Casey Jarvis vying for the double South African Open...54 hole results

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Casey Jarvis hopes to replicate compatriot Jayden Schaper by securing back-to-back DP World Tour titles after surging into the lead at the 2026 Investec South African Open Championship.

Jarvis produced a flawless round of 64 to catapult himself to the top of the leaderboard at Stellenbosch Golf Club, earning a one-shot advantage heading into Sunday's final round.

The 22-year-old has had a brilliant start to the campaign, finishing third at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in December before recording a top-ten finish at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship earlier this month.

February proved a fruitful month for Jarvis as he clinched his maiden crown at last week's Magical Kenya Open presented by absa by three shots.

If he becomes the eighth successive South African to win their home Open on Sunday, Jarvis will follow in the footsteps of Schaper who backed up his Alfred Dunhill Championship victory with success in Mauritius.

Jarvis produced a flawless round of 64 to catapult himself to the top of the leaderboard at Stellenbosch Golf Club, earning a one-shot advantage  heading into Sunday's final round.

Overnight leader Francesco Laporta twice held two-shot advantages during Moving Day, but Jarvis, who claimed his first DP World Tour title last week in Kenya, overhauled the Italian to set the clubhouse target at -11 

Hennie Du Plessis and Laporta both joined Jarvis at the summit after birdieing the 17th, but both men bogeyed the last to sit in a share of second at -10.

The 22-year-old has had a brilliant start to the campaign, finishing third at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in December before recording a top-ten finish at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship earlier this month.

February proved a fruitful month for Jarvis as he clinched his maiden crown at last week's Magical Kenya Open presented by absa by three shots.

If he becomes the eighth successive South African to win their home Open on Sunday, Jarvis will follow in the footsteps of Schaper who backed up his Alfred Dunhill Championship victory with success in Mauritius.

Jarvis kept his card clean on Saturday with a clutch par putt at the last, and he said: "I was actually just thinking as I was finishing off my scorecard that could be one of my greatest putts in front of a home crowd, so I think that was a really cool moment. Obviously it's nice momentum heading into tomorrow.

"I really enjoyed it, I played really nicely out there. It wasn't easy. The home support is fantastic and I'm really, really looking forward to tomorrow.

"I started pretty slow, I think I was one under through seven and then everything changed when I chipped in at eight, and I said 'let's go, let's catch the guys at the top', and I did that pretty well."

He added: "I've tried to put last week's win behind me. Every week is a new week and we all start on level-par at the start of the week.

"I haven't thought about it much, I've got a break coming up in the next couple of weeks so I'll think about that then, but right now I'm trying to think about winning this tournament.

Scotland's Hill also finished with bogey to sit in solo 4th at -8, while South African duo Xander Basson and Kieron van Wyk and Kimsey were one further back at -7.

Home quartet Dean Burmester, Branden Grace, Haydn Porteous and Daniel van Tonder occupy T8 alongside Englishman Joe Dean, France's Frederic Lacroix and Spaniard Angel Ayora at -6.

* Race to Dubai points leader Patrick Reed has cooled off a bit since taking two week's off, T42 71 69 69 -1

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Canadians Ewart, Silverman, Hughes in fine form Friday at the Palm Beaches... 36 hole results

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Canadian rookie AJ Ewart played his college golf at nearby Barry University at Miami Shores, 90 minutes away from Palm Beaches, and remembers watching Brooks Koepka play PGA National as a fan.

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He took a spot in the spotlight with the round of the day -7 64 is T3 as he looks for his maiden win on the PGA Tour. "Coming into the week I had never played the course, but felt like I knew it just from watching, so somewhat of a home game, feels good !"

Fellow Canadian Ben Silverman who lives 15 minutes away in Jupiter is playing his home course 73 67 -2 to make the cut. What is remarkable is he was the 15th alternative, and didn't know until Will Zalatoris WD on Thursday morning that he was in.

" My focus was I'm taking a week off at home, so if I get in great. After being 15th alternative I knew on Wednesday the 3 guys in front of me were committed to playing in Argentina, then Zalatoris couldn't make it, so here I am, playing with Brooks Koepka."

Mac Hughes shot 75 on Thursday, but rebounded with 65 on Friday moving up 81 places to T27 -2.

The leader remains Austin Smotherman 69 -11 total, three shots clear of Taylor Moore -8 then Ewart and Nico Echavarria are T3 -7.

Canadians

AJ Ewart T3  71 64 -7

Ben Silverman T27 73 67 -2

Mac Hughes T27 75 65 -2

Sudarshan Yellamaraju T27 68 72

Adam Svensson MC  72 72 +2

Adam Hadwin MC 71 74 +3 (sponsors exemption)

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Laporta takes the lead Investec South African Open...36 hole results

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With Italian Francesco LaPorta the clubhouse leader 66 64 -10 round 2 is well under way at this version of the Investec South African Open with the cut set to fall at E par.  

