Sunday February 10, 2013
Fisher Jr ties with Sterne in Joburg Open second round
JOHANNESBURG: Trevor Fisher Jr shot to a shared lead with a record nine-under 62 second round of the Joburg Open at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club here on Friday.
Tied with fellow South African Richard Sterne (pic), who shot 65, Fisher lead countryman George Coetzee by three strokes. South Africans Keith Horne and Charl Schwartzel, as well as Chilean Felipe Aguilar, are five behind.
The 33-year-old Fisher had good rhythm from the start with an eagle on the par-five second, followed by birdies on the third and ninth, and five more on the inward nine.
“It was a great day out there. Everything just happened for me and I sank the putts I needed to sink. I was happy and patient with myself – walked slow and did everything slow – and it was just a good day,” he said afterwards.
He was cautiously proud of the lowest round ever at the Joburg Open, co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the local Sunshine Tour.
“It’s nice to have the record. But I’m going to focus on my game and not worry about what everyone else is doing. It’s just a number – I’ve got to go out there and still try to make birdies,” said the 2012 Sunshine Tour Players’ Player of the Year.
Sterne held onto his overnight lead with a second bogey-free round in a row, staying in the run for a win after a close second at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic last week.
“You would like to stay up there and give yourself a chance come Sunday (today), but it’s not so easy being up there from day one,” said the 31-year-old.
“You’ve got guys there who’ve won a few tournaments and obviously Charl (Schwartzel) is there. And George Coetzee – he hasn’t won, but he’s due. It’s a long way from over – we’re only halfway,” he said.
Each competitor in the 210-strong field chasing a 206,050 (US$278,744) first prize, plays one round over the west course and one over the longer, more challenging east course, where the final two rounds will be staged. — AFP
- Mixed reaction to Chong Wei’s remarks on Lin Dan’s wild card
- Formula One: Increased venom as F1 tyre war erupts again
- Badminton: Coaches voice out frustration over new lighting system at Putra Stadium at Bukit Jalil
- Cai Lin breaks 200m freestyle record
- Djokovic crashes in Rome, ailing Sharapova pulls out, Federer wins
- Learn Spanish Hafizh as part of plan to conquer MotoGP
- China play it cool; Past records mean nothing, says chief coach Yongbo
- Table tennis: Leading Chinese quartet power into last 16 of world meet
- Shankar hopes Sri Lanka will shine at Sudirman Cup
- NBA: Kings sold to group led by India's Ranadive for more than US$535mil
- Cycling: Leader Van Garderen wins California time trial
- Golf: Keegan Bradley maintains Byron Nelson lead
- Golf: Korda seizes lead at Mobile Bay LPGA
- Bradley stays in charge, Guan exits
- Hall of Famer Venturi dies aged 82
- Formula One: Increased venom as F1 tyre war erupts again
- Rugby: It's all I have to play for, says Wilkinson
- Doping battle at breaking point
- Cricket: Haq nets record and a duck in Scotland warm-up
- Cricket: Anderson bowls England back into first Test
RSS
