Trevor Fisher junior leads field in Africa Open with two 66s
Steven O'Hara only Scot to survive halfway cut
Trevor Fisher junior held the lead at the halfway stage of the Africa Open after matching his opening-day effort with another 66 in East London to head into the weekend on 14-under-par.
The South African, who was one of five players to share top spot after the opening round at the co-sanctioned European and Sunshine Tour event, was in command from the start of the day after beginning with an eagle and a birdie on his first two holes.
His closest challenge came from fellow overnight leader Patrik Sjoland as the Swede mixed an impressive eight birdies and an eagle with one double bogey and two bogeys, while another home favourite, Thomas Aiken, dropped no shots on his way to a 67, to sit 12 under overall.
Keith Horne, on the same score as his fellow countryman, was the highest-placed player amongst the afternoon starters, one shot ahead of a trio of players on 10 under, including Deane Pappas, Vaughan Bradford and Englishman Justin Walters.
But leader Fisher Jr was the man in control and he said afterwards that he was pleased to be giving himself a chance heading into the weekend.
"With two rounds to go, I've obviously put myself in position which is nice," he said. "I just want to give myself a chance - that's all.
"At the end of the day if I can walk away and say 'I've given myself a chance', then I'll be happy whatever the result is."
The 30-year-old South African, who picked up five birdies in total as well as a second eagle on the par-five 11th - along with two bogeys - also felt the start was key to his round.
Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke finished two shots further back on seven under after following up his 69 yesterday with a 70 today, but England's Nick Dougherty missed the cut after ending his two rounds three over par.
Over a par-73 course, players had to score five-under-par 141 or better to survive the halfway cut. The only Scot still involved in the weekend action is Steven O'Hara (71-70) from Motherwell. The other six Scottish entries failed.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 146 (2x73)
132 Trevor Fisher junior (Rsa) 66 66
133 Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 66 67
134 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 67 67, Keith Horne (Rsa) 67 67
136 Klas Eriksson (Swe) 70 66, Justin Walters (Rsa) 68 68, Bradford Vaughan (Rsa) 69 67, Deane Pappas (Rsa) 68 68, 137 James Kingston (Rsa) 68 69, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 67 70, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 69 68, Jaco Van zyl (Rsa) 69 68, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 69 68, Jbe Kruger (Rsa) 69 68, Louis De Jager (Rsa) 69 68, Charl Coetzee (Rsa) 68 69, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 66 71
138 Tjaart Van Der Walt (Rsa) 67 71, Michiel Bothma (Rsa) 69 69, Titch Moore (Rsa) 66 72, Sion Bebb 70 68, Julien Quesne (Fra) 71 67, Neil Schietekat (Rsa) 69 69, James Morrison 68 70
139 Jacques Blaauw (Rsa) 69 70, Paulo Pinto (Arg) 69 70, T C Charamba (Zim) 72 67, Robert Coles 68 71, Chris Swanepoel (Rsa) 71 68, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 72 67, Jake Roos (Rsa) 68 71, Andre Cruse (Rsa) 68 71, Darren Clarke 69 70, Sam Hutsby 68 71, Oliver Bekker (Rsa) 69 70, Marco Ruiz (Par) 69 70, Tyrone Van Aswegen (Rsa) 72 67, Miles Tunnicliff 68 71
140 Desvonde Botes (Rsa) 70 70, Prinavin Nelson (Rsa) 71 69, Garry Houston 69 71, Tyrone Mordt (Rsa) 70 70, Joost Luiten (Ned) 69 71, Peter Baker 70 70, Branden Grace (Rsa) 70 70, George Coetzee (Rsa) 68 72, Oliver Fisher 70 70, Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 68 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 74 66, Martin Maritz (Rsa) 69 71, Michael Hoey 68 72
