Wall joins 3-way hunt for Golf's Joburg Open

Anthony Wall joined a three-way hunt for the Joburg Open along with South African duo Zander Lombard and Haydn Porteous after hitting a flawless third round 68 on Saturday.

The 40-year-old had birdies on the fourth, ninth, 10th and 13th holes, and goes into the final round level on 15 under par along with Lombard and Porteous at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club.

The Englishman is bidding for a second European Tour title - 16 years after his first at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.

"I've got a great chance tomorrow. But they're all good players, someone's going to be a little luckier tomorrow and win, so hopefully it's me," said Wall, who admitted his mentality has changed since 2000.

"At the end of the day I'm father now before I am a golfer, that switched a few years ago and I just want to keep playing for them and my wife so they can be proud of me."

Wall secured his place at the 2015 Open Championship with a second-placed finish in Joburg last year and could do so again with the top three non-exempt players in the top ten claiming a place at Royal Troon.

And with Ernie Els and David Howell, the highest placed exempt players, eight off the lead, this is a golden opportunity to get to the third Major Championship of the year.

Lombard, who turns 21 on Monday, posted nine birdies and two bogeys en route to a 65 and Porteous, having started with an eagle at the par-five first, then ended with two straight birdies for 68.

Overnight leader Ross McGowan hit a one-over par 73 and is two shots off the lead in a group including Jacques Blaauw, Paul Dunne and Qualifying School graduate Daniel Im.

Source: AFP