Jonathan Broomhead’s nine-under-par 63 at Irene Country Club on Friday carried him into the second-round lead of the Kit Kat Cash & Carry Pro-Am as the young Sunshine Tour professional has found form early in the new season.
The three-time Sunshine Tour winner holds the overall lead on 15 under par following a round in which he rolled in eight birdies and an eagle and dropped just one shot.
“Today was good. It’s nice to follow up a round like my 66 yesterday with a round like today. There is still a lot of golf to play. I am just going to play my game and I’m not focusing on the other players,” he said.
It’s a positive start to the new season for Broomhead, and following a strong 2024-25 season in which he finished fourth on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy.
“It’s exciting. I had a bit of a break after last season so it’s nice to get back into things. Some form here is always nice and I hope to keep it going for the next few weeks. The body is feeling good, the swing is feeling good, so we will see how it goes,” he said.
His nearest challenger, just one shot behind, is the in-form Luis Carrera from Mexico. Carrera signed for a 67 on Friday as the winner of last week’s FBNC Zim Open continues his quest for back-to-back victories in his maiden season on the Sunshine Tour.
“It was a great week last week. It gave me some confidence. I am playing some good shots, putting the ball in play, and that gives me a good chance to attack pins this week,” he said.
JC Ritche made a late charge in the day with his eagle and two birdies in his final four holes for a 66 and third place on 13 under par.
The South African duo of Dylan Frittelli and Trevor Fisher Jr. are three strokes behind the leader in joint fourth place, with Frittelli looking especially threatening for the weekend after a second round of 63.
SCORES:
129 - Jonathan Broomhead 66 63
130 - Luis Carrera 63 67
131 - JC Ritchie 65 66
132 - Trevor Fisher Jnr 64 68, Dylan Frittelli 69 63
133 - Rourke van der Spuy 67 66, Martin Vorster 66 67, Jovan Rebula 66 67
134 - Gerhard Pepler 65 69, Estiaan Conradie 71 63
135 - Kieran Vincent 70 65, Jaco Prinsloo 70 65, Oliver Bekker 67 68, Keenan Davidse 68 67, Jean Hugo 69 66, Ryan Van Velzen 65 70, Rhys Enoch 67 68
136 - Graham van der Merwe 68 68, James Mack 70 66, Hennie Otto 71 65, JJ Senekal 69 67
137 - Keegan Mclachlan 72 65, Stefan Wears-Taylor 69 68
138 - Brandon Meads 68 70, Austin Bautista 69 69, Liam Grehan 71 67, Thomas Spreadborough 68 70, Simon du Plooy 69 69, Ruan de Smidt 70 68, Nikhil Rama 71 67, Jake Redman 72 66, Conner Mackenzie 67 71
139 - Jbe Kruger 70 69, Hennie O'Kennedy 70 69, Luke Jerling 72 67, Gregory Mckay 70 69, Eric Wowor 71 68, Neil Schietekat 69 70, Ruan Conradie 69 70, Ricky Hendler 71 68, Heinrich Bruiners 70 69
140 - Dayne Moore 69 71, Jason Roets 70 70, Jaco Van Zyl 69 71, Ruan Korb 68 72, Stals Swart 69 71, Musiwalo Nethunzwi 68 72, Jordan Burnand 70 70, Stephen Ferreira 72 68, Dylan Mostert 70 70, Fredrik From 69 71, Malcolm Mitchell 68 72, Luca Filippi 71 69, Jack Hawksby 68 72
141 - Keagan Thomas 70 71, Tyrone Ryan 71 70, Jordan Duminy 71 70, Rhys West 70 71, Jacques P de Villiers 69 72, Doug McGuigan 72 69, Allister de Kock 73 68, Rowan Lester 70 71, Luke Mayo 69 72, Samuel Simpson 66 75, Rupert Kaminski 71 70, Lyle Rowe 72 69, Herman Loubser 74 67
MISSED THE CUT:
142 - Sean Cronje 71 71, Joe Knox 68 74, Joe Long 74 68, Keelan Africa 69 73, Luke Brown 69 73, George Coetzee 72 70, Pieter Moolman 70 72
143 - Otto Van Buynder 73 70, Anthony Michael 72 71, Marcus Sandile Taylor 69 74, Altin van der Merwe 74 69
144 - Pierre Pellegrin 72 72, Kyle De Beer 65 79, Trevor Mahoney 72 72, CJ du Plessis 72 72, Jean-Paul Strydom 72 72, Franklin Manchest 70 74, Christiaan Burke 72 72, MJ Viljoen 72 72, Martin Rohwer 72 72
145 - Christian Kriek 74 71, Wynand Dingle 75 70, Pierre Viallaneix 71 74, Madalitso Muthiya 75 70
146 - Toto Thimba Jnr 74 72, Karabo Mokoena 75 71, Siyanda Mwandla 70 76, Thabiso Ngcobo 73 73, Kyle McClatchie 74 72, Stuart Krog 74 72, Louis Albertse 75 71, Albert Venter 73 73, Warwick Purchase 69 77, Paul Boshoff 75 71
147 - Mandla Dlamini Jnr 75 72, Werner Deyzel 77 70, Matthew Spacey 73 74
148 - Sentanio Minnie 74 74
149 - Tyran Snyders 71 78, Christiaan Basson 78 71, Kayle Wykes 76 73, Robson Chinhoi 73 76
150 - Tristin Galant 77 73, Kyle Barker 75 75, Thanda Mavundla 74 76
151 - Jacquin Hess 73 78, Jastice Mashego 75 76, Nick Cunningham 73 78
153 - Merrick Bremner 79 74, Callum Mowat 78 75
156 - Danie Van Niekerk 74 82
162 - Umar Davids 76 86
RTD - Dylan O'Leary 78 RTD