McLardy soars ahead after birdie blitz

South Africa‘s Andrew McLardy surged into the early lead at the Joburg Open as the fourth round got under way at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Club.

McLardy – his parents are from Helensburgh, Scotland – plays most of his golf on the Nationwide Tour and he started off badly by dropping a shot on the first. He immediately bounced back with some excellent approach shots to birdie five, seven and nine and hold a one-shot lead over Argentina‘s Ariel Canete and South Africa‘s Hennie Otto.