January 09-12
Randpark GC, Johannesburg, South Africa
ZAR 17,500,000
Round 1, Round 3, Round 4
Teenage amateur Jayden Schaper sits a single shot behind tournament leader Tapio Pulkkanen following day two at the South African Open in Johannesburg.
Leading amateur @schaperjayden having a quick chat with family as he waits for the 12th green to clear. He is -6 for the week @SAOpen_Golf and sits T27th currently.@CityofJoburgZA @RandparkGolf @GolfRSA #Gr8nessBeginsHere #SAOpen #SunshineTour pic.twitter.com/EneUDs4EaX
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The 18-year-old South African is bidding to become the first amateur winner of the event since 1959 and the first amateur to win on the European Tour since Shane Lowry lifted the Irish Open trophy in 2009.
Playing alongside defending champion Louis Oosthuizen, Schaper made five birdies in six holes on the back nine of the Firethorn Course to catapult himself to 10 under.
He is joined in joint second place by compatriots Jaco Ahlers, Trevor Fisher Jnr and Thriston Lawrence and England's Sam Horsfield.
🎥 Highlights of 18-year-old amateur Jayden Schaper's second round 67.
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One off the lead going into the weekend. #SAOpen pic.twitter.com/hl6e3Qqiqf
"It's special to be up at the top of the leaderboard," Schaper told the European Tour website.
"Obviously there will be a bit of nerves but I kind of enjoy them and I kind of feed off them so I'm just looking forward to starting the weekend.
"I'm just going to take it one shot at a time and see what happens, if the opportunity comes I'll grab it with both hands and try my best to take it.
"I've put myself in these positions before with amateur golf. It's the same golf course, the same 14 clubs in the bag, the same shots, there's just a few more people walking around watching."
There was a seven-way tie for the lead at one point on an enthralling day at Randpark Golf Club.
🎥 Highlights of the defending champion's second round. @Louis57TM #SAOpen pic.twitter.com/xwCRldoAXh
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Finland's Pulkkanen eventually secured a slender advantage at the midway point of the competition after carding a bogey-free round, which included five birdies.
"It was a really good round, it was a lot of grinding," said the 29-year-old.
"I've had 10 weeks off from tournaments - a long, long break for me - and I went to the US to practise and I think I found my game a little bit so I feel comfortable right now."
Overnight leader Johannes Veerman dropped to joint seventh, two strokes off the lead, after five bogeys saw him only make par.
The American sits alongside Englishmen Jack Senior and Harry Hall and South African Daniel Greene.
Oosthuizen, the 2010 Open Championship winner, is among 12 players one shot further back along with compatriots George Coetzee and Branden Grace.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
Total |
1 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
-11 |
65 |
66 |
131 |
T2 |
Sam Horsfield | ENG |
-10 |
64 |
68 |
132 |
T2 |
Jayden Schaper | RSA |
-10 |
65 |
67 |
132 |
T2 |
Thriston Lawrence | RSA |
-10 |
67 |
65 |
132 |
T2 |
Jaco Ahlers | RSA |
-10 |
66 |
66 |
132 |
T2 |
Trevor Fisher Jnr | RSA |
-10 |
65 |
67 |
132 |
T7 |
Daniel Greene | RSA |
-9 |
67 |
66 |
133 |
T7 |
Harry Hall | ENG |
-9 |
65 |
68 |
133 |
T7 |
Johannes Veerman | USA |
-9 |
62 |
71 |
133 |
T7 |
Jack Senior | ENG |
-9 |
67 |
66 |
133 |
T11 |
Hennie Du Plessis | RSA |
-8 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
T11 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
-8 |
65 |
69 |
134 |
T11 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
-8 |
66 |
68 |
134 |
T11 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
-8 |
64 |
70 |
134 |
T11 |
Peter Karmis | RSA |
-8 |
64 |
70 |
134 |
T11 |
Mark Williams | RSA |
-8 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
T11 |
Connor Syme | SCO |
-8 |
66 |
68 |
134 |
T11 |
Maverick Antcliff | AUS |
-8 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
T11 |
Jacques Blaauw | RSA |
-8 |
69 |
65 |
134 |
T11 |
Keith Horne | RSA |
-8 |
69 |
65 |
134 |
T11 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
-8 |
65 |
69 |
134 |
T11 |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
-8 |
63 |
71 |
134 |
T23 |
Wynand Dingle | RSA |
-7 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T23 |
C. J. Du Plessis | RSA |
-7 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
T23 |
Matthew Baldwin | ENG |
-7 |
65 |
70 |
135 |
T23 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
-7 |
68 |
67 |
135 |
T23 |
JC Ritchie | RSA |
-7 |
63 |
72 |
135 |
T23 |
Marcel Siem | GER |
-7 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
T23 |
Min-Woo Lee | AUS |
-7 |
66 |
69 |
135 |
T30 |
James Du Preez | RSA |
-6 |
71 |
65 |
136 |
T30 |
Brett Rumford | AUS |
