Matthew Spacey and Benjamin van Wyk hold the clubhouse lead on six under par in the incomplete second round of the Limpopo Championship at the Euphoria Golf & Lifestyle Estate.
With the opening round only completed on Friday morning because of a weather delay, Spacey (69) and Van Wyk (66) managed to also finish their respective second rounds to end the day in the joint lead and with both searching for a maiden Sunshine Tour victory.
For Spacey, the day was important in terms of his confidence.
“It’s been a nice thing coming. I have been struggling the last few events. I have been working hard with my coach and not seeing the results, but I started to gain a bit of confidence, which is nice. I have been really hitting it pretty solid and added a new putter in the bag last week. Everything is starting to come together,” he said.
With play suspended early on the opening day, it was a long second day for the field.
“It was tough playing 29 holes today. It’s a very long walk, so I am going to need a rest tonight,” Spacey said.
Looking ahead to the weekend, Spacey said he wants to put a disappointing season behind him and just focus on his own game.
“I will keep things the same with good routine and not push, because when I push I struggle. My season hasn’t been great this year, so it’s nice to see some good things coming out of it.”
The duo are currently one stroke clear of Luis Carrera, Jason Roets and Altin van der Merwe who also all completed their second rounds. The second round will resume at 7.30am on Saturday morning.
SCORES (INCOMPLETE ROUND)
-6 - Matthew Spacey 69 69, Benjamin Van Wyk 72 66
-5 - Jason Roets 71 68, Luis Carrera 70 69, Altin van der Merwe 68 71, Peter Karmis 72 67, Kieron van Wyk 68 (-1) [9], Rupert Kaminski 68 (-1) [6], Keelan van Wyk 67 (Par) [6]
-4 - Ethan Smith 70 70, Quintin Wilsnach 71 69, Karabo Mokoena 71 (-3) [9], Robson Chinhoi 69 (-1) [6]
-3 - Thomas Spreadborough 75 66, Kyle De Beer 70 71, Jean Hugo 70 (-1) [6], Rhys West 69 (Par) [6], Albert Venter 70 (-1) [3]
-2 - Deon Germishuys 69 73, Keenan Davidse 73 69, Jack Hawksby 70 72, Zachary Chegwidden 69 (+1) [9], Graham van der Merwe 69 (+1) [9], MJ Viljoen 71 (-1) [6], Kyle Barker 72 (-2) [6]
-1 - Christiaan Burke 73 70, Toto Thimba Jnr 76 67, Stuart Krog 75 68, Stephen Ferreira 70 (+1) [6], Hennie O'Kennedy 72 (-1) [3], Ruan Conradie 71 (Par) [3], Slade Pickering 73 (-2) [3], James Mack 69 (+2) [3], Tyran Snyders 71 (Par) [3]
Par - Stals Swart 73 71, Rowan Lester 73 71, Ruan Groenewald 75 69, Paul Boshoff 77 67, Jordan Burnand 75 69, Travis Procter 73 71, Dian Kruger 72 (Par) [9], Slenda Sithebe 73 (-1) [9], Heinrich Bruiners 72 (Par) [6], Pieter Moolman 72 (Par) [6], Nikhil Rama 72 (Par) [6], Keagan Thomas 72 (Par) [6], Daniel van Tonder 72 (Par) [6], Dylan Mostert 72 (Par) [3], Herman Loubser 73 (-1) [3], Thabiso Ngcobo 73 (-1) [3]
+1 - Joe Knox 69 76, Joe Long 74 71, Ricky Hendler 73 72, Kyle McClatchie 74 71, Martin Vorster 72 73, Anthony Michael 75 70, Allen John 69 (+4) [12], Ronald Rugumayo 73 (Par) [6], Luca Filippi 74 (-1) [6], Gerhard Pepler 75 (-2) [6], Musiwalo Nethunzwi 72 (+1) [6], Jaco Prinsloo 72 (+1) [3]
MISSED THE CUT:-
+2 - Otto Van Buynder 72 74, Jonathan Ackerman 70 76, Jean-Paul Strydom 72 74, Luke Brown 72 74, Trevor Fisher Jnr 75 71, Tyron Davidowitz 74 (Par) [9], Doug McGuigan 73 (+1) [6], Leon Vorster 75 (-1) [6], Haydn Porteous 74 (Par) [6], Jacques P de Villiers 74 (Par) [3], Christian Kriek 74 (Par) [3], Xander Basson 74 (Par) [3]
+3 - Liam Grehan 73 74, Lyle Rowe 75 72, Kian Rose 72 75, Wynand Dingle 71 76, Hennie Otto 75 72, Hayden Griffiths 73 74, Marcus Sandile Taylor 73 (+2) [6], Allister de Kock 76 (-1) [3], Keanu Pestana 74 (+1) [3], Warwick Purchase 77 (-2) [3]
+4 - Wade Jacobs 76 72, Keegan Mclachlan 73 75, Ruan de Smidt 74 74, Gregory Mckay 79 69, Mikkel Antonsen 74 (+2) [9], Ryan van der Klis 72 (+4) [9], Ruan Korb 76 (Par) [6], Neil Schietekat 73 (+3) [6], Jacques Blaauw 73 (+3) [6], Joe Sullivan 77 (-1) [6], Samuel Simpson 73 (+3) [6], Makhetha Mazibuko 75 (+1) [3], Jason Broomhead 75 (+1) [3]
+5 - Rourke van der Spuy 74 75, Danie Van Niekerk 73 76, Simon du Plooy 73 76, Eric Wowor 76 (+1) [9], Tomas Gana 78 (-1) [9], Jaden Deltel 73 (+4) [9], Nyasha Muyambo 76 (+1) [3]
+6 - Lwazi Gqira 74 76, Jake Redman 73 77, Nick Cunningham 75 75, Franklin Manchest 74 (+4) [9], Tyrone Ryan 78 (Par) [6], Brandon Meads 79 (-1) [3]
+7 - Tumelo Molloyi 73 78, Devon Valentine 73 (+6) [9], Werner Deyzel 78 (+1) [3]
+8 - Jastice Mashego 78 74, Luke Mayo 76 76, James Pennington 76 76, Tafadzwa Nyamukondiwa 76 (+4) [9]
+9 - Tristen Strydom 74 79
+11 - Marcel Steyn Scholtz 79 76
+14 - Umar Davids 77 81, Malcolm Mitchell 79 79
+15 - Mandla Dlamini Jnr 80 (+7) [12]
+16 - Jordan Duminy 79 81, Alphius Kelapile 79 81