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Mookgophong - Trevor Fisher Jnr has a reputation of being something of a dilettante when it comes to putters, and yet another new one saw him into the lead on Thursday ahead of the final round of the Vodacom Origins of Golf Final.
But his putting was certainly hot as he raced to a six-under-par 66 while no-one else came even remotely close to matching his score as he took a four-stroke edge into the final round of the R600 000 54-hole tournament at Legend Golf and Safari Estate.
His two-round total was seven-under-par 137.
“If I putt badly, I change my putter straight away and I had a new putter in my bag this week after my putts never fell yesterday," said Fisher.
He carries a trunk full of putters in his car, and the dabbling has been enough for him to earn four wins on the Sunshine Tour, with his last coming in 2009 in the Bloemfontein leg of the Vodacom Origins of Golf series.
It’s been a good year for Fisher with eight top-10s, but the win hasn’t come yet as he constantly finds fault with his putting.
But the eagle-three on his final hole of his second round - the ninth - underlined how well he played on a windy day on which the next best score was the three-under-par 69 by Josh Cunliffe who was level-par and seven shots adrift of Fisher.
He sank a 25-footer for that eagle. “That was lovely,” he said. “It felt really good, and I putted really nicely today. Today, they all went in - all the crucial putts I had went in today.”
Four shots behind him were Ockie Strydom, Louis de Jager and Lyle Rowe in a share of second on 141, with Darren Fichardt, Desvonde Botes, Neil Cheetham, Jean Hugo and Charl Coetzee on 142.
Fisher made some adjustments to the way he placed the ball before putting, which also had an effect on the outcome. “I was lining my ball up last week,” he said, “and I lined it up yesterday a bit again.
“But then, I actually started just putting my ball down, with no particular line up on the ball, and I just putted. I felt I putted freer, and I’m just trying to stay down and get a good roll on it - and everything worked out,” he added.
In last week’s Northern Cape Classic, he made an eagle on 18 in the final round, but it was too little too late for the win which went to Oliver Bekker.
Now, as Bekker had in Kimberley, Fisher’s got the inside track for victory.
Results (RSA unless specified):
137 - Trevor Fisher Jnr 71 66
141 - Ockie Strydom 68 73, Lyle Rowe 70 71, Louis de Jager 69 72
142 - Darren Fichardt 71 71, Desvonde Botes 68 74, Neil Cheetham (ENG) 67 75, Jean Hugo 70 72, Bradford Vaughan 71 71, Charl Coetzee 69 73
143 - Tyrone Ryan 73 70, Des Terblanche 70 73, Dean O'Riley 69 74, Albert Pistorius 69 74, Justin Harding 71 72, Ulrich van den Berg 70 73, Irvin Mazibuko 69 74, Divan van den Heever 73 70, Steven Ferreira 69 74
144 - Wallie Coetsee 72 72, Warren Abery 72 72, James Kamte 71 73, Josh Cunliffe 75 69, Oliver Bekker 74 70
145 - Clinton Whitelaw 74 71, Hendrik Buhrmann 73 72
146 - Justin Walters 74 72, Jake Redman 75 71, Callie Swart 75 71
147 - Jaco Ahlers 74 73, Mark Williams 73 74, David Hewan 71 76, Nic Henning 72 75, Daniel Greene 72 75, Omar Sandys 72 75, Doug McGuigan 72 75, Grant Muller 74 73
148 - JJ Senekal 76 72, Johan du Buisson 74 74, Jake Roos 73 75
Missed the cut:-
149 - Jacques Blaauw 72 77, Chris Swanepoel 75 74, Andrew Curlewis 74 75, Brandon Pieters 73 76, Brett Liddle 71 78, Prinavin Nelson 72 77
150 - Vaughn Groenewald 76 74, Matthew Carvell 75 75, Dean Burmester 74 76, JG Claassen 76 74
151 - Ryan Hood 78 73, Bryce Easton 75 76, Louis Calitz 74 77, Wynand Dingle 72 79, Jeff Inglis (ENG) 75 76
152 - Johan Etsebeth 77 75, Colin Nel 75 77, Alan Michell 72 80, Andre Cruse 78 74, PG van Zyl 74 78
153 - PH McIntyre 74 79, Christiaan Basson 78 75
154 - Derek Scullard 76 78, Merrick Bremner 77 77, Ryan Tipping 73 81, Don Black 76 78, Shaun Norris 77 77
155 - Theunis Spangenberg 77 78
156 - Thabang Simon 75 81
157 - Attie Schwartzel 73 84
159 - Mark Murless 81 78
160 - Willie van der Merwe 77 83
But his putting was certainly hot as he raced to a six-under-par 66 while no-one else came even remotely close to matching his score as he took a four-stroke edge into the final round of the R600 000 54-hole tournament at Legend Golf and Safari Estate.
