Boshoff’s round comprised six birdies. He made four consecutive birdies on holes two, three, four and five. He also birdied number 15 and 18. Van der Merwe recorded eight birdies, including a run of three on the bounce at holes five, six and seven. However, his scorecard was blemished by a triple bogey seven on the par-four second hole, which ultimately prevented him from taking the lead. A tightly packed field follows just behind the top two. Six players are tied for third on four-under-par 66. Regan Steyn, Richard Joubert, Haydn Porteous, Drikus Joubert, Joe Sullivan, and Liam Ross are all tied for third place. A further ten players share ninth position after returning three-under-par 67s. The group includes Jonathan Ackerman, Sean Howell, Bradley De Beer, Louis Liebenberg, David Amm, Jaden Deltel, Teboho Sefatsa, Leon Vorster, Jason Froneman, and Khanya Mkhize.