Pete matkovich

La Reserve Links Golf: Course designer Louis Oosthuizen dropped three bogeys, but also showed how to land a lot of eagles. He had three in the third round of the 2023 Mauritius Open, and it could even have been four, but for a short putt he missed for an eagle on the Par-5 eighth.

Oosthuizen shot 7-under 65 to get to 14-under and held a one-shot lead over the little-known Jacques P De Villiers, who caught the eye with a second round 67. De Villiers, ranked 984th in the world, birdied the 18th to get to 68 in the third round and a total of 13-under. He is one behind Oosthuizen.

Understandably delighted with his round of 65, he said, “I think it was first time I had 3 eagles and I missed a short putt on eighth for another one.”