November 26-29
Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa
โฌ1,500,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
New leader ⚠️@AdrianMeronk starts his front nine with back to back birdies.#DunhillChamps pic.twitter.com/Xy0xRdbMF3
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Adrian Meronk became the first Polish player to share the lead at a European Tour event on Thursday, and the first to hold solo lead after a second round 66 at Leopard Creek Country Club.
He made three early birdies and a bogey to make the turn in 33 before three more birdies, an eagle and an unfortunate bogey at the last hole left him at 13-under, three shots ahead of England's Richard Bland and Dane Joachim B. Hansen.
โIโm very pleased," said Meronk. "I hit a lot of good shots and am very happy with my position.
The perks of playing at this week's venue are afternoon's in Kruger National Park.
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The best of today's #ParkCam#DunhillChamps pic.twitter.com/chmFQFYW0M
โThe last couple of holes were quite dark, especially the last one. I didnโt want to rush anything because Iโve been in that position before and rushed it.
"Iโm excited, I can't wait. Itโs only halfway and thereโs still a lot of golf to be played. But Iโm very happy."
Meronk continues to forge his own path, he was also the first Polish player to hold full European Tour playing privileges after graduating from the European Challenge Tour and winning the 57ยฐ Open de Portugal @ Morgado Golf Resort.
Hansen, who won last week's Joburg Open, carded the lowest round of the week with a 64. Bland, a fellow Challenge Tour graduate, had his first top ten result this season last week and is looking for his first European Tour victory in his 468th event.
Last week's champion is making a move 😮
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Joachim B. Hansen is back at the top of the leaderboard.#DunhillChamps pic.twitter.com/TEYV0SW3Ax
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Adrian Meronk | -13 |
65 |
66 |
131 |
T2 |
Richard Bland | -10 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
T2 |
Joachim B. Hansen | -10 |
70 |
64 |
134 |
3 |
Jayden Trey Schaper | -8 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T4 |
Robin Roussel | -8 |
65 |
71 |
136 |
T4 |
Jayden Schaper | -8 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T6 |
Adri Arnaus | -7 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T6 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -7 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T6 |
Scott Jamieson | -7 |
66 |
71 |
137 |
T9 |
Christiaan Basson | -6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T9 |
Sean Crocker | -6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T9 |
Oliver Farr | -6 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T9 |
Benjamin Follett-Smith | -6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T9 |
Ockie Strydom | -6 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T9 |
Oliver Wilson | -6 |
69 |
69 |
138 |
T15 |
James Kingston | -5 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T15 |
Wilco Nienaber | -5 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
T15 |
Daniel van Tonder | -5 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
T18 |
Pedro Figueiredo | -4 |
72 |
68 |
140 |
T18 |
Calum Hill | -4 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T18 |
Julian Suri | -4 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
T21 |
Philip Eriksson | -3 |
74 |
67 |
141 |
T21 |
Jbe Kruger | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T21 |
Joost Luiten | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T21 |
Richard McEvoy | -3 |
71 |
70 |
141 |
T21 |
Matthias Schwab | -3 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
T21 |
Marcel Siem | -3 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
T27 |
Marcus Armitage | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T27 |
Oliver Bekker | -2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T27 |
Gavin Kyle Green | -2 |
68 |
74 |
142 |
T27 |
David Horsey | -2 |
69 |
73 |
142 |
T27 |
Matthew Jordan | -2 |
69 |
73 |
142 |
T27 |
Masahiro Kawamura | -2 |
69 |
73 |
142 |
T27 |
Alexander Levy | -2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T27 |
Robert MacIntyre | -2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T27 |
Matthieu Pavon | -2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T27 |
Eddie Pepperell | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T27 |
Steve Surry | -2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T27 |
Jaco Van zyl | -2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T27 |
Johannes Veerman | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T27 |
Mj Viljoen | -2 |
73 |
69 |
142 |
T27 |
Scott Vincent | -2 |
72 |
70 |
142 |
T27 |
Dale Whitnell | -2 |
70 |
72 |
142 |
T27 |
Chris Wood | -2 |
69 |
73 |
142 |
T27 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | -2 |
71 |
71 |
142 |
T45 |
Wil Besseling | -1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
T45 |
Steven Brown | -1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
T45 |
Ruan Conradie | -1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
T45 |
Darren Fichardt | -1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
T45 |
Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez | -1 |
68 |
75 |
143 |
T45 |
James Hart du Preez | -1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
T45 |
Pablo Larrazabal | -1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
T45 |
Dylan Naidoo | -1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
T45 |
Adrian Otaegui | -1 |
75 |
68 |
143 |
T45 |
Brandon Stone | -1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
T45 |
Hennie du Plessis | -1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
