JOHANNESBURG – The home favorite Southern Guards GC will enter the weekend in position to sweep both trophies in LIV Golf’s first visit to South Africa, but a crowded leaderboard is equally determined to deny their storybook result.
The Southern Guards are second on the team leaderboard through two rounds at LIV Golf South Africa, two shots behind Torque GC. Meanwhile, the club’s best player through 36 holes, Branden Grace, is tied for second individually, two shots behind leader Bryson DeChambeau.
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DeChambeau, at 14 under after his 6-under 65 Friday, and Grace, who shot 66 to move to 12 under, will play in the final group Saturday for the second consecutive day along with Fireballs GC’s David Puig (-12).
The Crushers GC captain opened his round by holing his second shot from at the par-4 1st for eagle, then followed with a 31-foot birdie putt at the second. He made four birdies along with a bogey in his next nine holes before suffering a double bogey at the par-4 12th that gave his chasers a sense of relief.
He birdied two of his final three holes to take the solo lead.