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Strong Moving Day for Schneider and Siem at AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open

Strong Moving Day for Schneider and Siem at AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
Marcel Siem and Marcel Schneider impress on Moving Day at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open on the DP World Tour (Photo: Getty)

Marcel Schneider and Marcel Siem delivered strong performances on Moving Day at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.

Both German players surged up the leaderboard on Saturday at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, positioning themselves well for the final round. Marcel Schneider carded a six-under 66 to move into a tie for ninth, while Marcel Siem shot a four-under 68 to climb to T14. At the top of the leaderboard, South Africa’s Casey Jarvis and American Ryan Gerard share the lead at 16-under-par, with Gerard firing a sensational 63.

DP World Tour: Schneider nearly flawless, Siem charges late

Marcel Schneider played a nearly flawless round to break into the top 10. After his first birdie on the 4th, he added two more on holes 5 and 6. A fourth birdie came on the 8th, but the 9th hole once again proved tricky, as he made his only bogey of the day—his third in as many rounds on that hole. Undeterred, the 35-year-old added three more birdies on the back nine at holes 12, 13, and 14 to finish with a 66.

Marcel Siem had a slower start, with a lone birdie on the 3rd. A bogey on the 10th set him back, but he caught fire with four straight birdies from holes 12 to 15. After a bogey on 16, he bounced back with a final birdie on 18 to finish with a 68. At T14, Siem remains in contention for a top finish.

Gerard’s birdie blitz earns share of the lead

Ryan Gerard produced the round of the day with a nine-under 63. Despite a bogey on the 2nd, he made birdies on holes 3, 5, 6, and 8 to go three-under on the front nine. The back nine was even more impressive, as he rattled off five consecutive birdies from holes 12 to 16. He capped off the round with a tenth birdie on the 18th to grab a share of the lead.