Kiambu Golf Club\u2019s Michael Karanga had a second round of 2 under par 70 to lie joint<\/p>\n
second with South Africa\u2019s Bryan Newman on 6 under par 138 at the halfway mark of<\/p>\n
the Africa Women\u2019s Invitational Championship at the par 72 Leopard Creek Country<\/p>\n
Club course in Malelane, South Africa, on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Karanga, whose World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) of 54 is the highest at the<\/p>\n
tournament, had birdies at the par 5 second and the par 4 ninth and bogeys at the par 4<\/p>\n
third and par 4 sixth for a score of 35 at the turn.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
He followed this with birdies at the tenth, thirteenth, and sixteenth holes with a bogey at<\/p>\n
the twelfth to cut the back nine score to 35 for a total of 2 under par 70 for a total of 6<\/p>\n
under 138.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very happy with my performance today and over the last two rounds. I\u2019m still in.<\/p>\n
contention,\u201d said Karanga.<\/p>\n
\u201cI shot four-under and two-under today. My target is to go even lower tomorrow and try<\/p>\n
and shoot six-under. In the days I\u2019ve played from the practice round up to now, I\u2019ve<\/p>\n
learnt something on the golf course. As I said yesterday, just keep the ball in play and<\/p>\n
you can score.\u201d<\/p>\n
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South African Roelof Craig had the day\u2019s best score of 4 under par 68 to move to the<\/p>\n
top of the leaderboard with a total of 8 under par 136.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Craig carded five birdies and a bogey at the par 4 seventeenth in the second round leads a field of 41 golfers into<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s moving day.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a very good, solid round today; I didn\u2019t really make mistakes,\u201d said Craig.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe highlights of the round are probably the birdie on the 11th, which got me going, and<\/p>\n
Then I had a great up and down on the 13th. I actually had a terrible tee shot on the 18th.<\/p>\n
and somehow made a great birdie. Yeah, it gives me a lot of confidence. I definitely<\/p>\n
I think I can win this.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Newman, who is joint second, had a birdie and two bogeys in the front nine, followed by a<\/p>\n
bogey that was cancelled out by five birdies in the back nine for a score of 3 under par<\/p>\n
69 for the second round.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Among the 41 golfers playing the final two rounds on Friday and Saturday are Kenyans<\/p>\n
Adel Taufiq Balala, John Lejirma, John Kamaisi, Dennis Maara, and Elvis Muigua<\/p>\n
Gatuhi.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
The winner of the Africa Amateur Championship will earn exemptions into the 153rd<\/p>\n
Open at Royal Portrush, the Amateur Championship, the Alfred Dunhill Championship,<\/p>\n
The Investec South African Open and the Waterfall City Tournament of Champions<\/p>\n
powered by Attacq.<\/p>\n
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