November 28 - December 01
Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa
โฌ1,500,000
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Spain's Pablo Larrazabal felt his patience was rewarded after claiming the halfway lead in testing conditions in the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
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It's been a solid two days for @plarrazabal at the #DunhillChamps.
Larrazabal was one of just five players in the 156-man field to break 70 at Leopard Creek, a 69 leaving the 36-year-old on nine under par, three shots ahead of home favourite Branden Grace and overnight leader Wil Besseling.
"It was a good job," said Larrazabal, who again declined the option to play in shorts due to the extreme heat.
"It wasn't an easy day, the wind was swirling around and gusting so on this golf course, as tight as the targets are, it was tough.
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"We're used to the heat and the wind helped to control the heat a little bit. The golf course wasn't playing easy. To take the right club today was very tricky and the greens are drying."
Seeking a fifth European Tour title and a first since 2015, Larrazabal double bogeyed the par-three seventh after hitting his tee shot into the water, but started the back nine with four-straight birdies, including from 80 feet on the 12th.
"I did a big mistake on the seventh, I didn't trust what my game plan was and made a double bogey, but I thought I'm playing well enough to start making birdies again so that's what I did," Larrazabal added.
"I had a lot of patience out there. I know I am playing good, I know I am playing aggressive enough to make birdies and get in a run and if I am patient, the putts are going to drop."
England's Marcus Armitage, who regained his playing rights via the qualifying school recently, is five shots off the lead after a second-consecutive 70 left him four under par alongside compatriot Jack Singh Brar and South Africa's Thomas Aiken.
Scotland's David Drysdale and Grant Forrest, who began the day three shots off the lead, struggled to rounds of 77 and 79 respectively but made the halfway cut which fell at three over par.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
-9 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
T2 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
-6 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T2 |
Wil Besseling | NED |
-6 |
65 |
73 |
138 |
T4 |
Marcus Armitage | ENG |
-4 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
T4 |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
-4 |
68 |
72 |
140 |
T4 |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
-4 |
68 |
72 |
140 |
T7 |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
-3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T7 |
Antoine Rozner | FRA |
-3 |
74 |
67 |
141 |
T7 |
Garrick Porteous | ENG |
-3 |
66 |
75 |
141 |
T7 |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T11 |
Rasmus Hoejgaard | DEN |
-2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T11 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T11 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T14 |
Dylan Naidoo | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T14 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
-1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T14 |
Jack Harrison | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T14 |
Matthew Jordan | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
T14 |
Justin Harding | RSA |
-1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
T14 |
James Morrison | ENG |
-1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T14 |
Toby Tree | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
T14 |
Jonathan Caldwell | NIR |
-1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
T14 |
Danie van Tonder | RSA |
-1 |
68 |
75 |
143 |
T14 |
MJ Viljoen | RSA |
-1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T14 |
Robin Roussel | FRA |
-1 |
68 |
75 |
143 |
T14 |
JC Ritchie | RSA |
-1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T14 |
Johannes Veerman | USA |
-1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T14 |
