Tapio Pulkkanen fired an eight under par 64 to move to 14 under and hold the second-round lead at the Joburg Open.
Here, we take a look at what some of his nearest challengers had to say following their second rounds.
Shubhankar Sharma (61, -13 - Bushwillow)
"It was great, I couldn't have done better. I pretty much made everything I looked at. I hit the ball pretty decent and made a few key up-and-downs. Bushwillow is obviously shorter than Firethorn but it is narrow, you have to be really straight off the tee if you want to attack the greens. I'm glad I came here. I'm really happy to be in the situation which I'm in. It is every golfer's dream to play in the Open but at the same time, I don't really want to think too much about it. It is only halfway through. I want to keep my head down and keep playing. To win is a big thing and whatever comes with it is a bonus."
Mikko Korhonen (65, -12 - Bushwillow)
"Very pleased with my efforts. I didn't feel very comfortable going out, just a little nervous and stuff, but on the back nine I started going pretty well. I played Bushwillow the most in practice, it definitely helped. There's a lot more placing the ball off the tee. It's important to hit the fairways and to hole some putts. The fairways were rolling very nicely. It's dried out really well. I'm really looking forward to the challenge of the weekend. It's the first tournament of my season so there's not much expectation but it's fun to find yourself in the mix. It means a lot to be playing for a spot in the Open, it's a good incentive."
Erik van Rooyen (67, -12 - Firethorn)
"It was fun to get off to a hot start and you don't want to rein yourself in when you get that kind of run going, you try and keep the pedal down. I still played fine, I had a couple of close shaves on the greens here and there. It's not as if I all of a sudden played poorly, I still played some good golf and I made a couple of nice putts on the back nine as well. Tapio and I have a nice little rivalry going and we're good friends as well. I'm happy for him that he's playing well but I'm looking forward to the weekend. A spot in the Open is definitely something to play for, it's in the back of your mind. Who wouldn't want to play in the Open Championship?"
