Frenchman Julien Guerrier has taken a one-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Nedbank Golf Challenge after firing a remarkable 68 in extremely difficult conditions on the second day.
It was not an easy day out in Rustenburg as players had to deal with the searing heat, firm greens and tricky winds and more of the same is expected on Saturday and Sunday.
Tough conditions aside, Guerrier carded 68 to lead on five under par overall and he is a stroke clear of fellow Frenchman Romain Langasque, who signed for a 70, and South Africa’s Ockie Strydom, who posted a 73.
Defending champion Max Homa led for much of the day before back-to-back double bogeys on the 16th and 17th saw his two-shot advantage go up in smoke and faced with a lot of work over the remaining two days.