Alex Haindl | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T28 |
Lars van Meijel | NED |
Par |
74 |
70 |
144 |
T28 |
Oliver Bekker | RSA |
Par |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T28 |
Gregory Havret | FRA |
Par |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T28 |
Connor Syme | SCO |
Par |
69 |
75 |
144 |
T28 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
Par |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T28 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
Par |
70 |
74 |
144 |
T28 |
Jaco Ahlers | RSA |
Par |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T28 |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
Par |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T28 |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
Par |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T28 |
Joel Sjoeholm | SWE |
Par |
70 |
74 |
144 |
T28 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
Par |
67 |
77 |
144 |
T28 |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
Par |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T28 |
Laurie Canter | ENG |
Par |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T28 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
Par |
74 |
70 |
144 |
T28 |
Martin Rohwer | RSA |
Par |
69 |
75 |
144 |
T43 |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T43 |
Benjamin Poke | DNK |
1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T43 |
Thriston Lawrence | RSA |
1 |
77 |
68 |
145 |
T43 |
Keith Horne | RSA |
1 |
66 |
79 |
145 |
T43 |
Carlos Pigem | ESP |
1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T43 |
Christiaan Basson | RSA |
1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
T43 |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T43 |
Daniel Greene | RSA |
1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T43 |
David Drysdale | SCO |
1 |
68 |
77 |
145 |
T43 |
Wilco Nienaber | RSA |
1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T43 |
Adrian Meronk | POL |
1 |
69 |
76 |
145 |
T54 |
Adilson Da Silva | BRA |
2 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
T54 |
Hennie Otto | RSA |
2 |
78 |
68 |
146 |
T54 |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
2 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
T54 |
Calum Hill | SCO |
2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T54 |
Jacques Blaauw | RSA |
2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T54 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T54 |
Jayden Schaper | RSA |
2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T61 |
Keenan Davidse | RSA |
3 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
T61 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
3 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
T61 |
Ernie Els | RSA |
3 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
T61 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
T61 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
3 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
T61 |
Richard Bland | ENG |
3 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
T61 |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
T61 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
T61 |
David Law | SCO |
3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
T61 |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
T61 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
3 |
68 |
79 |
147 |
CUT |
Aaron Cockerill | CAN |
4 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
CUT |
Ben Stow | ENG |
4 |
77 |
71 |
148 |
CUT |
Francesco Laporta | ITA |
4 |
71 |
77 |
148 |
CUT |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
4 |
78 |
70 |
148 |
CUT |
Hennie Du Plessis | RSA |
4 |
71 |
77 |
148 |
CUT |
Jake McLeod | AUS |
4 |
74 |
74 |
148 |
CUT |
Justin Walters | RSA |
4 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
CUT |
Mark Williams | RSA |
4 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
CUT |
Peter Karmis | RSA |
4 |
74 |
74 |
148 |
CUT |
Pieter Moolman | RSA |
4 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
CUT |
Garrick Higgo | RSA |
5 |
72 |
77 |
149 |
CUT |
Jake Redman | RSA |
5 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