His two-round total was seven-under-par 137.
“If I putt badly, I change my putter straight away and I had a new putter in my bag this week after my putts never fell yesterday," said Fisher.
He carries a trunk full of putters in his car, and the dabbling has been enough for him to earn four wins on the Sunshine Tour, with his last coming in 2009 in the Bloemfontein leg of the Vodacom Origins of Golf series.
It’s been a good year for Fisher with eight top-10s, but the win hasn’t come yet as he constantly finds fault with his putting.
But the eagle-three on his final hole of his second round - the ninth - underlined how well he played on a windy day on which the next best score was the three-under-par 69 by Josh Cunliffe who was level-par and seven shots adrift of Fisher.
He sank a 25-footer for that eagle. “That was lovely,” he said. “It felt really good, and I putted really nicely today. Today, they all went in - all the crucial putts I had went in today.”
Four shots behind him were Ockie Strydom, Louis de Jager and Lyle Rowe in a share of second on 141, with Darren Fichardt, Desvonde Botes, Neil Cheetham, Jean Hugo and Charl Coetzee on 142.
Fisher made some adjustments to the way he placed the ball before putting, which also had an effect on the outcome. “I was lining my ball up last week,” he said, “and I lined it up yesterday a bit again.
“But then, I actually started just putting my ball down, with no particular line up on the ball, and I just putted. I felt I putted freer, and I’m just trying to stay down and get a good roll on it - and everything worked out,” he added.
In last week’s Northern Cape Classic, he made an eagle on 18 in the final round, but it was too little too late for the win which went to Oliver Bekker.
Now, as Bekker had in Kimberley, Fisher’s got the inside track for victory.
Results (RSA unless specified):
137 - Trevor Fisher Jnr 71 66
141 - Ockie Strydom 68 73, Lyle Rowe 70 71, Louis de Jager 69 72
142 - Darren Fichardt 71 71, Desvonde Botes 68 74, Neil Cheetham (ENG) 67 75, Jean Hugo 70 72, Bradford Vaughan 71 71, Charl Coetzee 69 73
143 - Tyrone Ryan 73 70, Des Terblanche 70 73, Dean O'Riley 69 74, Albert Pistorius 69 74, Justin Harding 71 72, Ulrich van den Berg 70 73, Irvin Mazibuko 69 74, Divan van den Heever 73 70, Steven Ferreira 69 74
144 - Wallie Coetsee 72 72, Warren Abery 72 72, James Kamte 71 73, Josh Cunliffe 75 69, Oliver Bekker 74 70
145 - Clinton Whitelaw 74 71, Hendrik Buhrmann 73 72
146 - Justin Walters 74 72, Jake Redman 75 71, Callie Swart 75 71
147 - Jaco Ahlers 74 73, Mark Williams 73 74, David Hewan 71 76, Nic Henning 72 75, Daniel Greene 72 75, Omar Sandys 72 75, Doug McGuigan 72 75, Grant Muller 74 73
148 - JJ Senekal 76 72, Johan du Buisson 74 74, Jake Roos 73 75
Missed the cut:-
149 - Jacques Blaauw 72 77, Chris Swanepoel 75 74, Andrew Curlewis 74 75, Brandon Pieters 73 76, Brett Liddle 71 78, Prinavin Nelson 72 77
150 - Vaughn Groenewald 76 74, Matthew Carvell 75 75, Dean Burmester 74 76, JG Claassen 76 74
151 - Ryan Hood 78 73, Bryce Easton 75 76, Louis Calitz 74 77, Wynand Dingle 72 79, Jeff Inglis (ENG) 75 76
152 - Johan Etsebeth 77 75, Colin Nel 75 77, Alan Michell 72 80, Andre Cruse 78 74, PG van Zyl 74 78
153 - PH McIntyre 74 79, Christiaan Basson 78 75
154 - Derek Scullard 76 78, Merrick Bremner 77 77, Ryan Tipping 73 81, Don Black 76 78, Shaun Norris 77 77
155 - Theunis Spangenberg 77 78
156 - Thabang Simon 75 81
157 - Attie Schwartzel 73 84
159 - Mark Murless 81 78
160 - Willie van der Merwe 77 83
