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George - A blistering 65 by George Coetzee on the tough Links at Fancourt layout saw him top of the leaderboard after the second round of the Dimension Data Pro-Am.
Coetzee posted seven birdies, an eagle, and one solitary bogey on the toughest of the three courses on the Fancourt estate to post a spectacular eight-under par 65 on the par-73 layout.
This is the lowest recorded round on the Links – and could have been even lower if not for his three-putt on the last for par - but cannot be considered a course record after placing was allowed following the incessant wet weather.
Coupled with his two-under par 70 on the Outeniqua on Thursday, this sees him at 10-under par for the tournament and leaves him four shots ahead of nearest rivals James Kingston and Hennie Otto who recorded 72 and 71 respectively on Friday.
Kingston and Warren Abery both looked good to join Coetzee at the top, however each of them took a double-bogey in their last three holes which dropped them back into the chasing pack.
Coetzee certainly had easier conditions to deal with on The Links than those who played it on Thursday in the rain and mist, but he still found it playing long and difficult and also had the added pressure of playing in a fourball with Sunshine Tour chairman Johann Rupert and partnering Jeremy Ord, CEO of Dimension Data, in the betterball competition.
“I told my mother that I have got to play well, especially in front of the big boys,” he said. “Jeremy has been a great partner and Johann Rupert keeps us all busy, so it has been fun.”
Coetzee will now play the his third round tomorrow on the Montagu course which will play into his hands, especially as the fourth round will also take place on Montagu on Sunday, giving him a taste of what is necessary if he is to win his fourth and certainly biggest Sunshine Tour title.
He was not the only player to have performed exceptionally on The Links on Friday, as defending champion Darren Fichardt also put in a sterling effort finishing with a seven-under par 66 which included five birdies on a flawless back nine.
He is on five-under par for the tournament, but will use his win last year to his advantage as he goes in search of his third Dimension Data Pro-Am title – he also won in 2003 – and 11th Sunshine Tour title overall.
Scores (RSA unless specified):
-10 - George Coetzee 70 65
-6 - James Kingston 67 72, Hennie Otto 68 71
-5 - Branden Grace 73 67, Warren Abery 69 71, Jaco Van Zyl 71 69, Vaughn Groenewald 73 66, Darren Fichardt 74 66, Tjaart van der Walt 72 67
-4 - Tyrone Mordt 71 70, Brandon Pieters 69 71
-3 - Jake Redman 72 69, Neil Cheetham (ENG) 70 72, Adam Hadwin (CAN) 72 70
-2 - Garth Mulroy 69 74, Jean Hugo 67 76
-1 - Omar Sandys 71 72, Lyle Rowe 73 71, Keenan Davidse 70 74, Merrick Bremner 70 73, Louis de Jager 76 68, Adilson da Silva (BRA) 72 71, Chris Swanepoel 73 70
Par - Thomas Aiken 69 76, Desvonde Botes 72 72, Dean O'Riley 73 72, Josh Cunliffe 73 72, Justin Walters 75 70, Bruce McDonald (ZIM) 75 70
+1 - Alex Haindl 75 71, Johan du Buisson 74 71, Morne Buys 74 72, Martin Maritz 75 71, Dean Burmester 73 73, Louis Moolman 74 71, Charl Coetzee 74 72, Andrew Georgiou 77 68, Garry Hill 71 75, Reggie Adams 71 75, Michiel Bothma 78 67
+2 - Ryan Strauss 80 67, Christian Ries 75 71, Matthew Carvell 77 69, Derik Ferreira 77 69, Peter Wilson (ENG) 74 72, Colin Nel 79 67, Christiaan Basson 74 73
+3 - Sean McDonagh (ENG) 73 74, Bryce Easton 76 72, Jaco Ahlers 73 75, Trevor Fisher Jnr 77 71, Theunis Spangenberg 73 75, Albert Pistorius 76 71, Tyrone Ferreira 74 73, Michael McGrady 74 74, Daniel Greene 72 76, Deane Pappas 76 71
+4 - Ulrich van den Berg 73 76, Wallie Coetsee 74 75, Teboho Sefatsa 78 70, Allan Versfeld 79 70, Derek Scullard 73 76, Ignatius Mketekete (ZIM) 77 71, Alan McLean (SCO) 74 75, Jake Roos 72 77
+5 - Dawie Van der Walt 77 73, Brett Liddle 79 70, TC Charamba (ZIM) 75 75, Oliver Bekker 75 75, Andrew Curlewis 80 70, Anthony Michael 80 69, Callie Swart 73 77, Alexandre Chopard (SUI) 75 74
