A TWO-OVER-PAR round of 74 saw David Howell tumble down the Tshwane Open leaderboard today.

The Broome Manor pro carded two bogeys and a double bogey, to go with two birdies, on the third day of action at the South African event.

He lies in a tie for 45th place going into the final round of the tournament, on four-under-par, down 26 places on his ranking after 36 holes.

Ross Fisher leads the standings by five shots at 18-under-par.