I putted very well today, says Cape Town Open leader Peter Karmis

Published Feb 8, 2019

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CAPE TOWN

– Peter Karmis backed up his opening 63 with a flawless six-under 66 second round

at the Cape Town Open on Friday to usurp JP Strydom from the summit of the leaderboard

on 15-under for a two-stroke lead.

Karmis, a runner-up at last season’s event held at

King David Mowbray, due to the water challenges faced at Royal Cape,

opened his second round with back-to-back birdies to set the tone.

Those were followed by another birdie on the fifth after

he’d picked up pars on the third and fourth holes respectively.

He held things steady on the final four holes of his front

nine, making three straight pars before making further gains on the ninth to

turn in 32.

“Today was a lot more difficult than yesterday,” Karmis

noted after his round.

“It started pretty well, because there was no wind. But then

the wind came up and made it tricky.

“And I think I just got used to having no wind, so I

struggled to choose the right bat and the right lines and those sorts of

things.”

He managed himself well, however, despite the wind and after

the two pars he made on the 10th and 11th holes, played the 12th expertly to

pick up a birdie there.

He did not make another birdie until the last hole, and was

happy to take home a blemish-free 66.

“I’m very pleased,” he said. “I didn’t make a bogey in the

last two days, so that’s good. I putted very well today, and I gave myself some

chances for par from the brink and I’m very pleased.”

Taking up the second spot was Andrew Curlewis, whose

second-round 64 took his total for the week to 13-under and two shots off

Karmis’ lead.

The third position on the leaderboard is occupied by veteran

Adilson da Silva, who carded the lowest score of the round, a 63, to total

10-under-par.

He shares that spot with overnight leader Strydom and

Thriston Lawrence.

Hennie Otto, England’s Richard Bland, Zander Lombard and

Justin Walters share the sixth spot on nine-under for the week at Royal Cape.

Birdie on the first hole and @KarmisPeter gets to -10 for the week @royalcapegolf #CapeTownOpen #SunshineTour #ItBeginsHere #RAMCouriers #CapeTownEvents #ramhandtohand pic.twitter.com/sCvTFC0V6m

— Cape Town Open (@CapeTownOpen) February 8, 2019

Leading Scores:

129 - Peter Karmis 63 66

131 - Andrew Curlewis 67 64

134 - Adilson da Silva 71 63, Jean-Paul

Strydom 62 72, Thriston Lawrence 66

68

135 - Hennie Otto 71 64, Richard

Bland 66 69, Zander Lombard 68

67, Justin Walters 66 69

136 - Jbe’ Kruger 69 67, Madalitso

Muthiya 67 69, MJ Viljoen 66 70, Daniel van Tonder 66

70

African News Agency (ANA)

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