Patrick Reed made the cut by a shot, 70 69 -1. Five time winner Ernie Els missed 74 72 +6

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Francesco Laporta is embracing being in the lead at his "second home" following his second-round 64 at the 2026 Investec South African Open Championship.

The Italian spent three years on the Sunshine Tour between 2013 and 2015, and appeared to utilise his previous experience to great effect as he opened up a one-shot lead over Englishman Nathan Kimsey.

Laporta was one shot behind the four co-leaders after round one, but he carved ahead on his own thanks to seven birdies and one dropped shot to become the only player in double figures -10 at Stellenbosch Golf Club.

Kimsey recorded his 21st successive round of par or better in his flawless 65 to sit at -9, while 2023 winner Dean Burmester 67 is one shot further back in solo third -8

"I played some good golf today. I made some good saves," Laporta said. "This morning there was no wind so I tried to take advantage of that, and the last few holes the wind was coming up so it was getting tricky.

"I like South Africa, I like to play in South Africa. It's been my second home for a long time and this type of course and grass reminds me a bit of Johannesburg. The course is tough, the fairways are tight and there's a lot of rough so you have to be straight. I like it.

"I'm just trying to enjoy it like last week, I'm feeling good and two days to go."

Hennie du Plessis mixed ten birdies and three bogeys in his 63, which will currently earn him a $100,000 bonus through the Course Record Presented by Nexo should nobody shoot lower this week, and fellow South African Herman Loubser are at -7 alongside England's Joe Dean.

Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Japan's Rikuya Hoshino and Spaniard Alejandro Del Rey are one shot further adrift -6 in a share of seventh, while South African pair Casey Jarvis and Branden Grace and Emirati Adrian Otaegui are at -5

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One Canadian in contention Cognizant Classic... 18 hole results

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Part of the narrative after the opening round of PGA National in the Palm Beaches was how easy the course they once called the Blue Monster was playing.

The owners have overseeded with rye grass, and trimmed the rough as a result according to veteran Billy Horschel,  the course looks greener on TV, in fact its playing softer and without the wind it is very gettable for us pros.

Pretty looking courses on TV, means more people will come to play for the resort owners. (Henderson Park an international private equity realty firm based in London, England)

You can see from the leaderboard there are quite a few names that are unknown to the average fan in the top 10, with most of the marquee players off this week with 2 signature events on the schedule next.

Sudarshan Yellamaraju is a proud Canadian success story in his rookie season, and he leads the contingent T9 68 -3. There are many watching saying "who?"

Adam Hadwin T52 71 E

AJ Ewart T52 71 E

Adam Svensson T68  72 +1

Ben Silverman T82  73 +2

Mac Hughes T108 75 +4

The leader Austin Smotherman -9 62, a shot clear of Spaniard Nico Echavarria -8 63.

Others who you may not know in the top 10, Jackson Suber T3 -4 67, Pontus Nyholm T3 -4 67, Hank Lebioda T9 -3 68, William Moua T9 -3 68.

However T20 -2 69 are Billy Horschel, Kevin Streelman, Rasmus Hojgaard, we all know along with Shane Lowry T35 -1 70.

As I mentioned you may not know a lot of these guys who haven't played for 3 weeks, however this week and next in Puerto Rico is a chance for the rank and file to make an improvement in their PGA Tour standings.

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Crowded leaderboard at Investec South African Open .....18 hole results

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The Opening round of the Investec South African Open is under way on the Stellenbosch GC under sunny skies 21*c.

Alejandro Del Rey led a four-way tie at the top of the leaderboard alongside former winner Dean Burmester, Joe Dean and Oliver Lindell at the 2026 Investec South African Open Championship.

Del Rey set the clubhouse target at -5 after bouncing back from a bogey with six birdies in his 65 before 2023 champion Burmester, Englishman Dean and Finland's Lindell matched the 28-year-old's total.

Home hopeful Herman Loubser, American Johannes Veerman, England's Nathan Kimsey and Italian Francesco Laporta were one shot further back -4 66 while eight players were locked at --3 67 in a logjammed leaderboard.

"Very pleased. At the start of the round it was a little bit tough, I hit a couple of bad shots and managed to fix it," Del Rey said. "Came into the back nine with a little bit of wind, it was a bit difficult, but hit it really well on the back nine and managed to make a couple of putts for a very good round.

"You've got to be very accurate with your irons. I thought I did very well today and hopefully I keep doing that for the rest of the week."

South African quartet Dylan Frittelli. Casey Jarvis, Haydn Porteous and Xander Basson, Emirati Adrian Otaegui, Spain's Angel Ayora, Japan's Rikuya Hoshino and Thai Kiradech Aphibarnrat are all 67 -3

Patrick Reed admitted his first round of the Investec South African Open Championship was a "grind" as he faced the challenge of playing in a new country.

