Nedbank Golf Challenge 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Scores and Highlights

Jeunghun Wang will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the 2016 Nedbank Golf Challenge after soaring to the summit of the leaderboard with a sensational score of 64 on Saturday. 

The South Korean star leads South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen after a gleaming front nine saw him rise 10 places up the table, swiftly followed by an albatross on the par-five 10th hole that propelled him into the lead.

Previous leader Alexander Noren fell away from title contention in Sun City after a third-round score of 75 saw him drop six shots off the pace, while England's Andy Sullivan sits third after shooting a 68 on Day 3.

Masters champion Danny Willett—who took the crown here in 2014—doesn't look likely to challenge for silverware in South Africa as he prepares to enter the final round on par, but a third-round score of 67 saw the Sheffield native climb 37 places.

Read on for a roundup of Saturday's drama from Sun City in the 2016 Nedbank Golf Challenge, complete with a look at the Day 3 leaderboard.

Position	Player	To Par	Round 3
1	Jeunghun Wang	-11	64
2	Louis Oosthuizen	-8	70
3	Andy Sullivan	-7	68
T4	Alexander Noren	-5	71
T4	Branden Grace	-5	75
T6	Henrik Stenson	-4	69
T6	Jaco van Zyl	-4	74
T8	Ross Fisher	-3	69
T8	Victor Dubuisson	-3	73
T8	Chris Wood	-3	74
T8	Alejandro Canizares	-3	75

Visit the official European Tour website for a breakdown of the leaderboard in full.

Recap

Despite Oosthuizen's best effort to claim the lead outright heading into the final day of the tournament, Wang was able to fend off the South African native's advances to retain a three-shot cushion by Saturday's end.

The 21-year-old recovered well after Friday's 73 and failed to record a single bogey in his Day 3 outing, which comprised of six birdies and a terrifically taken albatross on the 10th hole, via the official European Tour Twitter account:

Six holes was the longest Wang went without a birdie on Saturday as he endured a slower back nine, but some sensational approach play meant there wasn't a blemish to speak of on his third-round card.

Oosthuizen held his resolve to ensure the gap between first and second was fairly minimal at day's end, although Sun International Golf confirmed Wang was verging out of reach at one point on Saturday afternoon:

Last year's runner-up, Henrik Stenson, is eyeing an uphill battle if he plans on a Sunday title charge, with seven shots separating him from first place as things stand, but an impressive Saturday outing at least kept him in the running.

The Race to Dubai standings leader and world-ranked No. 4 recorded four bogeys—the most of any day thus far—but seven birdies was enough to pull him up the leaderboard, saving some of his best for the last hole:

Branden Grace followed compatriot Oosthuizen up the standings and sits fifth after three days of the competition, just six strokes off the lead after Saturday's 71 kept him within reach of the top.

It was a day to forget for home favourite Jaco van Zyl, however, after a third-round score of 74 left him marooned in joint-sixth, per South African radio station Jacaranda FM, having started the day tied for second:

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#NGC2016 - Jaco van Zyl just can't find any consistency today - A third bogey on his card at the par-four 13th, slips back to -5. pic.twitter.com/FFmIrYuV3m

— Jacaranda FM Sport (@Jacasport) November 12, 2016"

Willett recorded his first under-par score of the weekend and recovered from the disappointment witnessed on Thursday and Friday to clinch a much-improved 67 on Saturday, although he's still way down the order in joint-16th.

World No. 34 and fellow Englishman Tyrrell Hatton is also facing a difficult fourth-round outing after settling for par on Saturday to remain at two over overall, leaving him stranded some 13 strokes from the summit.