GOLFER Brendon de Jonge equalled the best round of his professional career on Friday after firing a sizzling 10-under-par 62 to equal the course record at the Quail Hollow during the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday.
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The Zimbabwean began the day dead last on the leaderboard after shooting 80 on Thursday, but turned his form around in dramatic fashion 24 hours later as he sank eight birdies and an eagle to storm back into contention.
De Jonge’s efforts saw him tie the Quail Hollow course record held by former world number one, Rory McIlroy, whose final-round 62 saw him to his first career PGA victory in this tournament in 2010.
In fact, the story could have been even more remarkable for de Jonge when he gave himself an 18-foot putt on the last hole for a course-record 61, but it was not to be.
De Jonge’s Friday charge has spared him from the cut.
“I wish I could go into every round with that kind of a mindset, but it’s easier said than done,” De Jonge, who made eight birdies and an eagle, said in an interview with the pgatour.com afterwards.
“As horrible as yesterday (Thursday) was, today was as nice. So this game gives you something and takes something away.”
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The 33-year-old Harare-born golfer followed up Friday’s sensational perfomance with another solid four-under 68 in the third round on Saturday where he was paired with American star Phil Mikkelson.
Saturday’s 68 lifted him into a tie for 11th position and just seven shots behind the leader American JB Holmes ahead of the final round which was scheduled to take place last night (Zimbabwean time).
