Matteo Manassero carded the lowest round of his DP World Tour career with a stunning 61 to take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the Jonsson Workwear Open.
The Italian made two eagles and seven birdies in an 11-under-par effort to get to 15 under on a day with lots of low scoring after heavy rain had put preferred lies in place.
Home favourite Oliver Bekker was the nearest challenger after a 65, a shot clear of Spain’s Angel Hidalgo and Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin, who both fired rounds of 64, and another Spaniard in Ivan Cantero, who signed for a 67.
All the headlines belonged to Manassero, however, whose previous lowest rounds of 62 and 63 were both achieved at the 2010 UBS Hong Kong Open.
His 61 in round two at Glendower Golf Club was his lowest round to par on the DP World Tour by three…