It was a tough day for scoring at Leopard Creek on the second day of the season. Whilst Charl Schwartzel made a statement in his search for a fourth Alfred Dunhill Championship title, many others struggled. Here's the best facts and figures from the day two.
5- shot lead for Schwartzel heading into the weekend after rounds of 66 and 67 so far.
69.08- Schwartzel's career average score at the par 72 Leopard Creek CC for this event.
7- birdies and no bogeys for the three-time Alfred Dunhill Championship winner on the back nine this week.
8- Schwartzel would become the eighth player to win the same European Tour event four times should he go on to win.
65 - Players made the cut at level par or better (144).
9- cuts in a row made for the in-form Benjamin Hebert.
69- the Frenchman is 69 under par overall during that run.
17- Straight cuts made prior today for Louis Oosthuizen on The European Tour. The former Open Champion carded a second round 76 to miss out on the weekend by two shots.
8 - under par in nine holes today for Eddie Pepperell who shot a low round of the day second round 65 to move 88 places up the leaderboard.
13- the 552 yard par five played the easiest, averaging just 4.60.
12 - shot difference between Christiaan Basson's first round 64 and second round 76. The South African is four under par heading into the weekend.
0- bogeys in Edoardo Molinari's four under par 68. One of only four men without a dropped shot on day two. However, the Italian still missed the cut after a first round 78.
7- the tricky par three seventh again played the toughest out there, averaging 3.52. The 215 yard par three yielded 11 birdies compared to 47 bogeys or worse today.
18 - Shots for Ooshtuizen, Grace and Luiten on the seventh hole today. Oosthuizen made an eight whilst Grace and Luiten both made double bogey fives.
