February 28, 2014: Gaganjeet Bhullar jumped to eighth position after shooting fine seven-under 65 in the second round of Tshwane Open. Playing his full card on the European Tour for the first time, Bhullar recovered well from his opening round of 70 with eight birdies against one bogey on Friday. He lies four shot behind leader Ross Fisher at 135 after halfway round.
While Shiv Kapur, who began his first round with 67, slipped low after carding halfway round of 74.
England’s Ross Fisher stormed home in just 30 strokes to claim the halfway lead at the Tshwane Open.
The 33 year old, a member of Europe’s Ryder Cup team in 2010, had an early birdie at the first but then had to be patient as eight straight pars followed.
Another gain at the tenth ignited a tremendous run of scoring, with a pitch to within a foot of the pin at the 13th providing a third birdie of the day.
Fisher then holed a curling 40 footer for eagle at the 15th, birdied the 16th from ten feet and picked up a fourth shot in three holes with a 15 footer at the next.
That led to a seven under par 65 and 13 under halfway total, as well as a one shot lead over Dane Morten Ørum Madsen, who continued his impressive form on South African soil.
The South African Open Championship winner Madsen carded seven birdies in a flawless second round 65 at Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate, reaching 12 under for the week.
The 25 year old burst out the blocks with four gains in his first five holes, turned in 31 and, after a quiet spell in the middle of his round, picked up further shots at the sixth and seventh.
South African trio Fisher, Darren Fichardt and Jake Roos were on ten under as they looked to claim a sixth win for home players from the eight European Tour events being staged in South Africa this season.
However, defending champion Dawie van der Walt – who beat Fichardt by two shots 12 months ago – had missed the halfway cut after rounds of 78 and 74.
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