T45 |
Garrick Porteous | -1 |
71 |
71 |
|
T57 |
Trevor Fisher Jr | E |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T57 |
Anthony Michael | E |
76 |
68 |
144 |
T57 |
Martin Rohwer | E |
74 |
70 |
144 |
T57 |
Cormac Sharvin | E |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T57 |
Richard Sterne | E |
71 |
73 |
144 |
T57 |
Jean-Paul Strydom | E |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T57 |
Justin Walters | E |
72 |
72 |
144 |
T57 |
Rourke van Der Spuy | E |
74 |
70 |
144 |
T57 |
Darius van Driel | E |
73 |
71 |
144 |
T66 |
Jaco Ahlers | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T66 |
Jacques Blaauw | 1 |
69 |
76 |
145 |
T66 |
Matias Calderon | 1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
T66 |
George Coetzee | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T66 |
David Drysdale | 1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
T66 |
Lorenzo Gagli | 1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T66 |
Deon Germishuys | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T66 |
Keith Horne | 1 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
T66 |
Casey Jarvis | 1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
T66 |
Anton Karlsson | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
T66 |
Ruan Korb | 1 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
T66 |
Thriston Lawrence | 1 |
76 |
69 |
145 |
T66 |
Alvaro Quiros | 1 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
T66 |
Joel Stalter | 1 |
76 |
69 |
145 |
T80 |
Chris Cannon | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
T80 |
Jamie Donaldson | 2 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
T80 |
Bryce Easton | 2 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
T80 |
Daniel Greene | 2 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
T80 |
Michael G. Palmer | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T80 |
Jake Redman | 2 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
T80 |
Jake Roos | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
T80 |
Shubhankar Sharma | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
T88 |
Keenan Davidse | 3 |
74 |
73 |
147 |
T88 |
Julien Guerrier | 3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
T88 |
Garrick Higgo | 3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
T88 |
Jacques Kruyswijk | 3 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
T88 |
David Law | 3 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
T88 |
Ross McGowan | 3 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
T88 |
JC Ritchie | 3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
T88 |
Jack Senior | 3 |
76 |
71 |
147 |
T88 |
Connor Syme | 3 |
78 |
69 |
147 |
T88 |
Andrew van Der Knaap | 3 |
77 |
70 |
147 |
T98 |
Dean Burmester | 4 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
T98 |
Adilson Da silva | 4 |
74 |
74 |
148 |
T98 |
Ignacio Elvira Mijares | 4 |
70 |
78 |
148 |
T98 |
Jean Hugo | 4 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
T98 |
Shaun Norris | 4 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
T98 |
Riekus Nortje | 4 |
72 |
76 |
148 |
T98 |
Jaco Prinsloo | 4 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
T98 |
Neil Schietekat | 4 |
77 |
71 |
148 |
T98 |
Cj du Plessis | 4 |
74 |
74 |
148 |
T107 |
Laurie Canter | 5 |
74 |
75 |
149 |
T107 |
Aaron Cockerill | 5 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
T107 |
Louis De Jager | 5 |
79 |
70 |
149 |
T107 |
Michael Hollick | 5 |
78 |
71 |
149 |
T107 |
Zander Lombard | 5 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
T107 |
Musiwalo Nethunzwi | 5 |
79 |
70 |
149 |
T107 |
Ricardo Santos | 5 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
T107 |
Toby Tree | 5 |
74 |
75 |
149 |
T107 |
Stefan Wears-Taylor | 5 |
77 |
72 |
149 |
T107 |
Lars van Meijel | 5 |
71 |
78 |
149 |
T117 |
Sean Bradley | 6 |
72 |
78 |
150 |
T117 |
Rhys Enoch | 6 |
77 |
73 |
150 |
T117 |
Anton Haig | 6 |
74 |
76 |
150 |
T117 |
Scott Hend | 6 |
74 |
76 |
150 |
T117 |
Albert Venter (a) | 6 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
T122 |
Heinrich Bruiners | 7 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
T122 |
Estiaan Conradie | 7 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
T122 |
Stephen Ferreira | 7 |
74 |
77 |
151 |
T122 |
Joel Sjoholm | 7 |
78 |
73 |
151 |
T126 |
MJ Daffue | 8 |
76 |
76 |
152 |
T126 |
Oliver Fisher | 8 |
80 |
72 |
152 |
T126 |
Joe Long | 8 |
79 |
73 |
152 |
T126 |
Tristen Strydom | 8 |
78 |
74 |
152 |
T130 |
Louis Albertse | 9 |
73 |
80 |
153 |
T130 |
Lucas Bjerregaard | 9 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
T130 |
Nicolai Højgaard | 9 |
73 |
80 |
153 |
T130 |
Carlos Pigem | 9 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
T134 |
Ruan De Smidt | 10 |
83 |
71 |
154 |
T134 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | 10 |
77 |
77 |
154 |
T134 |
Adrien Saddier | 10 |
77 |
77 |
154 |
T134 |
Ben Stow | 10 |
79 |
75 |
154 |
T138 |
David Howell | 11 |
76 |
79 |
155 |
T138 |
Luke Jerling | 11 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
T138 |
Jj Senekal | 11 |
77 |
78 |
155 |
T141 |
Jake Bolton | 12 |
79 |
77 |
156 |
T141 |
Jonathan Caldwell | 12 |
79 |
77 |
156 |
T141 |
Jorge Campillo | 12 |
80 |
76 |
156 |
T141 |
Jack Harrison | 12 |
76 |
80 |
156 |
T141 |
Benjamin Poke | 12 |
76 |
80 |
156 |
T141 |
Haydn Porteous | 12 |
77 |
79 |
156 |
T141 |
Toto Thimba Jr. | 12 |
77 |
79 |
156 |
148 |
Callum Mowat | 13 |
76 |
81 |
157 |
149 |
Hennie Otto | 14 |
75 |
83 |
158 |
T150 |
Teaghan Gauche | 15 |
82 |
77 |
159 |
T150 |
Siyanda Mwandla | 15 |
83 |
76 |
159 |
152 |
Thanda Mavundla | 16 |
81 |
79 |
160 |
153 |
Thomas Plumb | 18 |
89 |
73 |
162 |
154 |
Merrick Bremner | 19 |
80 |
83 |
163 |
WD |
Alex Haindl | 8 |
59 |
59 |
|
WD |
Andrea Pavan | 15 |
87 |
87 |