-6 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T30 |
Rhys Enoch | WAL |
-6 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T30 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-6 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T30 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
-6 |
65 |
71 |
136 |
T30 |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
-6 |
70 |
66 |
136 |
T30 |
Matias Calderon | CHI |
-6 |
64 |
72 |
136 |
T30 |
Hurly Long | GER |
-6 |
70 |
66 |
136 |
T30 |
Steve Surry | ENG |
-6 |
69 |
67 |
136 |
T30 |
Philip Geerts | RSA |
-6 |
66 |
70 |
136 |
T30 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
-6 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T30 |
Julien Guerrier | FRA |
-6 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T30 |
Garth Mulroy | RSA |
-6 |
71 |
65 |
136 |
T30 |
Oliver Farr | WAL |
-6 |
68 |
68 |
136 |
T44 |
Luke Jerling | RSA |
-5 |
67 |
70 |
137 |
T44 |
Juran Dreyer | RSA |
-5 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T44 |
Gregory Bourdy | FRA |
-5 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T44 |
Martin Rohwer | RSA |
-5 |
66 |
71 |
137 |
T44 |
Antoine Rozner | FRA |
-5 |
66 |
71 |
137 |
T44 |
Richard Bland | ENG |
-5 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T44 |
Rikard Karlberg | SWE |
-5 |
70 |
67 |
137 |
T44 |
Gavin Moynihan | IRL |
-5 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
T44 |
Sami Vaelimaeki | FIN |
-5 |
67 |
70 |
137 |
T44 |
Ross McGowan | ENG |
-5 |
69 |
68 |
137 |
T44 |
Hennie Otto | RSA |
-5 |
66 |
71 |
137 |
T44 |
Lorenzo Scalise | ITA |
-5 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
T44 |
David Micheluzzi | AUS |
-5 |
65 |
72 |
137 |
T44 |
Marcus Armitage | ENG |
-5 |
65 |
72 |
137 |
T44 |
Shaun Norris | RSA |
-5 |
68 |
69 |
137 |
T59 |
Christo Lamprecht | RSA |
-4 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T59 |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
-4 |
71 |
67 |
138 |
T59 |
Ruan De Smidt | RSA |
-4 |
66 |
72 |
138 |
T59 |
Jean Hugo | RSA |
-4 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T59 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-4 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T59 |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
-4 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T59 |
Jarryd Felton | AUS |
-4 |
67 |
71 |
138 |
T59 |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
-4 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T59 |
Jonathan Caldwell | NIR |
-4 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T59 |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
-4 |
66 |
72 |
138 |
T59 |
Marc Warren | SCO |
-4 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T59 |
Estiaan Conradie | RSA |
-4 |
72 |
66 |
138 |
T59 |
Deon Germishuys | RSA |
-4 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T59 |
David Coupland | ENG |
-4 |
71 |
67 |
138 |
T59 |
Philip Eriksson | SWE |
-4 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
T59 |
Rourke Van Der Spuy | RSA |
-4 |
64 |
74 |
138 |
T59 |
Casey Jarvis | RSA |
-4 |
68 |
70 |
138 |
T59 |
Chase Hanna | USA |
-4 |
70 |
68 |
138 |
CUT |
Anton Haig | RSA |
-3 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
CUT |
Ben Evans | ENG |
-3 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
CUT |
Daniel Young | SCO |
-3 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
CUT |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
-3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
CUT |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
-3 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
CUT |
Garrick Higgo | RSA |
-3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
CUT |
James Kamte | RSA |
-3 |
72 |
67 |
139 |
CUT |
Jovan Rebula | RSA |
-3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
CUT |
Justin Harding | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
CUT |
Justin Walters | RSA |
-3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
CUT |
Laurie Canter | ENG |
-3 |
73 |
66 |
139 |
CUT |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
-3 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
CUT |
Luke Brown | NZL |
-3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
CUT |
Musiwalo Nethunzwi | RSA |
-3 |
67 |
72 |
139 |
CUT |
Neil Schietekat | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
CUT |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
-3 |
68 |
71 |
139 |
CUT |
Rasmus Hoejgaard | DEN |
-3 |
65 |
74 |
139 |
CUT |
Ricardo Santos | POR |
-3 |
70 |
69 |
139 |
CUT |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
-3 |
71 |
68 |
139 |
CUT |
Sean Crocker | USA |
-3 |
67 |
72 |
139 |
CUT |
Toto Thimba Jr. | RSA |
-3 |
64 |
75 |
139 |
CUT |
Wil Besseling | NED |
-3 |
73 |
66 |
139 |
CUT |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
70 |
139 |
CUT |
Adilson Da Silva | BRA |
