Friday, 13 December 2013

England's Daniel Brooks leads rainy Nelson Mandela Championship

• Brooks a shot clear of Jorge Campillo and Matthew Baldwin
• Campillo had hit first recorded 59 in European Tour history

England's Daniel Brooks finished a rain-affected day three of the Nelson Mandela Championship at the top of the leaderboard after play was suspended due to bad light. Brooks was through 11 holes and was on 12-under-par when play was halted in Durban.

Brooks, who had to return to qualifying school last month after a disappointing rookie campaign in 2013, was a shot clear of early leader Jorge Campillo, who along with Colin Nel shot a round of 59 on Friday. The pair's second-round totals were the first recorded 59s in European Tour history, but both scores were achieved after using preferred lies following heavy downpours which left the course waterlogged.

At the end of day three, Campillo was tied for second with England's Matthew Baldwin on 11 under par, while Nel was down in a nine-way tie for 27th place.


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