141 Anthony Michael (Rsa) 71 70, Benn Barham 71 70, Doug McGuigan 74 67, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 70 71, Steven O'Hara 71 70, Scott Hend (Aus) 72 69, Thabang Simon (Rsa) 70 71, Brandon Pieters (Rsa) 72 69, Reggie Adams (Rsa) 70 71, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 68 73, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 71 70, Matthew Zions (Aus) 72 69, Dawie Van Der Walt (Rsa) 73 68, Carl Suneson (Spa) 69 72, Mark Haastrup (Den) 66 75, Willie Van Der Merwe (Rsa) 71 70, Rick Kulacz (Aus) 72 69
MISSED THE CUT
142 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 68 74, Andrew McArthur 71 71, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 70 72, Phillip Price 72 70, Ryan Tipping (Rsa) 70 72, Alexandre Kaleka (Fra) 70 72, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 71 71
143 Robert Dinwiddie 75 68, Johan Du buisson (Rsa) 76 67, Stuart Anderson (Can) 71 72, Jamie Elson 72 71, Callum Macaulay 72 71, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 71 72, Alex Haindl (Rsa) 71 72, Martin Wiegele (Aut) 73 70, Clinton Whitelaw (Rsa) 70 73, Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe) 72 71, Christian Ries (Rsa) 72 71, Ulrich Van Den Berg (Rsa) 72 71, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 69 74, Jean Hugo (Rsa) 71 72, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 71 72, Stuart Manley 74 69, Andrew Marshall 70 73
144 Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 71 73, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 70 74, Simon Khan 74 70, Dion Fourie (Rsa) 68 76, Jamie McLeary 71 73, Gary Boyd 70 74, Chris Williams (Rsa) 72 72, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 71 73, Francois Calmels (Fra) 73 71, James Kamte (Rsa) 77 67, Mark Murless (Rsa) 70 74
145 Henrik Nystrom (Swe) 75 70, Alan McLean 71 74, Mark Fensham 73 72, Andrew Curlewis (Rsa) 73 72, Kenneth Ferrie 69 76, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 70 75, Christiaan Basson (Rsa) 70 75, Grant Muller (Rsa) 71 74
146 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 73 73, John Parry 74 72, Steve Basson (Rsa) 70 76, Andrew Tampion (Aus) 73 73, Scott Dunlap (USA) 73 73, Tota Thimba junior (Rsa) 74 72, Mervyn Galant (Rsa) 71 75, Heinrich Bruiners (Rsa) 73 73, David Lynn 72 74, Stephen Gallacher 70 76, Louis Moolman (Rsa) 72 74, Peter- Henric McIntyre (Rsa) 72 74, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 72 74, Lorenzo Gagli (Ita) 74 72
147 Andrew Georgiou (Rsa) 71 76, Daniel Greene (Rsa) 72 75, Jaco Ahlers (Rsa) 72 75, Shaun Norris (Rsa) 73 74, Richard McEvoy 76 71
148 Gary Murphy 75 73, Marcel Siem (Ger) 76 72
149 Roope Kakko (Fin) 73 76, Peter Whiteford 72 77, Brett Liddle (Rsa) 76 73, Nick Dougherty 76 73, Gary Clark 73 76, Phillip Archer 70 79, James Ruth 74 75, Simon Thornton 74 75
150 Warren Abery (Rsa) 72 78, Tyrone Ferreira (Rsa) 71 79, Keenan Davidse (Rsa) 76 74, Niall Kearney 73 77, Ryan Cairns (Zim) 72 78
151 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 73 78, Wayne Westner (Rsa) 75 76
152 Des Terblanche (Rsa) 76 76, Lindani Ndwandwe (Rsa) 77 75, Lee Slattery 80 72
153 Merrick Bremner (Rsa) 80 73
154 Danny Lee (Nzl) 77 77
158 Anton Haig (Rsa) 79 79, Callie Burger (Rsa) 79 79
Trevor Fisher junior held the lead at the halfway stage of the Africa Open after matching his opening-day effort with another 66 in East London to head into the weekend on 14-under-par.
