Tyrone Ryan held onto his lead in the Blu Label Unlimited Challenge but after a slightly tougher second round in which he added seven points to climb to 29 points overall.
Ryan played the Lost City Golf Club on Thursday and had to work harder for his lead than his opening 22 points over the Gary Player Country Club course.
“It was a tricky day out there with the wind. I couldn’t come to grips with the wind so that was tough. Between the pin positions and the wind, I struggled to have standard shots. I had a lot of awkward yardages. It was a battle out there today, but I kept it together.”
It opened the door for Yurav Premlall to close the gap as his nearest challenger just five points adrift of him.
And Hennie du Plessis continues to impress on his comeback from injury as he shares third place with Anthony Michael on 23 points.
Premlall played the Gary Player Country Club course on Thursday and made 13 points on a golf course where he has fond memories, having won the Nedbank Junior Challenge here while still an amateur and also the Freddie Tait Cup for the leading amateur in the 2021 Investec South African Open.
He clearly felt at home as he picked up the most points on the Gary Player Country Club on day two.
🇿🇦 Yurav Premlall plays himself into contention at halfway point in Sun City. ☀️⛳️
— Sunshine Tour (@Sunshine_Tour) October 23, 2025
He’s currently at the top with 24 points. 📊 #BluLabelUnlimitedChallenge pic.twitter.com/lrkjKTaVvU
“It’s one of my favourite events and venues for the year and I always look forward to coming back to play this event,” said Premlall.
“The golf courses are really nice. It’s a lot softer compared to last year, so it’s easier to make birdies. I just need to keep on doing what I am doing. The format is really cool – it rewards you for making birdies, so I’m going to have to make a lot of them. I am looking forward to what the next two days will bring.”
In joint third place, Du Plessis has been enjoying his return to competitive golf following injury. “I played with zero expectations and just came here to see where my game is at, and I’m very happy. I’m in the mix so I’ll keep my foot on the pedal. I’m still trying to win a tournament and I wouldn’t have come here if I didn’t think my game was ready to compete with these guys.”
A seamless return to the fairways for Hennie Du Plessis as he finds himself in contention at @SunCityResortSA #BluLabelUnlimitedChallenge #GreatnessBeginsHere #SunshineTour pic.twitter.com/qLsZlpZEyp
— Sunshine Tour (@Sunshine_Tour) October 23, 2025
Another highlight of Thursday’s second round was a hole-in-one, with Deon Germishuys acing the 155-metre par-three 16th hole with a seven iron and earning himself 50 000 Skybucks from Airlink.
Hole-in-one alert. 🚨😲
— Sunshine Tour (@Sunshine_Tour) October 23, 2025
👤 Deon Germishuys
📏 155 meters
⛳ Hole 16, Gary Player Country Club
🏌️ 7-Iron
Deon wins 50,000 Skybucks courtesy of @Fly_Airlink, and qualifies for the season-ending #AirlinkAces par 3 contest. #BluLabelUnlimitedChallenge pic.twitter.com/BBWzoGiskt
SCORES
29 - Tyrone Ryan 22 7
24 - Yurav Premlall 11 13
23 - Hennie du Plessis 13 10, Anthony Michael 8 15
20 - Lyle Rowe 9 11, MJ Viljoen 9 11
18 - Stals Swart 7 11
17 - Keenan Davidse 13 4
16 - Tyran Snyders 4 12, Benjamin Follett-Smith 7 9, Ethan Smith 11 5
15 - Luis Carrera 7 8, Pieter Moolman 7 8, Ockie Strydom 6 9, Joe Long 4 11, Thomas Spreadborough 9 6
14 - Ruan Conradie 4 10, Trevor Fisher Jnr 3 11, Pierre Viallaneix 9 5
13 - Justin Walters 10 3, Austin Bautista 4 9, James Mack 7 6, Ryan Van Velzen 3 10, Jack Hawksby 3 10
12 - Herman Loubser 8 4, Michael Hollick 5 7, JJ Senekal 4 8, Heinrich Bruiners 6 6, Jaco Prinsloo 3 9
11 - Daniel van Tonder 5 6, Stephen Ferreira 8 3, Benjamin Van Wyk 7 4, Matthew Spacey 3 8
10 - Gerhard Pepler 6 4, Hayden Griffiths 2 8, Allen John 7 3
9 - Luke Jerling 4 5, Christiaan Burke 1 8, Hennie Otto 6 3, Haydn Porteous 9 0, Jacques P de Villiers 3 6, CJ du Plessis 6 3, Stuart Krog 6 3, Jacquin Hess 6 3, Rowan Lester 6 3
8 - Wynand Dingle 6 2, Oliver Bekker -2 10, Samuel Simpson 4 4, Altin van der Merwe 2 6, Ricky Hendler 4 4, Nikhil Rama 0 8
Missed the cut:
7 - Rupert Kaminski 1 6, Robson Chinhoi 2 5, Keagan Thomas 5 2, Deon Germishuys -2 9, Hennie O'Kennedy -2 9, Jean-Paul Strydom 8 -1
6 - Jean Hugo 5 1, Neil Schietekat 6 0, Kieron van Wyk 8 -2, Mikkel Antonsen 1 5
5 - Jason Roets 1 4, Keelan van Wyk -2 7, Jonathan Broomhead 3 2, Jake Redman 2 3
4 - Warwick Purchase -3 7, Simon du Plooy -3 7, Ryan van der Klis -2 6, Rhys West -2 6
3 - Franklin Manchest 4 -1, Estiaan Conradie -1 4, Martin Vorster 4 -1, Quintin Wilsnach 2 1, Marcus Sandile Taylor 3 0
2 - Conner Mackenzie -2 4, Rourke van der Spuy 3 -1, Graham van der Merwe 0 2
1 - Xander Basson 0 1, Kyle De Beer 2 -1, Paul Boshoff 5 -4, Kyle McClatchie 8 -7, Tumelo Molloyi 0 1, Tristen Strydom 4 -3, Toto Thimba Jnr 1 0
0 - Jacques Blaauw 1 -1, Kyle Barker -1 1
-1 - Luca Filippi 0 -1, Joe Knox -3 2, Luke Brown 1 -2
-2 - Keegan Mclachlan -3 1, Otto Van Buynder -5 3
-3 - Jordan Duminy -2 -1, Doug McGuigan -1 -2
-4 - Karabo Mokoena 2 -6, Dylan Mostert -5 1
-5 - Ruan Korb 0 -5
-7 - Malcolm Mitchell 1 -8, Rhys Enoch -2 -5
-8 - George Coetzee -10 2
-13 - Merrick Bremner -7 -6



















