After inclement weather interrupted the first day's play at the Nedbank Golf Challenge, the players managed to catch up and finish the second round on schedule. Overall, Round 1 produced 15 sub-par rounds and a field average score of 71.87, whilst Round 2 produced 22 sub-par rounds and a field average score of 69.97. Jamie Donaldson leads on -11 with Ryan Moore and Henrik Stenson following behind on -8. We analyse their performances and round up the half way Genworth Statistics leaders.
Jamie DONALDSON -11
Jamie Donaldson converted seven birdies against a single bogey on his way to a second round 66, to lead by three at the half way stage. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 38 year old Welsh golfer is performing extremely well in each department of the game, including ranking 4th for Driving Accuracy (with 18/28 fairways), 3rd for Greens in Regulation (with 27/36 greens) and 2nd for Putts per Round (with 53 putts in total). Most impressive of all, the two-time European Tour winner has both accumulated the most birdies and dropped the fewest shots over the Sun City course.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 66.50 | 1 |
| Driving Accuracy | 64.3% | 4 |
| Driving Distance | 287 yds | 14 |
| Greens in Reg | 75.0% | 3 |
| Scrambles | 88.9% | 3 |
| Sand Saves | - | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.630 | 2 |
| Putts per Round | 26.5 | 2 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 9.50 | 2 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.75 | 2 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.70 | 1 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.63 | 11 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 8 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 6.00 | 1 |
| Pars per Rnd | 11.50 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 0.50 | 1 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 2 | 3 |
Henrik STENSON -8
Henrik Stenson converted five birdies on his way to a bogey free second round 67, placing second alongside Moore going into the weekend. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 37 year old Swedish golfer is also performing very well in each department of the game, including ranking 3rd for Driving Distance (with a huge 324 yard average) and 1st for Scrambles (with 9/10 up and downs for par). Matching the leader, the eight-time European Tour winner has dropped just one shot over the first two days and is surely ready to pounce over the weekend.
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 68.00 | 2 |
| Driving Accuracy | 60.7% | 9 |
| Driving Distance | 324 yds | 3 |
| Greens in Reg | 72.2% | 6 |
| Scrambles | 90.0% | 1 |
| Sand Saves | - | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.692 | 9 |
| Putts per Round | 27.5 | 5 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 8.50 | 4 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.88 | 8 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.80 | 5 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.63 | 11 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 8 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 4.50 | 9 |
| Pars per Rnd | 13.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 0.50 | 1 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 1 | 11 |
Ryan MOORE -8
Ryan Moore fired eight birdies on his way to a bogey free second round 65, placing second alongside Stenson going into the weekend. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 31 year old golfer from the United States makes it a trio of strong tee to green play by the leaders, ranking 9th for Driving Accuracy, 5th for Driving Distance and 1st for Greens in Regulation (with 31/36 greens). Ryan has also accumulated the most birdies over the Sun City course alongside the leader (12 in total).
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Stroke Average | 68.00 | 2 |
| Driving Accuracy | 60.7% | 9 |
| Driving Distance | 305 yds | 5 |
| Greens in Reg | 86.1% | 1 |
| Scrambles | 60.0% | 18 |
| Sand Saves | - | - |
| Putts per GIR | 1.677 | 4 |
| Putts per Round | 29.5 | 21 |
| 1 Putts per Rnd | 7.50 | 10 |
| Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Par 3 Scoring | 2.88 | 8 |
| Par 4 Scoring | 3.80 | 5 |
| Par 5 Scoring | 4.63 | 11 |
| Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 8 |
| Birdies per Rnd | 6.00 | 1 |
| Pars per Rnd | 10.00 | - |
| Bogeys per Rnd | 2.00 | 7 |
| Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
| Par 5's in 2 | 0 | 21 |
Official Genworth Statistics Leaders
- Stroke Average: 66.50
Jamie DONALDSON. - Driving Accuracy: 71.4%
Martin KAYMER, Sergio GARCIA, Peter SENIOR. - Driving Distance: 332 yards
Charl SCHWARTZEL. - Greens in Regulation: 86.1%
Ryan MOORE. - Scrambles: 90.0%
Henrik STENSON, Thomas BJÖRN. - Sand Saves: -
- Putts per GIR: 1.600
Brendon DE JONGE. - Putts per Round: 25.0
Kevin STREELMAN. - 1 Putts: 20
Peter SENIOR.
Other interesting statistics provided by the Genworth Stats Pack
- Par 3 Scoring: 2.63
D.A. POINTS. - Par 4 Scoring: 3.70
Jamie DONALDSON, Peter UIHLEIN, Darren FICHARDT. - Par 5 Scoring: 4.25
Charl SCHWARTZEL, Justin ROSE, Thongchai JAIDEE. - Most Par 5 holes where green is hit in two shots: 3
Martin KAYMER, Branden GRACE. - Most shots holed from off the green: 5
Kevin STREELMAN. - Least number of drop shots during the tournament: 1 bogey
Thomas BJÖRN, Henrik STENSON, Jamie DONALDSON. - Most 3 Putts: 5
Ernie ELS. - Most Eagles: 2
D.A. POINTS, Charl SCHWARTZEL, Martin KAYMER. - Most Birdies: 12
Jamie DONALDSON, Ryan MOORE. - Most Pars: 29
Victor DUBUISSON. - Most Bogeys: 9
Dawie VAN DER WALT, Gary WOODLAND. - Most Others: 4
Peter SENIOR.
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