JoBurg Open Saturday leaderboard here
On an overcast rainy Saturday at the JoBurg Open the Randpark GC was playing long despite the calm conditions.
While it was wet, it was warm compared to -8 in Winnipeg, near home to Aaron Cockerill. I just finished watching his 3rd round, and he was amongst the leaders all day, despite losing a little ground with two late bogey's.
The leader is 20 year old South African Wilco Nienaber who hits the ball every inch as far as Bryson DeChambeau without all the histionics, certainly none of the weights and shakes.
His -4 67 -16 total is a shot ahead of Denmark's Joachim Hansen -7 64 -15.
Aaron was unlucky not to get more from his round, he putted beautifully, several long lags left him the easiest of tap ins, and when he got a case of the "rights" off the tee late in his round he scrambled very well from the trees.
He was out in a bogey free -2 33, but bogey's at 10, 16, 17 with a birdie at the par 5 14th, that hung on the lip for an eagle, had him home in 38 for E 71 and 7th at -10. There are 4 players tied at -11 just a shot ahead of him and he does play the front nine well with 30 and 31 in rounds 1 and 2.
All attention will likely be on Nienaber and Joachim in the final pairing, both looking for their first European Tour wins, so a great chance for Cockerill to sort out his driver and hope some of those putts fall to post a good score in the clubhouse and see what happens.
Bryan Angus
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