The South African, who was one of five players to share top spot after the opening round at the co-sanctioned European and Sunshine Tour event, was in command from the start of the day after beginning with an eagle and a birdie on his first two holes.
His closest challenge came from fellow overnight leader Patrik Sjoland as the Swede mixed an impressive eight birdies and an eagle with one double bogey and two bogeys, while another home favourite, Thomas Aiken, dropped no shots on his way to a 67, to sit 12 under overall.
Keith Horne, on the same score as his fellow countryman, was the highest-placed player amongst the afternoon starters, one shot ahead of a trio of players on 10 under, including Deane Pappas, Vaughan Bradford and Englishman Justin Walters.
But leader Fisher Jr was the man in control and he said afterwards that he was pleased to be giving himself a chance heading into the weekend.
"With two rounds to go, I've obviously put myself in position which is nice," he said. "I just want to give myself a chance - that's all.
"At the end of the day if I can walk away and say 'I've given myself a chance', then I'll be happy whatever the result is."
The 30-year-old South African, who picked up five birdies in total as well as a second eagle on the par-five 11th - along with two bogeys - also felt the start was key to his round.
Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke finished two shots further back on seven under after following up his 69 yesterday with a 70 today, but England's Nick Dougherty missed the cut after ending his two rounds three over par.
Over a par-73 course, players had to score five-under-par 141 or better to survive the halfway cut. The only Scot still involved in the weekend action is Steven O'Hara (71-70) from Motherwell. The other six Scottish entries failed.
SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 146 (2x73)
132 Trevor Fisher junior (Rsa) 66 66
133 Patrik Sjoland (Swe) 66 67
134 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 67 67, Keith Horne (Rsa) 67 67
136 Klas Eriksson (Swe) 70 66, Justin Walters (Rsa) 68 68, Bradford Vaughan (Rsa) 69 67, Deane Pappas (Rsa) 68 68, 137 James Kingston (Rsa) 68 69, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 67 70, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 69 68, Jaco Van zyl (Rsa) 69 68, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 69 68, Jbe Kruger (Rsa) 69 68, Louis De Jager (Rsa) 69 68, Charl Coetzee (Rsa) 68 69, Richard Sterne (Rsa) 66 71
138 Tjaart Van Der Walt (Rsa) 67 71, Michiel Bothma (Rsa) 69 69, Titch Moore (Rsa) 66 72, Sion Bebb 70 68, Julien Quesne (Fra) 71 67, Neil Schietekat (Rsa) 69 69, James Morrison 68 70
139 Jacques Blaauw (Rsa) 69 70, Paulo Pinto (Arg) 69 70, T C Charamba (Zim) 72 67, Robert Coles 68 71, Chris Swanepoel (Rsa) 71 68, Steven Jeppesen (Swe) 72 67, Jake Roos (Rsa) 68 71, Andre Cruse (Rsa) 68 71, Darren Clarke 69 70, Sam Hutsby 68 71, Oliver Bekker (Rsa) 69 70, Marco Ruiz (Par) 69 70, Tyrone Van Aswegen (Rsa) 72 67, Miles Tunnicliff 68 71
140 Desvonde Botes (Rsa) 70 70, Prinavin Nelson (Rsa) 71 69, Garry Houston 69 71, Tyrone Mordt (Rsa) 70 70, Joost Luiten (Ned) 69 71, Peter Baker 70 70, Branden Grace (Rsa) 70 70, George Coetzee (Rsa) 68 72, Oliver Fisher 70 70, Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 68 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 74 66, Martin Maritz (Rsa) 69 71, Michael Hoey 68 72
