PRETORIA, 7 October 2014 – Louis Oosthuizen Junior Golf Academy member, Jordan Duminy, took pole position at the 36-hole mark of the prestigious Nomads SA Boys U-13 Championship on Tuesday.
One off the pace after an opening 74 at Wingate Park Country Club, the 11-year-old Southern Cape junior negated two bogeys with a pair of birdies for an even-par 73 in round two to take the lead at one-over-par 147.
Duminy leads by one from first round leader, Emerson Bam, who returned a 75, and fellow Southern Cape golfer, Barend Botha.
While the bulk of the field have struggled with the lightning fast and hard greens, Botha from Oubaai and Luka Stanisavljevic from Serbia got the measure of the championship layout to share the lowest round honour with a one-under-par 72s.
Botha was by far the most economical with a bogey at the seventh and birdies at the 13th and 15th holes.
In the Team Competition, Bam carded a 75, Kieron van Wyk returned a 77, Kian Rose registered an 80, Nkosenye Mwale posted an 83 and Noluthando Mdanda added an 84 for a second round 399 to keep Central Gauteng in the hunt.
However, Liam Van Deventer (73), Yurav Premlall (75), Casey Jarvis (77), Grant Ferreira (82) and Zamokuhle Nxasana (85) combined for a 392 to lift Ekurhuleni into a share of first with the overnight leaders.
Don’t be surprised if third placed Southern Cape serves up a surprise, though.
Last year, Duminy and company saved their best for the final round and leapfrogged Central Gauteng, who led the first two rounds, to claim the title by 11 strokes from Ekurhuleni.
SECOND ROUND INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD (top 20)
147 Jordon Duminy 74 73
148 Barend Botha 76 72; Emerson Bam 73 75
149 Liam Van Deventer 76 73
153 Daniel van Seumeren 79 74; Kieron van Wyk 76 77; Luke Pienaar 74 79
154 Yurav Premlall 79 75
155 Casey Jarvis 78 77; Zander Lombard 77 78
157 Kian Rose 77 80
159 Neil Retief 80 79; Grant Ferreira 77 82; James Murray 76 83
160 Luka Stanisavljevic 88 72; Murad Hoosen 77 83
161 Du Toit Fourie 80 81
162 Dean Lones 79 83; Nkosenye Mwale 79 83
164 Damian Osner 84 80; Michael Papenfus 82 82; C.J van Wyk 81 83; Regan Steyn 80 84
SECOND ROUND TEAM RESULT (top five)
784 – EGGU
392 Liam Van Deventer 76, Grant Ferreira 77, Casey Jarvis 78, Yurav Premlall 79, Zamokuhle Nxasana 82, 392 Liam Van Deventer 73, Yurav Premlall 75, Casey Jarvis 77, Grant Ferreira 82, Zamokuhle Nxasana 85
784 – Central Gauteng
385 Emerson Bam 73, Kieron van Wyk 76, Kian Rose 77, Nkosenye Carl Mwale 79, Brandon Weir Jnr 80, 399 Emerson Bam 75, Kieron van Wyk 77, Kian Rose 80, Nkosenye Carl Mwale 83, Noluthando Mdanda 84
794 – Southern Cape
394 Jordon Duminy 74, James Murray 76, C.J van Wyk 81, Jan Human 81, Michael Papenfus 82, 400 Jordon Duminy 73, Christiaan Jacobs 79, Michael Papenfus 82, James Murray 83, C.J van Wyk 83
807 – Gauteng North
397 Zander Lombard 77, Murad Hoosen 77, Neil Retief 80, Christiaan Kieser 81, Duan Denner 82, 410 Zander Lombard 78, Neil Retief 79, Murad Hoosen 83, Janco Breedt 85, Duan Denner 85
819 – Border
411 Dean Lones 79, Daniel van Seumeren 79, Cameron Renton 82, Damian Osner 84, Logan Roos 87, 408 Daniel van Seumeren 74, Damian Osner 80, Dean Lones 83, Jaden Joubert 84, Cameron Renton 87
Full team results and draw available at www.saga.co.za
Written and released by Lali Stander on behalf of the South African Golf Association.
