South African Charl Schwartzel shot a third successive four-under-par 68 today to take a two stroke lead into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek.

England's Lee Westwood and Mark Pilkington lead the chasing pack on 10 under par.

Pilkington and South African Des Terblanche made up the most ground on 2004 winner Schwartzel, shooting seven-under-par 65s, while Westwood had a 67, dropping a potentially important stroke on the 18th when his second failed to make the island green.
   
The burly Terblanche, who weighs 130 kilograms and is over six feet tall, roared into fourth place on nine under par with a bogey-free round which featured two eagles.
   
Westwood was pleased with his comeback, having overcome a first round of 73.
   
"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 the Englishman.
   
"I hit a lot of good irons and drives and the shots were not too bad either for the three bogeys. 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," Westwood said.
   
Schwartzel, who led England's Oliver Wilson and Spain's Rafael Cabrera Bello by two strokes at the start of the day, battled through his most inconsistent round of the tournament with five birdies, an eagle and three bogeys.
   
"It was an up-and-down round, but I generally hit the ball where I wanted," Schwartzel said. "I stumbled a bit in the middle, but I said at the start of the week that if I could shoot four 68s I would be very close to winning."
   
World number seven Els shot a three-under-par 69 and is nine strokes behind Schwartzel.