10th.
Liam Johnston is the top Scot on five-under in a tie for 22nd. Craig Howie is in 66th on one-under, Michael Stewart is a shot further back in 80th spot, while Craig Ross is in a share of 103rd on two-over-par.
Former Ryder Cup man, and four-time Tour winner, Stephen Gallacher is languishing in 118th spot on three-over.
Tony Finau holds a four-shot lead heading into today’s final round of the Cadence Bank Houston Open.
A third-round two-under-par 68 took him to 15-under-par. His nearest challenger is England’s Ben Taylor, with Justin Rose in a threeway tie for third at eight-under.
Scotland’s Russell Knox is in a share of 10th on a six-under total of 204, while Martin Laird is at levelpar in a tie for 42nd.