-2 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
CUT |
Anthony Michael | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
CUT |
Anton Karlsson | SWE |
-2 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
CUT |
Caylum Boon | RSA |
-2 |
68 |
72 |
140 |
CUT |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
-2 |
73 |
67 |
140 |
CUT |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
-2 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
CUT |
David Drysdale | SCO |
-2 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
CUT |
David Howell | ENG |
-2 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
CUT |
Doug McGuigan | RSA |
-2 |
68 |
72 |
140 |
CUT |
Garrick Porteous | ENG |
-2 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
CUT |
Jbe Kruger | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
70 |
140 |
CUT |
MJ Viljoen | RSA |
-2 |
66 |
74 |
140 |
CUT |
Nicolai Hoejgaard | DEN |
-2 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
CUT |
Robin Petersson | SWE |
-2 |
71 |
69 |
140 |
CUT |
Robin Sciot-Siegrist | FRA |
-2 |
68 |
72 |
140 |
CUT |
Toby Tree | ENG |
-2 |
69 |
71 |
140 |
CUT |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
-1 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
CUT |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
-1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
CUT |
Callum Mowat | RSA |
-1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
CUT |
Damien Perrier | FRA |
-1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
CUT |
Fredrik From | SWE |
-1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
CUT |
Jake Redman | RSA |
-1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
CUT |
Jake Roos | RSA |
-1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
CUT |
Jean-Paul Strydom | RSA |
-1 |
67 |
74 |
141 |
CUT |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
-1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
CUT |
Merrick Bremner | RSA |
-1 |
68 |
73 |
141 |
CUT |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
-1 |
73 |
68 |
141 |
CUT |
Ockie Strydom | RSA |
-1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
CUT |
Ruan Conradie | RSA |
-1 |
70 |
71 |
141 |
CUT |
Stefan Wears-Taylor | RSA |
-1 |
69 |
72 |
141 |
CUT |
Wilco Nienaber | RSA |
-1 |
72 |
69 |
141 |
CUT |
Benjamin Poke | DNK |
Par |
69 |
73 |
142 |
CUT |
Chris Swanepoel | RSA |
Par |
74 |
68 |
142 |
CUT |
Conor Purcell | IRL |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
CUT |
Dylan Naidoo | RSA |
Par |
73 |
69 |
142 |
CUT |
James Morrison | ENG |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
CUT |
Jamie Donaldson | WAL |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
CUT |
Joel Sjoeholm | SWE |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
CUT |
Jonathon Agren | SWE |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
CUT |
Jordan Wrisdale | ENG |
Par |
70 |
72 |
142 |
CUT |
Louis Albertse | RSA |
Par |
72 |
70 |
142 |
CUT |
Merrick van As | RSA |
Par |
72 |
70 |
142 |
CUT |
Michael Palmer | RSA |
Par |
71 |
71 |
142 |
CUT |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
Par |
70 |
72 |
142 |
CUT |
Riekus Nortje | RSA |
Par |
72 |
70 |
142 |
CUT |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
CUT |
Andre de Decker | RSA |
1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
CUT |
Bryce Easton | RSA |
1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
CUT |
Danie van Tonder | RSA |
1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
CUT |
David Law | SCO |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
CUT |
Dylan Kok | RSA |
1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
CUT |
Lars van Meijel | NED |
1 |
68 |
75 |
143 |
CUT |
Madalitso Muthiya | ZMB |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
CUT |
Makgetha Mazibuko | RSA |
1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
CUT |
Paul Boshoff | RSA |
1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
CUT |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
CUT |
Ryan Tipping | RSA |
1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
CUT |
Sebastian Heisele | GER |
1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
CUT |
Stephen Ferreira | POR |
1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
CUT |
Bennie van der Merwe | RSA |
2 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
CUT |
Dale Whitnell | ENG |
2 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
CUT |
Derick Petersen | RSA |
2 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
CUT |
Duane Keun | RSA |
2 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
CUT |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
2 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
CUT |
Francesco Laporta | ITA |
2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
CUT |
Jacques P. de Villiers | RSA |
2 |
67 |
77 |
144 |
CUT |
