Bradbury on song at Joburg open
Langasque, Jarvis card stunning rounds to stay close
Dan Bradbury continued to lead the Joburg Open as the chasing pack closed in late on a weatheraffected second day.
Bradbury followed up his opening course record-equalling 63 with a 66 as he continued to make the most of a sponsor’s invite to Houghton GC.
But he was just one stroke clear when play ended for the night, following a long stoppage for an earlier thunderstorm, as Romain Langasque and a stunning late charge from teenager Casey Jarvis closed the gap.
Having dropped an early shot at the second, Bradbury responded in fantastic fashion by picking up six shots over the next five holes.
Two successive birdies were followed by an eagle at the par-five fifth – for the second day running – before further gains at the sixth and seventh as he matched Thursday’s outward nine of 31.
Birdies at the tenth and 11th kept up his momentum and though the remainder of the back nine petered out somewhat with bogeys at the 15th and 16th he remained happy with his day’s work.
“You always dream of it, that’s what you try and do, but it is a little bit of a surprise if you’d said it at the start of the week,” he said.
Langasque went birdieeagle at the second and third and then posted three birdies in four holes round the turn.
He was 12 under for the tournament with seven holes of his second round to complete last morning.
Seven straight birdies
South African Jarvis surged into contention with an astonishing run of seven straight birdies to leave him alongside Langasque in second. Having started on the back nine, a solitary birdie in his first seven holes gave no hint of what was to come after the stoppage as four straight threes from the 17th kick-started his run.