Jacques Blaauw, Jeong-Weon Ko share Cape Town Open lead
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Frenchman
Jacques Blaauw on top going into the weekend of the
Cape Town Open at the Royal Cape Golf Club.
Blaauw, the overnight leader, played in the slightly more windy afternoon conditions to join Ko on nine-under - one stroke clear of New Zealand s Daniel Hillier.
Blaauw s round got off to a shaky start as he bogeyed his first hole on Friday. He held his game together and came inches close to taking the outright lead on the ninth - his final hole. But his birdie putt lipped out. It was tricky with the wind in the beginning. I played it as a two-club wind, and then luckily, it died down towards the end of the round. I had a target of reaching 10 under today and came up one short. But I m very pleased and looking forward to the weekend here in Cape Town, where I grew up, he said.
Tampa Bay event moves to late April date, LPGA goes to Asia
By The Associated PressApril 27, 2021 GMT
PGA TOUR
Prize money: $6.9 million. Winner’s share: $1,242,000.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. EDT (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
Defending champion: Paul Casey (2019).
FedEx Cup leader: Bryson DeChambeau.
Last week: Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Notes: The Valspar Championship was built, dressed and next in line on the schedule when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down golf for three months last year. . The tournament had been part of the Florida swing in March since 2007. It is expected to return to March next year. . Dustin Johnson returns to the tournament. He was in the final group the last time in 2019 but failed to make a birdie in his final round of 74. . Paul Casey will be going for his third straight victory at Innisbrook. . Johnson, Justin Thomas, Tyrrell Hatton and Patrick Reed