Charl Schwartzel has won 11 times on the European Tour, but never his national open. Not that he hasnt played well; he boasts a pair of runner-up finishes and four other top-5s at the South African Open.Through 36 holes of this seasons edition at Randpark Golf Club in Johannesburg, Schwartzel holds a one-shot lead after Fridays 8-under 63 on the Bushwillow Course rocketed him to 12 under.I would love to win this one and Ive given myself a good chance, Schwartzel said.Schwartzel entered this week ranked 80th in the Official World Golf Ranking, his worst ranking since 2008. Since his T-15 showing at the last SA Open, held this past January, the South African has just four top-10s and one other top-20 in 22 worldwide starts.But hes looked comfortable at home through two rounds, especially on the back nine Friday. Heading into the par-4 11th hole at 6 under, Schwartzel birdied four of his next six holes before holing out for eagle at the par-5 17th hole.
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Its probably the most consistent Ive driven the ball and I felt it, Schwartzel said. In practice Ive been doing the same. Its just nice to do it in a tournament now.Zambias Madalitso Muthiya is alone in second, one shot clear of South Africans Louis Oosthuizen and Zander Lombard, and American Kurt Kitayama, who shot 69 Friday on Bushwillow and is a week removed from his first European Tour victory, at the Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open. Oosthuizen, who like Schwartzel has never won this event, followed his opening 63 with a 70 on the tougher Firethorn Course.Oosthuizen also is the only player within three shots of the lead who is already qualified for next summers Open Championship. The top three finishers this week, not already exempt, will receive invites to Royal Portrush.Ernie Els, a three-time SA Open winner, is 5 under after an even-par 71 on Firethorn. He is tied with his nephew, Auburn junior and reigning British Amateur champion Jovan Rebula.
Charl Schwartzel powered to the top of the leaderboard at the South African Open as he carded Friday's best round with an eight-under 63. The home hope, who has won eight of his 11 European Tour titles on South African soil, shot two birdies on the front nine before hitting his stride after the turn on the Bushwillow Course to go 12 under for the tournament.
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Forty of the top 50 women's amateurs in the world, including five of the top 10, are set to tee it up, led by No. 2-ranked Jennifer Kupcho, a senior at Wake Forest and the reigning NCAA individual champion. South Korea's Jiwon Jeon, who plays at Alabama, will be the top-ranked international player to compete at No. 4 in the world.
Schwartzel opens five-shot lead in maiden home title chase
Schwartzel also shot an eight-under 63 on the Bushwillow course at Randpark on Monday, proof he is in the good form he talks about. "I just need to transfer it into the tournament," said the two-time South African Open runner-up - in 2005 and 2015.
Schwartzel opens five-shot lead in maiden home title chase
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