Brutal wind and extreme cold on day two of the Betway Big Easy Tour event at Glenvista couldn’t stop England’s Harry Konig from keeping his place at the top of the leaderboard.
On a day when low scores were hard to come by, Konig showed resilience and unmatched focus as he went round this track with discipline and determination.
Two bogeys and a double-drop accompanied four birdies on the Englishman’s scorecard, leaving him at seven under for the week and a stroke clear of the chasing pack led by his countryman, Joe Sullivan and last week’s winner, Lyle Pedro.
Sullivan was the biggest mover of the day after carding an inspired six-under 66 to back up his opening 72.
Two birdies and two drops on the front nine paved the way for a blemish-free back nine in which Sullivan made four birdies and an eagle for a round of 66.
Pedro, on the other hand, rode the momentum of his opening 66 and signed for a level-par 72 to stay within reach of Konig’s lead heading into the final round.
The member of the Papwa Sewgolum Class cut a composed figure throughout what was a testing round of golf. His four birdies on day two were cancelled out by the same number of bogeys he made.
The second-lowest score of the round came from Joe Knox, whose four-under 68 catapulted him to solo fourth on a tournament total of four under par.
Seven players, including Haydn Porteous, Chile’s Tomas Gana, Tristan Leonard, Jacques van der Merwe, Brandon Gildenhuys, Wandre Snyman and Glenvista’s own Louis Liebenberg tied fifth on two under.
The Betway Big Easy Tour is the Sunshine Tour’s feeder circuit and enjoys the support of the legendary Ernie Els among other patrons.
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