George Coetzee is chasing his second victory in as many weeks on the Sunshine Tour as he heads into the weekend of the DNi Tour Championship presented by RMB with a two-stroke lead.
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Coetzee produced a bogey-free 65 in Friday’s second round to lead on 12 under par.
Daniel Van Tonder, currently top of the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy, is his nearest challenger on 10 under par after his four-under-par 68.
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Coetzee is looking for back-to-back wins after his victory in last week’s Serengeti Playoffs, and was able to take advantage of a wet Blair Atholl Golf and Equestrian Estate course despite the round starting later than scheduled because of waterlogged greens.
“The golf course has been pretty wet the whole week. It doesn’t change the way we play. It just made us a little more aware” Coetzee said.
“It was pretty solid. I learned my lessons in the first round and played a little more conservative. Patience was really key – waiting for opportunities and not trying to force it. That approach kind of spilled over to the front-nine. I played pretty well.”
Having worked his way back from injury, Coetzee found his rhythm again last week with his 15th Sunshine Tour title, and he wants to build on that this weekend.
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“Last week was very much a surprise for me having that much form. I am trying to just appreciate it coming here, not neglecting it and trying to make the best of it.”
With this being the final tournament of the season and of the new Courier Guy Playoffs Series, Coetzee is looking forward to the challenge of the weekend.
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“It should be very exiting I think. We all keep an eye on what everybody does as we play. You just need to play well enough to be in the mix come the last three holes on Sunday.”
It was also a good day for Jonathan Broomhead who impressed with a bogey-free round of six-under-par 66 on his way to nine-under for the tournament, moving up the leaderboard into third place and three shots behind the leader.
