Schwartzel leads in Barbados

South African Charl Schwartzel tops the leaderboard at 12 under par going into the final day of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek.

But he is under huge pressure from England's Lee Westwood, who is tied for second with Welshman Mark Pilkington on 11-under.

Pilkington and South Africa's Des Terblanche made up the most ground on 200 winner Schwartzel with bogey-free rounds of seven-under on Saturday.

Terblanche is alone in fourth on nine-under, with Alvaro Quiros of Spain, who shot a 68, on his own in fifth at eight-under.

Most of the pressure on the day came from the experienced Westwood, who overcame a first-round 73 to shoot a second-round 66 and third-round 67.

"I gave Charl a nine-shot start over the first 10 holes, so if I can keep playing as well as I have, then I must have a chance of catching him," said Westwood, who narrowly missed the opportunity to close the gap to one shot after a bogey at the final hole.

After a solid drive, Westwood's three-iron approach to the island green at the 18th found water. He took a penalty drop, hit it to 15-foot behind the pin and missed the putt.

Westwood added: "On the fourth I was plugged in the face of the bunker, on five I three-putted and on 18 I just pushed a three-iron a bit. But I played solid golf.

"I just missed a lot of putts which was frustrating, but I didn't panic."

Schwartzel, who began the day at eight-under, wasted no time and collected three birdies and an eagle-two in his first five holes to pull six ahead through six holes.

But just as the 22-year-old launched a clear message that he is not about to relinquish control of the top spot, he dropped three shots over the next five holes.

His lead cut to one shot, Schwartzel managed to settle down and add back-to-back birdies at the 14th and 15th before coming home in pars.

"It was an up-and-down round, but I generally hit the ball where I wanted," said Schwartzel.

"I stumbled a bit in the middle, but that's to be expected.

"There is always somewhere in the tournament where things don't go your way and you just have to play through it."

The 28-year-old Pilkington birdied the first two holes, then parred his way to his third birdie at the 10th to go six-under. He strung together a run of three from the 13th to move to nine-under and closed out his round with a seventh birdie for a flawless seven-under 67.

"I missed a few on the front nine, but it all came together nicely on the back," said Pilkington, who landed his maiden title this year when he won the Kazakhstan Open on the Challenge Tour.

"I played well and struck the ball well. And my confidence is good.

"[On Sunday], I will try to do the same as I've done over the last three days.

"I don't think I'll be too nervous either. It's going to be a big day."

Terblanche roared into fourth place on nine-under in a flawless display that included two eagles.

"Where I lay, I thought I needed two great rounds to get close to contention. But it seems I only needed one. You never know in this game, things happen quickly," Terblanche said.

World number seven Ernie Els, looking to defend his title, began the day on level-par, eight shots off the pace and shot a 69 on Saturday. Els had five birdies and two bogeys and his three-under lifted the 'Big Easy' into a tie for 16th with 18 to play.

England's Oliver Wilson and Spain's Rafael Cabrera Bello started the final round two off the lead.

Cabrera Bello shot a five-over 77 to slide down to 31st position on one-under, while Wilson struggled to an even-par 72 and remains on six-under for the tournament.