Andy Sullivan continued his good form on day two at The South African Open Championship to lead by one shot from Charl Schwartzel, but Ernie Els and first round co-leader Jbe Kruger endured tougher times…
8– under par leads the way for Andy Sullivan heading into the weekend
11- under par on holes eight to 18 this week already for the Englishman
0– wins on The European Tour for Sullivan, who finished runner-up at last year’s Trophée Hassan II in Morocco
8 – under par on the back nine this week with no bogeys for the leader
4– under par for his last three holes gave Charl Schwartzel a good finish to his three under par round of 69
4– fairways found for Schwartzel, who made up for his lack of accuracy off the tee by only taking 25 putts
10– shot difference between Ernie Els’ 67 from round one and his five over par second round 77
4– birdies for the “Big Easy” on day two, but back-to-back triple bogey sevens dented the host’s scorecard
11– the number of cuts Els has made at the South African Open – he’s never missed the weekend
199– yards, the distance of the sixth hole, which Ulrich van den Berg aced
66 – low round of the day from Gary Stal, whose fine second round included two eagles
14– shot difference between overnight co-leader Jbe Kruger’s 66 in round one and his disappointing eight over par 80 in round two
0– bogeys from John Parry in his steady and impressive three under par round of 69
13 – birdies have been made so far by home player Colin Nel, who is six under par heading into moving day
33– on the back nine for the second straight day for Scotland’s David Drysdale
4 – under par 68 for rising star Matt Fitzpatrick, who came home in just 32 shots to tie his lowest European Tour round
