Ewen Ferguson shares halfway lead in South 

Africa after a superb 64 for 13-under 131

By COLIN FARQUHARSON 
Former British boys champion Ewen Ferguson from Bearsden is on the trail of the South African men's stroke-play title after a superb second round of 64 made him the joint leader on 13-under-par 131 at the halfway stage of the 72-hole event at Blue Valley Golf and Country Estate,
Ferguson covered the first nine holes in six-under-par 30 with an eagle 3 at the third and birdiesw at the second, fourth, long fifth and ninth.
He got two more birdies - at the long 13th and long 18th - in an inward half of 34. He did not have a single bogey.
Ferguson shares the lead with South African Aubrey Beckley who has had scores of 65 and 66. He had halves of 31-35 in the second round.
Connor Syme (68-68) and Grant Forrest (66-70) are tied 10th on 136, a shot ahead of Bob MacIntyre (67-70) who is tied 12th.
Nairn youngster Sandy Scott slipped from a 67 to 71 for joint 20th place on 138. Scott had four bogeys in his outward half of 38 but he came home strongly in three-under-par.
Craig Ross (69-70) is tied 27th on 139, a shot in front of Scott Gibson who plummeted from a 65 to a 75 in the second rouond. He is tied 34th.
Jamie Savage, with rounds of 70 and 72 for 142, is tied 53rd.
The projected cut is for scores of one-under-par 143 to qualify.
If confirmed, Calum Fyfe will miss out with a pair of 72s for 144.

SOUTH AFRICAN AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Blue Valley Golf and Country Estate
SECOND-ROUND LEADERBOARD
Par 144 (2x72)
131 Ewen Ferguson (Sco) 67 64, Aubrey Beckley (SAf) 66 65.
Other Scots' scores
136 Connor Syme 68 68, Grant Forrest 66 70 (T10)
137 Bob MacIntyre 67 70 (T12).
138 Sandy Scott 67 71 (T20)
139 Craig Ross 69 80 (T27)
140 Scott Gibson 65 75 (T34)
142 Jamie Savage 70 72 (T53)
LIKELY TO MISS THE CUT
144 Calum Fyfe 72 72 (T74)