The Africa Open gave SA golfer Lyle Rowe his best-paying opportunity yet when he finished on 18 under total 274 to tie for eighth in the tournament.

Former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen and Tjaart van der Walt were at the top of the leaderboard after three rounds of the Africa Open.

Last week the Africa Cup of Nations kicked off in Luanda. It was thus fitting that hours later a son of the soil lifted the Africa Open golf trophy.