More than half of the 15 South Africans in the field at the BMW PGA Championship, the first in the newly launched Roles Series, are in jeopardy of missing the cut, writes WADE PRETORIUS.
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The West Course at Wentworth has undergone further renovations with the greens re-done, bunkers removed and others shallowed out in an effort to help improve scoring around the iconic course.
Branden Grace proved that to be true when he raced to -6 and a share of the lead before two late bogeys saw him finish two off the pace. At 69 and -3 were Dean Burmester and Richard Sterne, who will be looking for more of the same on Friday.
Ernie Els, who despite cancelling out an eagle on 12 with a self-imposed penalty, is the only other South African under par after the first round. Jaco Van Zyl finished -1 on Thursday but is +1 early into his second round, while Thomas Aiken and George Coetzee are the only other players from South Africa on or under the current cut line of +1 (at 09:30).
South Africans in danger of missing the cut at the BMW PGA Championship:
Darren Fichardt +2
Trevor Immelman +4
Hennie Otto +4
Zander Lombard +4
Haydn Porteous +4
Brandon Stone +4
Justin Walters +5
Dylan Frittelli +5
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