Please find below the third-round wrap and results from the eGolf Tour's Oldfield Open, contested this week at Oldfield Country Club and Chechessee Creek Club in Okatie, SC.  

Chris Naegel (Chesterfield, MO) entered Friday's third round in a three-way tie for the lead at 6-under 136, and left in sole possession of the tournament's 54-hole lead following a 3-under 69 amidst arduous conditions that featured wind gusts of up to 30 mph. The former Missouri Baptist University golfer birdied four of his first 12 holes to move to 10-under for the week, but bogeyed the docile par-4 15th to fall back to 9-under overall, where he eventually finished. The tournament lead is the first for the 29-year-old Naegel since his days at Missouri Baptist, where he graduated in 2007.

Trailing Naegel by one shot at 8-under 206 are Will Collins (Salisbury, NC) and Brazil's Fernando Mechereffe (Charlotte, NC).

Collins, a former University of Virginia standout, has quickly made an impression through just two starts on the year. At last week’s Palmetto Hall event, Collins recorded a video-game-like 10 birdies during a final-round 65 that moved the newcomer from T53 to T14 in his pro debut. His stellar play from Hilton Head Island carried over into this week’s event, especially into Friday’s round, where he birdied five of his first eight holes en route to a 5-under 67.

Mechereffe, a Brazil native who has lived in Charlotte, NC for a number of years, is without doubt the best player yet to win on the eGolf Tour, and is at the same time one of the tour’s longest tenured members. A conditional member of the 2012 Nationwide Tour, Mechereffe is looking to add an eGolf Tour title to his resume before the PGA TOUR’s minor league circuit returns to the United States. 

On Friday, the former N.C. State “All American” birdied three of his first eight holes en route to a front-nine 33 and an 8-under tally on the week. Much like Collins, Mechereffe’s early move was stalled by the increased winds on Oldfield’s closing nine, which left him with bogeys at 10 and 14 to offset birdies at 11 and 12. Pars over his last four holes gave Mechereffe a third-round 69 and an 8-under 206 total through 54 holes. 

While still looking for his first tour title, Mechereffe is coming off of a career year on tour, having posted eight top-10 finishes in just 15 starts, and collecting $76,977 in earnings to finish fifth on the season-ending money list.

Third-Round Golf Results:- 

 1    Chris Naegel         Chesterfield, MO        66-70-69--205 -9 

 T2   Will  Collins        Salisbury, NC           72-67-67--206 -8 

 T2   Fernando Mechereffe  Charlotte, NC           68-69-69--206 -8 

 T4   Jarred Texter        Millersville, PA        68-72-68--208 -6 

 T4   Adam Mitchell        Atlanta, GA             68-73-67--208 -6 

 T4   Brett Munson         Augusta, GA             69-71-68--208 -6 

 T4   Gator Todd           St. Simons Island, GA   70-70-68--208 -6 

 T4   Reed Darsie          Chapel Hill, NC         72-67-69--208 -6 

 T4   George Bryan IV      Chapin, SC              66-71-71--208 -6 

 T4   Paul Cormack         Orlando, FL             70-68-70--208 -6 

 11   David Robinson       Sandersville, GA        67-72-70--209 -5 

 T12  Dustin Bray          Asheboro, NC            74-66-70--210 -4 

 T12  Chesson Hadley       Raleigh, NC             70-70-70--210 -4 

 T12  David May            Auburn, NY              72-67-71--210 -4 

 T12  Ryan Nelson          Houston, TX             68-68-74--210 -4 

 T16  Wills Smith          Savannah, GA            71-69-71--211 -3 

 T16  Frank Adams III      Salisbury, NC           72-65-74--211 -3 

 T18  Luke Hart            Blythewood, SC          71-70-71--212 -2 

 T18  Jon Micoff           Indian River, MI        72-69-71--212 -2 

 T18  Tadd Fujikawa        Honolulu, HI            72-68-72--212 -2 

 T18  Chris Baker          Brownstown, IN          76-65-71--212 -2 

 T18  Brian Duncan         Mount Pleasant, SC      69-73-70--212 -2 

 T23  Jerry Richardson     Cary, NC                72-69-72--213 -1 

 T23  Brent Witcher        Atlanta, GA             69-71-73--213 -1 

 T23  Chris Epperson       Hilton Head Island, SC  74-68-71--213 -1 

 T23  Brad Iles            New Zealand             69-70-74--213 -1 

 T23  Timothy Madigan      Rio Rancho, NM          68-70-75--213 -1 

 T23  Adam Cohan           Savannah, GA            68-69-76--213 -1 

 T23  Joey McLister        Charlotte, NC           68-68-77--213 -1 

 T30  Mark Harrell         Tuscaloosa, AL          71-69-74--214 E  

 T30  Michael Schachner    Libertyville, IL        72-68-74--214 E  

 T30  Stephen Hale         Bakersfield, CA         73-69-72--214 E  

 T30  Stephen Poole        Aiken, SC               70-72-72--214 E  

 T30  Mikel Martinson      Lubbock, TX             69-70-75--214 E  

 T30  Ryan Carter          Hacienda Heights, CA    72-71-71--214 E  

 T36  Brent Delahoussaye   Greenville, SC          71-69-75--215 +1 

 T36  Nathan Stamey        Bluffton, SC            69-72-74--215 +1 

 T36  Joel Hendry          Bluffton, SC            72-70-73--215 +1 

 T36  Henrik Norlander     Sweden                  72-71-72--215 +1 

 T40  Jonas Enander Hedin  Charlotte, NC           70-70-76--216 +2 

 T40  Josh Gallman         Gaffney, SC             70-72-74--216 +2 

 T40  Ryan Sullivan        Winston-Salem, NC       72-71-73--216 +2 

 T40  Michael Sims         St. Simons Island, GA   71-72-73--216 +2 

 T44  David Sanchez        Huntersville, NC        72-70-75--217 +3 

 T44  Jake Amos            Augusta, GA             73-69-75--217 +3 

 T44  Ryan Zabroske        Alpharetta, GA          70-72-75--217 +3 

 T44  Mitchell Krywulycz   Australia               73-70-74--217 +3 

 T44  Steve Schneiter      Sandy, UT               71-72-74--217 +3 

 T44  Paul Brown           Hartsville, SC          71-72-74--217 +3 

 T44  Ryan Gildersleeve    Clearwater, FL          70-73-74--217 +3 

 T51  Frank Wrenn IV       Greenville, SC          71-70-77--218 +4 

 T51  Cameron Yancey       Blackstone, VA          70-72-76--218 +4 

 T51  Scott Usher          Johns Island, SC        72-70-76--218 +4 

 T54  Gordon Strother      St. Simons Island, GA   68-73-78--219 +5 

 T54  Michael Maness       Greenville, SC          68-72-79--219 +5 

 T54  Jamie Bowen          Dahlonega, GA           72-70-77--219 +5 

 T54  Andy Bare            West End, NC            69-74-76--219 +5 

 T54  Ryan Thornberry      Ceres, CA               75-68-76--219 +5 

 T59  Adam Long            Lake Saint Louis, MO    69-71-80--220 +6 

 T59  Josh Schrader        Clifton, NJ             74-69-77--220 +6 

 T61  John-Tyler Griffin   Wilson, NC              70-72-79--221 +7 

 T61  Tripp McAllister     Lake City, SC           73-70-78--221 +7 

 63   Chip Lynn            Lillington, NC          70-73-79--222 +8

Source: eGolf Tour Media Release