Friday, November 28, 2014

CAPE TOWN OPEN HALFWAY

HENNIE OTTO LEADS BY TWO


South African Hennie Otto had seven birdies and two bogeys in compiling a second-round, five-under-par 67 which saw him double his first=day lead in the Lion of Africa Cape Town Open to two shots with a halfway tally of 11-under-par 133 at Royal Cape Golf Club.
Leading the chase are Titch Moore, Danie van Tonder and Thomas Aiken on nine-under-par 135 , while the round of the day belonged to Branden Grace, who dragged himself up by his bootstraps with a brilliant eight-under-par 64 to get within six shots of the lead on 139, joint 12th alongside Scotland's David Drysdale and Rhys Enoch (Wales).
“I’m hitting the ball well, and it’s nice to have a bit of confidence going into the weekend,” said Otto.
 “It’s always nice to lead a tournament again, but it’s not over yet, so we’ll see what the next two days are going to give me.”
It’s been a good year for Otto, with a European Tour victory on his record sheet once again, as he took the Open d’Italia for a second time in his career, and he finds himself in 10th position on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit thanks to top-10 finishes in the Dimension Data Pro-Am and the Tshwane Open.
Grace made eight birdies – four in each half  – and he still felt as if he left a few out there. “If I knew the difference between yesterday's 75 and today's 64  I wouldn’t have done what I did!” he said
Ahead of him, Aiken was impressive with a six-under 66, and Moore and Van Tonder with whom he shares second, each carded 68s.
Scotland's David Drysdale shot a 69, covering his last 14 holes in five under par after an early bogey, to be sharing 12th place on 139 with Welshman Rhys Enoch (68-71).
SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72) Yardage 6,818
Players from South Africa unless stated
133 Hennie Otto 66 67
135 Titch Moore 67 678, Danie Van Tonder 67 68, Thomas Aiken 69 66
136 Rhys West 71 65, Chris Swanepoel 68 68, Jacob Redman 69 67

SELECTED SCORES
139 Rhys Enoch (Wales) 68 71, David Drysdale (Scotland) 70 68, Branden Grace 75 64 (T12).
140 Ross McGowan (England) 69 71 (T22)
+Players with halfway totals of 144 and better qualified for the last two rounds.

 
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