After finishing in 26th on his first start at the Dubai Invitational, the 35-year-old has gone on to win the following week at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, lose in a play-off to Martin Couvra at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship and claim his second victory of the season at the Qatar Masters.

The American sits comfortably at the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings delivered by DP World, but he was six off the pace in South Africa after an opening round of +1 71.

"Not great," Reed said. "I never really got comfortable, hit a lot of loose tee-shots and because of that playing out of the rough. Even when I was in the fairway, I just kept hitting the ball high on the face, it just sits so high on the grass.

"So because of that, the distance control wasn't quite what I want to and I felt from tee-to-green I struggled today. I had two short putts that I missed, but besides from that it was a grind.

I grew up watching Tiger and wanting to have that mentality and play as well as Tiger, but also it was fun watching Phil hit those flop shots, so because of that I was always on the practice green hitting the hard chips."

Springbok legend Ernie Els a 5 time winner of his National Championship had 4 bogey's and a double with an eagle 3 thrown in is well behind T126 +4 74.

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The Florida Swing: 5 Canadians at Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches...TEE TIMES

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This is the first time in 3 weeks the regular rank and file who did not qualify for the last signature events have a chance to play, importantly to improve their standing in the Fed Ex Cup points.

Here are the Canadians on tour this year and their ranking in the Fed Ex Cup (bold playing this week)

Adam Hadwin is playing on the Korn Ferry Tour this year, is in the field on a sponsors exemption  

Nick Taylor 34, Taylor Pendrith 51, Sudarshan Yellamaraju 78, Corey Conners 82, Mac Hughes 84, AJ Ewart 99, Adam Svensson 125

The top 100 keep their playing cards for 2027, the top 50 get in the 8 signature events. The top 70 get into the first playoff Fed Ex St Judes. and the Players Championship, and 51-70 get into the Anon Next 10.

So you can see the five playing this week have the chance to move up, also keep in mind that while next week is the Arnold Palmer Invitational signature event, there is also an alternative event for the rank and file the Puerto Rico Open, so another chance for this weeks crew.

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The story of the South African Open

 The second oldest open competition in golf, the Investec South African Open Championship, returns for its 115th edition this week at Stellenbosch Golf Club.

Not only does South Africa’s national open have a long history, it also boasts a rich past, with the likes of Bobby Locke, Gary Player and Ernie Els having all made their mark on the event over the years. Let us take you through the highlights of this fascinating story

The early years

In 1892, the first South African Open - then known as the South African Tournament - was contested as an exhibition match play event with Denholm Walker winning the inaugural edition, before D G Proudfoot went on to win the title eight years in a row from 1893 through to 1902 (no tournaments were held in the Boer War years between 1900 and 1901).

Laurie Waters and George Fotheringham soon took advantage of it becoming a formal event in 1903 – with the former winning the first 36-hole stroke play edition, and the latter triumphing five times before the outbreak of the First World War.

The Brews era and the emergence of Bobby Locke

The Brews family made their first mark on their national open in 1921, with Jock Brews winning the event for the first time at Port Elizabeth Golf Club. This heralded the start of the ‘Brews Era’ with Jock and his younger brother Sid dominating the golf scene for many years to come - Jock winning four of his national opens and Sid victorious in eight.

Another new venue, Parkview Golf Club, was chosen for the 1935 tournament, and with it emerged one of golf's superstars, 17-year-old A D 'Bobby' Locke. Scores of 70-76-75-75 brought Locke his first title and heralded the start of the ‘Locke era’, which was to last 20 years and see him win his home open nine times and The Open Championship on four occasions.

Gary Player in 1956, the year he won his first South African Open

The Player years

The great Gary Player took over the mantle from Locke and continued to put South African golf on the map, eclipsing Locke’s list of achievements in the process. In the 26 years between 1956 and 1981, Player won the South African Open a remarkable 13 times.

That period included a five-year winning streak from 1965 to 1969, with the last triumph in that run seeing the South African card a sensational final round 64.

A star is born

Player had left a vast void to fill and after his final victory at the South African Open Championship in 1981, the tournament had eight different winners in the next nine years, with five of those champions coming from outside of South Africa. 1992 was to prove another year to remember for South African golf fans, though, as a certain Theodore Ernest Els prevailed less than three years after joining the professional ranks.

Retief Goosen, another future South African Major winner, took the glory in 1995 before Els won the second of his five home titles a year later.

The DP World Tour era

The South African Open Championship has been co-sanctioned by both the DP World Tour and the Sunshine Tour for every edition barring one since 1997, with a strong tradition of home-grown success continuing via 19 native victories.

Masters Tournament winner Trevor Immelman won in successive years in 2003 and 2004, with Els claiming the latest of his wins in the 2011 edition on the DP World Tour at a staggering 31 under par.

England's Graeme Storm memorably defeated World Number Two Rory McIlroy in a play-off in 2017 but South Africans have won the last seven editions.

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