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Brendon de Jonge

Takudzwa Chitsiga Sports Reporter
BRENDO DE JONGE managed one of his best finishes when he was tied 11 in the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston course during the weekend. The Zimbabwean managed to take control of his game during the second round on Friday. His opening round went a long way towards boosting his confidence, which had taken a beating lately.

He came into the Deutsche Bank having missed his last two cuts but recovered well to book his eight top 25 finish of the season. In an interview with the PGA after his impressive round de Jonge said he was confident of progressing. “It did (help). More than anything else it made me feel like I turned the corner. As I said (Friday), I’ve been struggling for a while. I was hoping (Friday’s) score sort of helped me turn that corner.”

On Friday he managed birdies on holes 2, 3, 4, 7 and 17 while he bogeyed 8 and 18. The competitors did not have to contend with the troublesome breeze that dogged them on Friday. “I hit a lot more fairways today and gave myself a lot more chances, unfortunately I couldn’t make enough of (the putts),” de Jonge said.

“I actually played better than I played (Friday). It was obviously a little easier as well. I just couldn’’t make the putts. It’s just because of how I played (yesterday),” de Jonge said. I felt like I kind of got away with it a little bit. I made a bunch of putts. So it feels a little more satisfying today.”

At 35, de Jonge is looking for his first PGA tournament win. He was three shorts behind heading into Saturday’s round. “It’s going to take a lot more good scores (to win),” de Jonge said.