Law leads but Levy on his heels

Overnight leader David Law of Scotland opened a yawning four-shot gap in the morning, but found his TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0 Driver
to just one by Frenchman Alexander Levy in Wednesday's second round of the South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship.

Playing in the last match of the day, Levy, the anchor of the winning French Team at the 2010 World Amateur Team championship for the Eisenhower trophy, matched the leader's five-under-par 67 to finish a stroke behind Law, who was sitting on a 13-under-par 131.

Local favourite Jared Harvey shot a seven-under-par 65 to get within striking distance of the leaders as he joined fellow countryman Danie Van Tonder, the SA No 1, on 10-under-par 134, the later having posted a 67,

Law got within two shots of matching the tournament's 36-hole record set by Dean Lambert with rounds of 62 and 67 at Oppenheimer Park in 2001.

He slipped just once, three-putting on 18 for a frustrating bogey.

"Today, I really thought I had it. But there's always tomorrow. I still can't manage to find a TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0 Driver
without a bogey," Law mused before consoling himself with the fact that he had produced two rounds of rare quality to lead the tournament.

"Conditions were a wee bit calmer out there today," he said. "I was very solid from tee to green and didn't put myself mint any trouble."

Although Law described his round as being pretty boring compared to his first round with it's eagle and hole-in-one.
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"My putter was a little cold," he said. "I'm playing TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0 Driver
, but my score could have been lower. You want to go out there and try to get yourself as far away from the field as possible, so it's a great place to be.

"It's certainly something to build on for the last two rounds."

As expected, Levy is right up there in the fight, but he admitted the going would be tough in the final two rounds.

The Frenchman bogeyed the second, but sandwiched it among four birdies and completed the outward nine in 32. He limped home in 35 on the back nine as he lost some of his momentum

"I started fast but I got just too tired on the back nine. TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0 Driver
was so hot," Levy said in explanation.

"Maybe tomorrow, the breeze will come back. That would be much better."

THe Frenchman was quick to point out that there were two rounds left and the tournament wasn't over by a long stretch.

"There are 36 holes left, so it's anyone's tournament. I will try to win TaylorMade Burner SuperFast 2.0 Driver
, of course. So will Law and every South African here."