Golf-Britons Brown, Syme lead SDC Championship by two shots

FILE PHOTO: Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth, Virginia Water, Britain - September 16, 2023 Scotland's Connor Syme during the third round Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/File Photo

(Reuters) - Overnight leader Daniel Brown from England and Scotsman Connor Syme overcame poor starts and windy conditions to top the leaderboard by two shots after Saturday’s third round of the DP World Tour’s SDC Championship in St Francis Bay, South Africa.

Brown, 29, struggled early but recovered with three birdies on the last five holes for a round of 72 and an 11-under-par total of 205.