CUT |
Jean Hugo | RSA |
5 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
CUT |
Jose-Filipe Lima | POR |
5 |
72 |
77 |
149 |
CUT |
Julien Guerrier | FRA |
5 |
74 |
75 |
149 |
CUT |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
5 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
CUT |
Madalitso Muthiya | ZMB |
5 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
CUT |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
5 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
CUT |
Deon Germishuys | RSA |
6 |
71 |
79 |
150 |
CUT |
Jaco Prinsloo | RSA |
6 |
77 |
73 |
150 |
CUT |
Jean-Paul Strydom | RSA |
6 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
CUT |
Marcel Siem | GER |
6 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
CUT |
Ockie Strydom | RSA |
6 |
78 |
72 |
150 |
CUT |
Rhys Enoch | WAL |
6 |
69 |
81 |
150 |
CUT |
Robin Sciot-Siegrist | FRA |
6 |
77 |
73 |
150 |
CUT |
Thomas Bjorn | DEN |
6 |
74 |
76 |
150 |
CUT |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
7 |
78 |
73 |
151 |
CUT |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
7 |
73 |
78 |
151 |
CUT |
Doug McGuigan | RSA |
7 |
72 |
79 |
151 |
CUT |
Oliver Farr | WAL |
7 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
CUT |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
7 |
72 |
79 |
151 |
CUT |
Steve Surry | ENG |
7 |
73 |
78 |
151 |
CUT |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
8 |
76 |
76 |
152 |
CUT |
Bryce Easton | RSA |
8 |
74 |
78 |
152 |
CUT |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
8 |
75 |
77 |
152 |
CUT |
Hugo Leon | CHI |
8 |
77 |
75 |
152 |
CUT |
Lyle Rowe | RSA |
8 |
80 |
72 |
152 |
CUT |
Merrick Bremner | RSA |
8 |
76 |
76 |
152 |
CUT |
Rupert Kaminski | RSA |
8 |
77 |
75 |
152 |
CUT |
Stephen Ferreira | POR |
8 |
74 |
78 |
152 |
CUT |
Callum Mowat | RSA |
9 |
74 |
79 |
153 |
CUT |
Cormac Sharvin | NIR |
9 |
80 |
73 |
153 |
CUT |
Dale Whitnell | ENG |
9 |
78 |
75 |
153 |
CUT |
Darius van Driel | NED |
9 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
CUT |
Jacques P. de Villiers | 9 |
73 |
80 |
153 |
|
CUT |
James Du Preez | RSA |
9 |
72 |
81 |
153 |
CUT |
Matias Calderon | CHI |
9 |
75 |
78 |
153 |
CUT |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
9 |
73 |
80 |
153 |
CUT |
Ruan Conradie | RSA |
9 |
70 |
83 |
153 |
CUT |
Sami Vaelimaeki | FIN |
9 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
CUT |
Sebastian Garcia | ESP |
9 |
75 |
78 |
153 |
CUT |
Trevor Fisher Jnr | RSA |
9 |
75 |
78 |
153 |
CUT |
Caylum Boon | RSA |
10 |
83 |
71 |
154 |
CUT |
Combrinck Smit | RSA |
10 |
79 |
75 |
154 |
CUT |
Kyle Barker | RSA |
10 |
77 |
77 |
154 |
CUT |
Michael Palmer | RSA |
10 |
80 |
74 |
154 |
CUT |
Neil Schietekat | RSA |
10 |
74 |
80 |
154 |
CUT |
Tyrone Ryan | RSA |
10 |
79 |
75 |
154 |
CUT |
Basil Wright | RSA |
11 |
75 |
80 |
155 |
CUT |
Clinton Grobler | RSA |
11 |
78 |
77 |
155 |
CUT |
Heinrich Bruiners | RSA |
11 |
76 |
79 |
155 |
CUT |
Jake Roos | RSA |
11 |
76 |
79 |
155 |
CUT |
Keelan van Wyk | RSA |
11 |
79 |
76 |
155 |
CUT |
Luke Jerling | RSA |
11 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
CUT |
Ricardo Santos | POR |
11 |
79 |
76 |
155 |
CUT |
Ruan De Smidt | RSA |
11 |
75 |
80 |
155 |
CUT |
Toto Thimba Jr. | RSA |
11 |
76 |
79 |
155 |
CUT |
Tyrone Ferreira | RSA |
11 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
CUT |
Vaughn Groenewald | RSA |
11 |
71 |
84 |
155 |
CUT |
Anton Haig | RSA |
12 |
78 |
78 |
156 |
CUT |
Garth Mulroy | RSA |
12 |
79 |
77 |
156 |
CUT |
Riekus Nortje | RSA |
12 |
78 |
78 |
156 |
CUT |
Jack Senior | ENG |
13 |
80 |
77 |
157 |
CUT |
Teaghan Gauche | RSA |
13 |
84 |
73 |
157 |
CUT |
J. J. Senekal | RSA |
14 |
78 |
80 |
158 |
CUT |
Philip Eriksson | SWE |
14 |
77 |
81 |
158 |
CUT |
Yubin Jung | RSA |
14 |
80 |
78 |
158 |
CUT |
Chris Swanepoel | RSA |
15 |
78 |
81 |
159 |
CUT |
Benjamin Follett-Smith | ZIM |
16 |
78 |
82 |
160 |
CUT |
Dylan Kok | RSA |
16 |
80 |
80 |
160 |
CUT |
Anthony Michael | RSA |
18 |
83 |
79 |
162 |
CUT |
Jacquin Hess | RSA |
18 |
80 |
82 |
162 |
CUT |
Andre de Decker | RSA |
21 |
86 |
79 |
165 |
CUT |
Rourke Van Der Spuy | RSA |
23 |
85 |
82 |
167 |
RET |
David Howell | ENG |
Par |
78 |
- |
78 |