Another day, another 67, another spot at the top of the South African Open leaderboard for Christiaan Bezuidenhout.
And if not for missing a short putt on the final hole of the day, Bezuidenhout — who won last week on the Sunshine/Euro Tour swing at the Alfred Dunhill Championship — would be alone at the top.
Even with the gaffe, the South African is tied with Welshman Jamie Donaldson at 10 under at the tournament’s midpoint. Bezuidenhout played bogey-free golf on Friday, posting three birdies on the front nine and two more on the back.
Meanwhile, Donaldson had 10 birdies on the day and finished a stroke off the course record at Gary Player Country Club. Lee Westwood set the course record in 2011.
Donaldson needed to chip in on the final hole to equal Westwood’s mark and nearly did so.
This close to a course record 😯@DonaldsonJamie joins the lead.#SAOpen pic.twitter.com/tpChllZLaL
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) December 4, 2020
Meanwhile, Dylan Frittelli is just one shot off the lead after firing his second 68. While Frittelli needed a torrid back in his opening round after posting three bogeys on the front, he took a simpler approach on Friday — adding just one bogey to five birdies.