141 Anthony Michael (Rsa) 71 70, Benn Barham 71 70, Doug McGuigan 74 67, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 70 71, Steven O'Hara 71 70, Scott Hend (Aus) 72 69, Thabang Simon (Rsa) 70 71, Brandon Pieters (Rsa) 72 69, Reggie Adams (Rsa) 70 71, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 68 73, Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 71 70, Matthew Zions (Aus) 72 69, Dawie Van Der Walt (Rsa) 73 68, Carl Suneson (Spa) 69 72, Mark Haastrup (Den) 66 75, Willie Van Der Merwe (Rsa) 71 70, Rick Kulacz (Aus) 72 69
MISSED THE CUT
142 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 68 74, Andrew McArthur 71 71, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 70 72, Phillip Price 72 70, Ryan Tipping (Rsa) 70 72, Alexandre Kaleka (Fra) 70 72, Marc Cayeux (Zim) 71 71
143 Robert Dinwiddie 75 68, Johan Du buisson (Rsa) 76 67, Stuart Anderson (Can) 71 72, Jamie Elson 72 71, Callum Macaulay 72 71, Benjamin Hebert (Fra) 71 72, Alex Haindl (Rsa) 71 72, Martin Wiegele (Aut) 73 70, Clinton Whitelaw (Rsa) 70 73, Fredrik Ohlsson (Swe) 72 71, Christian Ries (Rsa) 72 71, Ulrich Van Den Berg (Rsa) 72 71, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 69 74, Jean Hugo (Rsa) 71 72, Julien Guerrier (Fra) 71 72, Stuart Manley 74 69, Andrew Marshall 70 73
144 Adilson Da Silva (Bra) 71 73, Darren Fichardt (Rsa) 70 74, Simon Khan 74 70, Dion Fourie (Rsa) 68 76, Jamie McLeary 71 73, Gary Boyd 70 74, Chris Williams (Rsa) 72 72, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 71 73, Francois Calmels (Fra) 73 71, James Kamte (Rsa) 77 67, Mark Murless (Rsa) 70 74
145 Henrik Nystrom (Swe) 75 70, Alan McLean 71 74, Mark Fensham 73 72, Andrew Curlewis (Rsa) 73 72, Kenneth Ferrie 69 76, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 70 75, Christiaan Basson (Rsa) 70 75, Grant Muller (Rsa) 71 74
146 Carlos Del Moral (Spa) 73 73, John Parry 74 72, Steve Basson (Rsa) 70 76, Andrew Tampion (Aus) 73 73, Scott Dunlap (USA) 73 73, Tota Thimba junior (Rsa) 74 72, Mervyn Galant (Rsa) 71 75, Heinrich Bruiners (Rsa) 73 73, David Lynn 72 74, Stephen Gallacher 70 76, Louis Moolman (Rsa) 72 74, Peter- Henric McIntyre (Rsa) 72 74, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 72 74, Lorenzo Gagli (Ita) 74 72
147 Andrew Georgiou (Rsa) 71 76, Daniel Greene (Rsa) 72 75, Jaco Ahlers (Rsa) 72 75, Shaun Norris (Rsa) 73 74, Richard McEvoy 76 71
148 Gary Murphy 75 73, Marcel Siem (Ger) 76 72
149 Roope Kakko (Fin) 73 76, Peter Whiteford 72 77, Brett Liddle (Rsa) 76 73, Nick Dougherty 76 73, Gary Clark 73 76, Phillip Archer 70 79, James Ruth 74 75, Simon Thornton 74 75
150 Warren Abery (Rsa) 72 78, Tyrone Ferreira (Rsa) 71 79, Keenan Davidse (Rsa) 76 74, Niall Kearney 73 77, Ryan Cairns (Zim) 72 78
151 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 73 78, Wayne Westner (Rsa) 75 76
152 Des Terblanche (Rsa) 76 76, Lindani Ndwandwe (Rsa) 77 75, Lee Slattery 80 72
153 Merrick Bremner (Rsa) 80 73
154 Danny Lee (Nzl) 77 77
158 Anton Haig (Rsa) 79 79, Callie Burger (Rsa) 79 79
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