+6 - Justin Harding 79 72, Jacques Blaauw 76 75, Ryan Tipping 72 79, Attie Schwartzel 82 68, Ockie Strydom 80 70, Neil Schietekat 74 77, Mark Williams 77 74, Thomas Curtis (ENG) 78 73, Bradford Vaughan 78 73
+7 - Prinavin Nelson 74 78, Ryan Hood 73 79, Tyrone Ryan 80 72, Ben Mannix (ENG) 73 79, Blanche Lamprecht 78 73, Bennie van der Merwe 80 72
+8 - Nic Henning 76 77, Cameron Johnston 74 78, Derick Petersen 73 80, Alan Michell 78 75, Des Terblanche 78 75, PH McIntyre 74 79, Bobby Lincoln 82 70, Walter Els 79 73, Steve van Vuuren 78 75, Grant Muller 78 74, Shaun Norris 79 74
+9 - Dismas Indiza (KEN) 76 78, JJ Senekal 80 73, Stuart Clark (WAL) 76 78, Adrian Ford 82 71, Grant Veenstra 76 78, Ali Tsai 83 71, Lourens Kleynhans 78 75, Willie van der Merwe 78 76, Mark Murless 84 69, Johan Etsebeth 75 79, George Sauerman 75 79, Brandon Stone (AMA) 78 76, Jeremy Kavanagh (ENG) 75 79
+10 - Ryan Thompson 79 76, Deo Akope (UGA) 82 72, Clinton Whitelaw 78 76, Henk Alberts 79 75, Vickesh Singh 76 79, Andre Cruse 76 79, Lindani Ndwandwe 81 73, Darryn Lloyd 83 71, Anton Haig 83 72, Chris Williams 82 72, David Hewan 80 75, Jeff Inglis (ENG) 77 78
+11 - JG Claassen 80 76, Francois van Vuuren 76 80, PG van Zyl 83 73, Toto Thimba (Jnr) 82 74, Luke Goddard (ENG) 76 80, Robert Wiederkehr (SUI) 77 79
+12 - Ben Fouchee 81 75, John McClean 83 74, Brian Lee 80 76, Danie van Niekerk (Jnr) 81 75, Louis Calitz 78 79, Andre van Zyl 76 80
+13 - Cameron Esau 81 77, Patrick Spindler 80 78, Doug McGuigan 80 78
+14 - Mark Fensham 77 82, Darren Blair 78 81, Mohammad Mandhu (ZIM) 82 76, Johan Bekker 84 74, Steven Ferreira 73 86, Divan van den Heever 82 77
+16 - Divan Gerber 76 85, Wandile Gininda 88 73
+17 - Mike Curtis (ZIM) 83 79, Ryan Cairns (ZIM) 86 76, Johan Milho 85 76
+18 - Thabang Simon 88 75, Rossouw Loubser 90 73
+19 - Louis Mahne 78 86, Michael Dreyer 83 80
+20 - Hardeep Thethy (KEN) 88 76, Michael Scholz 86 78
+23 - Langley Perrins 87 81, Irvin Mazibuko 79 89
+31 - Dean Schoultz (ZIM) 79 97
+32 - Phillip Tshuma (ZIM) 94 83
Coetzee posted seven birdies, an eagle, and one solitary bogey on the toughest of the three courses on the Fancourt estate to post a spectacular eight-under par 65 on the par-73 layout.
This is the lowest recorded round on the Links – and could have been even lower if not for his three-putt on the last for par - but cannot be considered a course record after placing was allowed following the incessant wet weather.
Coupled with his two-under par 70 on the Outeniqua on Thursday, this sees him at 10-under par for the tournament and leaves him four shots ahead of nearest rivals James Kingston and Hennie Otto who recorded 72 and 71 respectively on Friday.
Kingston and Warren Abery both looked good to join Coetzee at the top, however each of them took a double-bogey in their last three holes which dropped them back into the chasing pack.
Coetzee certainly had easier conditions to deal with on The Links than those who played it on Thursday in the rain and mist, but he still found it playing long and difficult and also had the added pressure of playing in a fourball with Sunshine Tour chairman Johann Rupert and partnering Jeremy Ord, CEO of Dimension Data, in the betterball competition.
“I told my mother that I have got to play well, especially in front of the big boys,” he said. “Jeremy has been a great partner and Johann Rupert keeps us all busy, so it has been fun.”
Coetzee will now play the his third round tomorrow on the Montagu course which will play into his hands, especially as the fourth round will also take place on Montagu on Sunday, giving him a taste of what is necessary if he is to win his fourth and certainly biggest Sunshine Tour title.
He was not the only player to have performed exceptionally on The Links on Friday, as defending champion Darren Fichardt also put in a sterling effort finishing with a seven-under par 66 which included five birdies on a flawless back nine.
He is on five-under par for the tournament, but will use his win last year to his advantage as he goes in search of his third Dimension Data Pro-Am title – he also won in 2003 – and 11th Sunshine Tour title overall.
