Who is leading the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Championship after round 3? Leaderboard explored

The third round of the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Championship was played on Saturday, December 14 at Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa. The so-called Moving Day saw numerous changes to the top 10, although the leader remained the same.

Marcus Kinhult continues to lead the Alfred Dunhill Championship at 14-under. Six of the 13 current top 10 players were outside this select group a day earlier.

2024 Alfred Dunhill Championship round 3 leaderboard

The following is the leaderboard for the Alfred Dunhill Championship. Only the top 50 are included.

1 Marcus Kinhult -14
2 Ryan van Velzen -12
3 Darius Van Driel -11
T4 Angel Ayora -10
T4 Joost Luiten -10
T4 Romain Langasque -10
T4 Matthew Southgate -10
T4 Dean Burmester -10
T9 John Parry -9
T9 Martin Couvra -9
T9 Wenyi Ding -9
T9 Casey Jarvis -9
T9 Dale Whitnell -9
T14 Hamish Brown -8
T14 Shaun Norris -8
T14 Andy Sullivan -8
T17 Yurav Premlall -7
T17 Simon Forsström -7
T17 Alex Fitzpatrick -7
T20 Benjamin Follett-Smith -6
T20 Oliver Lindell -6
T20 Keenan Davidse -6
T23 Lucas Bjerregaard -5
T23 Tom McKibbin -5
T23 Laurie Canter -5
T23 Nathan Kimsey -5
T23 Charl Schwartzel -5
T28 Marcel Schneider -4
T28 Ugo Coussaud -4
T28 Erik van Rooyen -4
T28 Jens Dantorp -4
T28 Brandon Stone -4
T28 Joel Moscatel -4
T28 Andrea Pavan -4
T35 Gavin Green -3
T35 Pieter Moolman -3
T35 Louis Albertse -3
T35 Manuel Elvira -3
T35 Ryggs Johnston -3
T35 Christiaan Bezuidenhout -3
T35 Herman Loubser -3
T35 Frederic LaCroix -3
T43 Jacques Blaauw -2
T43 Richard Mansell -2
T43 Jorge Campillo -2
T43 Alexander Levy -2
T43 Aldrich Potgieter -2
T43 Scott Jamieson -2
T49 Julien Guerrier -1
T49 Nacho Elvira -1

Marcus Kinhult carded six birdies and three bogeys in the third round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship. It was enough to maintain his two-stroke lead as several contenders from the previous day dropped down the leaderboard.

Speaking to the DP World Tour News Service after his performance, Kinhult said:

"It was a bit more of a grind today. The good was very good but I left myself in some tough positions as well and had to grind. I think I did pretty well. It feels like it was less greens in regulation and more pressure on the short game today."

South African Ryan van Velzen and Spaniard Angel Ayora tied for the best score of the day (7-under). The former carded a bogey-free round with an eagle and five birdies, while Ayora carded an eagle, seven birdies, and a double bogey.

The performance saw van Velzen climb 20 places to second, while Ayora climbed 31 places to fourth. Darius van Driel, Joost Luiten, Romain Langasque, and John Parry played their way into the top 10 with rounds of 67, 68, 68 and 69 respectively.

Dean Burmester dropped from second to fourth place, mainly due to his two double bogeys in the third round. His compatriot and LIV Golf teammate, Charl Schwartzel, dropped 18 places on the leaderboard after carding a 2-over for the third round.

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Edited by Tushar Bahl