It’s been over a decade since South Africa’s Trevor Fisher Jnr. last won a title, and he heads into the weekend of the CIRCA Cape Town Open with a chance to end that wait at Royal Cape Golf Club.
Using a putter that was given to him by fellow professional Rupert Kaminsky, Fisher Jnr. signed for a 67 and the overall lead on 11 under par.
“I took Rupert’s putter on Tuesday and it’s been working unbelievably well. So sorry, Rupert, but you’re not getting it back,” said Fisher Jnr.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been in this position. I think I need to get my hands on a trophy again. But I won’t be getting ahead of myself.”
His nearest challenger in this Sunshine Tour and HotelPlanner Tour event is Spain’s Pablo Ereno on 10 under following his second round of 68 on Friday.
On a day when Royal Cape started to play more to its true form with a constant wind, Fisher Jnr. teed off his round with successive birdies and was five under through his first eight holes. He played the next 10 holes in level par as a few bogeys crept in. But he was more than satisfied with a round that has given him a shot at a trophy again.
“I got off to a nice start today and was coasting. I hit one or two bad shots but that’s going to happen in the wind, which was tricky today. You don’t have to hit the ball perfectly to win a golf tournament. You’ve just got to manage yourself. I think there is still a low score out there,” said the former DP World Tour champion.
And he’s bringing a different mindset to the weekend.
“There are a lot of good players behind me. I’m just trying to enjoy myself. I’m just grateful to be in a position to chase this title. I haven’t done that for some time. But there is still a long way to go. I feel like I’m a bit more relaxed this week. I actually don’t care if I win or lose, which is a nice attitude to have. I think you can put yourself under too much pressure to try and win tournaments. You’ve just got to try and control what you can, enjoy yourself, walk easy out there and not put too much pressure on yourself to try and shoot a good score. Just play the game.”
Behind him, Spain’s Enero is enjoying being in contention in his first tournament in South Africa.
“I’m playing on an invitation this week so my aim is to just do my best to get some status on a tour this year because I don’t have any at the moment. It’s exciting to be in contention. This is why I play golf. I love the pressure. This is my first time in South Africa and I like the country a lot,” he said.
SCORES
133 – Trevor Fisher Jnr 66 67
134 – Pablo Ereno 66 68
135 – Canon Claycomb 66 69
135 – Jason Roets 68 67, Tapio Pulkkanen 68 67, Marc Warren 65 70, Will Enefer 65 70
136 – Samuel Simpson 68 68
136 – Santiago Tarrio 69 67, Hennie Otto 66 70, Haraldur Magnus 68 68, Wilco Nienaber 66 70
137 – Grant Haefner 70 67
137 – Dan Erickson 66 71
138 – Gary Hurley 65 73
138 – Ruan Korb 69 69, Ryan Lumsden 67 71, Julien Quesne 71 67, Maximilian Kieffer 67 71, Louis Albertse 65 73
139 – Maxence Giboudot 69 70
139 – Keenan Davidse 69 70, Conor Purcell 68 71, Tom Lewis 65 74, Jaco Ahlers 69 70, Christofer Rahm 71 68, Callan Barrow 69 70, Andrew Wilson 70 69, Benjamin Hebert 69 70, David Horsey 67 72, Malcolm Mitchell 66 73
140 – Ryan Van Velzen 68 72
140 – Kieran Vincent 70 70, MJ Viljoen 71 69, Bjorn Akesson 67 73, Liam Nolan 71 69, Christiaan Burke 68 72, Martin Vorster 68 72, Lyle Rowe 66 74
141 – Borja Virto 71 70
141 – Robert Foley 70 71, Benjamin Rusch 70 71, Deon Germishuys 71 70, Baard Skogen 65 76, Robson Chinhoi 66 75, Per Langfors 69 72, Kyle McClatchie 71 70, JJ Senekal 67 74, Nikhil Rama 67 74
142 – Otto Van Buynder 72 70
142 – Bryce Easton 70 72, Lucas Vacarisas 72 70, James Meyer De Beco 70 72, Jannik de Bruyn 70 72, Austin Bautista 68 74, Graham van der Merwe 72 70, Luke Brown 70 72, Sam Jones 71 71, Julien Sale 67 75, Gerhard Pepler 67 75, Lorenzo Scalise 71 71, Victor Pastor 72 70, Lukas Nemecz 70 72, Lars van Meijel 69 73, Pieter Moolman 70 72, Hamish Brown 69 73, Kyle Barker 71 71
Issued by Michael Vlismas Media