Jean-Baptiste Gonnet | FRA |
2 |
69 |
75 |
144 |
CUT |
Jordan Duminy | RSA |
2 |
69 |
75 |
144 |
CUT |
Keenan Davidse | RSA |
2 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
CUT |
Morten Orum Madsen | DEN |
2 |
68 |
76 |
144 |
CUT |
Quintin Wilsnach | RSA |
2 |
75 |
69 |
144 |
CUT |
Ryan Cairns | ZWE |
2 |
69 |
75 |
144 |
CUT |
Teaghan Gauche | RSA |
2 |
74 |
70 |
144 |
CUT |
Theunis Bezuidenhout | RSA |
2 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
CUT |
Yurav Premlall | RSA |
2 |
69 |
75 |
144 |
CUT |
Bernd Ritthammer | GER |
3 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
CUT |
Carlos Pigem | ESP |
3 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
CUT |
Christiaan Basson | RSA |
3 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
CUT |
Craig Howie | SCO |
3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
Daan Huizing | NED |
3 |
70 |
75 |
145 |
CUT |
Dwayne Basson | RSA |
3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
Heinrich Bruiners | RSA |
3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
Herman Loubser | RSA |
3 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
CUT |
J. J. Senekal | RSA |
3 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
CUT |
James Kingston | RSA |
3 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
CUT |
Keelan van Wyk | RSA |
3 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
CUT |
Kieron van Wyk | RSA |
3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
3 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
CUT |
Lyle Rowe | RSA |
3 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
CUT |
Max Schmitt | GER |
3 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
CUT |
Stanislav Matus | CZE |
3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
CUT |
Thabiso Ngcobo | RSA |
3 |
68 |
77 |
145 |
CUT |
Aaron Zemmer | ITA |
4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
CUT |
Allister De Kock | RSA |
4 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Andre Nel | RSA |
4 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
CUT |
Andrew Van der Knaap | RSA |
4 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
CUT |
Chris Wood | ENG |
4 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Daniel Gavins | ENG |
4 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Ewen Ferguson | SCO |
4 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
CUT |
Franklin Manchest | RSA |
4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
CUT |
Jose-Filipe Lima | POR |
4 |
72 |
74 |
146 |
CUT |
Martin Vorster | RSA |
4 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Martin Leth Simonsen | DEN |
4 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
CUT |
Oliver Bekker | RSA |
4 |
71 |
75 |
146 |
CUT |
Robin Roussel | FRA |
4 |
69 |
77 |
146 |
CUT |
Alex Haindl | RSA |
5 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
CUT |
Benjamin Follett-Smith | ZIM |
5 |
79 |
68 |
147 |
CUT |
Combrinck Smit | RSA |
5 |
71 |
76 |
147 |
CUT |
David Dixon | ENG |
5 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
CUT |
Gregory Havret | FRA |
5 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
CUT |
Jaco Prinsloo | RSA |
5 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
CUT |
Kyle Barker | RSA |
5 |
70 |
77 |
147 |
CUT |
Roberto Lupini | RSA |
5 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
CUT |
Basil Wright | RSA |
6 |
69 |
79 |
148 |
CUT |
Coert Groenewald | RSA |
6 |
78 |
70 |
148 |
CUT |
David McIntyre | RSA |
6 |
73 |
75 |
148 |
CUT |
Kyle de Beer | RSA |
6 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
CUT |
Peetie van der Merwe | RSA |
6 |
69 |
79 |
148 |
CUT |
Samuel Simpson | RSA |
6 |
77 |
71 |
148 |
CUT |
Vaughn Groenewald | RSA |
6 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
CUT |
Dylan Mostert | RSA |
7 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
CUT |
Gerrit Foster | RSA |
7 |
76 |
73 |
149 |
CUT |
Titch Moore | RSA |
7 |
77 |
72 |
149 |
CUT |
James Allan | ENG |
8 |
77 |
73 |
150 |
CUT |
Jesper Sandborg | SWE |
8 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
CUT |
Kyle McClatchie | RSA |
8 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
CUT |
Marc Cayeux | ZWE |
8 |
70 |
80 |
150 |
CUT |
Tom Gandy | IMN |
8 |
72 |
78 |
150 |
CUT |
Wallie Coetsee | RSA |
8 |
76 |
74 |
150 |
CUT |
Jacquin Hess | RSA |
9 |
74 |
77 |
151 |
CUT |
Terence Mogapi | RSA |
9 |
75 |
76 |
151 |
CUT |
Callum Shinkwin | ENG |
10 |
74 |
78 |
152 |
CUT |
Clayton Mansfield | RSA |
10 |
77 |
75 |
152 |
CUT |
Gary Stal | FRA |
10 |
79 |
73 |
152 |
CUT |
Adriel Poonan | RSA |
11 |
73 |
80 |
153 |
CUT |
Keelan Africa | RSA |
11 |
76 |
77 |
153 |
CUT |
Cameron Esau | RSA |
12 |
79 |
75 |
154 |
CUT |
Chris Cannon | ENG |
12 |
74 |
80 |
154 |
CUT |
Tyrone Ryan | RSA |
12 |
81 |
73 |
154 |
CUT |
Clinton Grobler | RSA |
14 |
77 |
79 |
156 |
RET |
Pieter Moolman | RSA |
Par |
75 |
- |
75 |