Versveld leads SA Amateur qualifier by using discount golf equipment
But not by much. Donavan Pearce and Ryan Hyde, discount golf equipment who had to contend with much stronger winds in the afternoon, were nipping at his heels by the end of the day.
The 19-year-old Gauteng standout put himself titleist 2010 ap2 irons on track to Africa's most prestigious amateur title with a flawless round, but at 6-under on the par 73 East London lay-out, he is nevertheless only callaway x-22 irons a slender one shot in front of Pearce and Hyde - and today the tee-time tables will be turned and it is more than likely that he will have to face a lot more taylormade r9 460 driver afternoon wind than they will in the morning.
Jaco Greyling, CJ de Plessis, Danie van Tonder, taylorMade r9 fairway wood Laurie Canter and Thabo Maseko are a shot adrift at four under while SA Stroke Play runners-up Tyrone Ryan and Bryn Flanagan share ninth place at three-under-par 70 with Aaron Russell, Warren Mann and Wesley Baptiste.