Scores (RSA unless specified):
-10 - George Coetzee 70 65
-6 - James Kingston 67 72, Hennie Otto 68 71
-5 - Branden Grace 73 67, Warren Abery 69 71, Jaco Van Zyl 71 69, Vaughn Groenewald 73 66, Darren Fichardt 74 66, Tjaart van der Walt 72 67
-4 - Tyrone Mordt 71 70, Brandon Pieters 69 71
-3 - Jake Redman 72 69, Neil Cheetham (ENG) 70 72, Adam Hadwin (CAN) 72 70
-2 - Garth Mulroy 69 74, Jean Hugo 67 76
-1 - Omar Sandys 71 72, Lyle Rowe 73 71, Keenan Davidse 70 74, Merrick Bremner 70 73, Louis de Jager 76 68, Adilson da Silva (BRA) 72 71, Chris Swanepoel 73 70
Par - Thomas Aiken 69 76, Desvonde Botes 72 72, Dean O'Riley 73 72, Josh Cunliffe 73 72, Justin Walters 75 70, Bruce McDonald (ZIM) 75 70
+1 - Alex Haindl 75 71, Johan du Buisson 74 71, Morne Buys 74 72, Martin Maritz 75 71, Dean Burmester 73 73, Louis Moolman 74 71, Charl Coetzee 74 72, Andrew Georgiou 77 68, Garry Hill 71 75, Reggie Adams 71 75, Michiel Bothma 78 67
+2 - Ryan Strauss 80 67, Christian Ries 75 71, Matthew Carvell 77 69, Derik Ferreira 77 69, Peter Wilson (ENG) 74 72, Colin Nel 79 67, Christiaan Basson 74 73
+3 - Sean McDonagh (ENG) 73 74, Bryce Easton 76 72, Jaco Ahlers 73 75, Trevor Fisher Jnr 77 71, Theunis Spangenberg 73 75, Albert Pistorius 76 71, Tyrone Ferreira 74 73, Michael McGrady 74 74, Daniel Greene 72 76, Deane Pappas 76 71
+4 - Ulrich van den Berg 73 76, Wallie Coetsee 74 75, Teboho Sefatsa 78 70, Allan Versfeld 79 70, Derek Scullard 73 76, Ignatius Mketekete (ZIM) 77 71, Alan McLean (SCO) 74 75, Jake Roos 72 77
+5 - Dawie Van der Walt 77 73, Brett Liddle 79 70, TC Charamba (ZIM) 75 75, Oliver Bekker 75 75, Andrew Curlewis 80 70, Anthony Michael 80 69, Callie Swart 73 77, Alexandre Chopard (SUI) 75 74
+6 - Justin Harding 79 72, Jacques Blaauw 76 75, Ryan Tipping 72 79, Attie Schwartzel 82 68, Ockie Strydom 80 70, Neil Schietekat 74 77, Mark Williams 77 74, Thomas Curtis (ENG) 78 73, Bradford Vaughan 78 73
+7 - Prinavin Nelson 74 78, Ryan Hood 73 79, Tyrone Ryan 80 72, Ben Mannix (ENG) 73 79, Blanche Lamprecht 78 73, Bennie van der Merwe 80 72
+8 - Nic Henning 76 77, Cameron Johnston 74 78, Derick Petersen 73 80, Alan Michell 78 75, Des Terblanche 78 75, PH McIntyre 74 79, Bobby Lincoln 82 70, Walter Els 79 73, Steve van Vuuren 78 75, Grant Muller 78 74, Shaun Norris 79 74
+9 - Dismas Indiza (KEN) 76 78, JJ Senekal 80 73, Stuart Clark (WAL) 76 78, Adrian Ford 82 71, Grant Veenstra 76 78, Ali Tsai 83 71, Lourens Kleynhans 78 75, Willie van der Merwe 78 76, Mark Murless 84 69, Johan Etsebeth 75 79, George Sauerman 75 79, Brandon Stone (AMA) 78 76, Jeremy Kavanagh (ENG) 75 79
+10 - Ryan Thompson 79 76, Deo Akope (UGA) 82 72, Clinton Whitelaw 78 76, Henk Alberts 79 75, Vickesh Singh 76 79, Andre Cruse 76 79, Lindani Ndwandwe 81 73, Darryn Lloyd 83 71, Anton Haig 83 72, Chris Williams 82 72, David Hewan 80 75, Jeff Inglis (ENG) 77 78
+11 - JG Claassen 80 76, Francois van Vuuren 76 80, PG van Zyl 83 73, Toto Thimba (Jnr) 82 74, Luke Goddard (ENG) 76 80, Robert Wiederkehr (SUI) 77 79
+12 - Ben Fouchee 81 75, John McClean 83 74, Brian Lee 80 76, Danie van Niekerk (Jnr) 81 75, Louis Calitz 78 79, Andre van Zyl 76 80
+13 - Cameron Esau 81 77, Patrick Spindler 80 78, Doug McGuigan 80 78
+14 - Mark Fensham 77 82, Darren Blair 78 81, Mohammad Mandhu (ZIM) 82 76, Johan Bekker 84 74, Steven Ferreira 73 86, Divan van den Heever 82 77
+16 - Divan Gerber 76 85, Wandile Gininda 88 73
+17 - Mike Curtis (ZIM) 83 79, Ryan Cairns (ZIM) 86 76, Johan Milho 85 76
+18 - Thabang Simon 88 75, Rossouw Loubser 90 73
+19 - Louis Mahne 78 86, Michael Dreyer 83 80
+20 - Hardeep Thethy (KEN) 88 76, Michael Scholz 86 78
+23 - Langley Perrins 87 81, Irvin Mazibuko 79 89
+31 - Dean Schoultz (ZIM) 79 97
+32 - Phillip Tshuma (ZIM) 94 83
