India’s Tvesa Malik battled swirling winds and gusts of up to 35km per hour but managed to make the cut at the Investec South African Women’s Open.
Malik began promisingly with a birdie did not gain any shot after that, finished with a disappointing 7-over 79. However, it still was enough to make the cut comfortably at T-18 as all players struggled in difficult conditions.
South Africa’s Nicole Garcia who had an early start made ample use of better conditions as she shot 1-over par 73 to total even par 144 and took a one-shot lead over Lee Ann Pace (75) into the weekend.
No player is under par for two rounds.
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Tvesa, who was T-5 after the first day, started with a birdie but then had six bogeys, including two on the last two holes, and a double bogey. On a difficult day at Westlake Golf Club, late starters faced a tougher draw and first round leaders Lee-Anne (75) and Lydia Hall (77) were unable to beat Garcia’s score.
Three-time SA Women’s Open winner Pace carded a round of 75 with one birdie to sit one-shot back from the leader. Alongside her is Germany’s Leonie Harm, who also made the most of a late start, and clinched back-to-back birdies on 16 and 17 for a round of 72.
Scotland’s Kylie Henry, who made an eagle on the par-five 13th, is a shot further back at two-over-par in fourth place after carding a 72. Four players sit T5 including yesterday’s joint-leader Hall, Tandi McCallum, Elia Folch and Pia Babnik.
The halfway cut fell at +12, with 66 players advancing to the weekend in the first event of 2021 on the Ladies European Tour.
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