Charl Schwartzel shoots up Tshwane Open leaderboard as others struggle on day two

Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel rocketed up the leaderboard as several others struggled on day two of the Tshwane Open.

World number 43 Schwartzel, who is the highest-ranked player in the field, was six-under-par through 17 holes and five-under for the tournament when play was halted at Pretoria Country Club due to dangerous conditions.

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While the rest of the field was +307 combined in the second round, Schwartzel's low scoring saw him climb 36 places to solo second behind fellow South African Anthony Michael, who carded a one-under 69 today.

America's Daniel Im and another South African, Theunis Spangenberg, are joint-third on four-under, while overnight leader Justin Harding is four behind the lead with one hole to play having gone four-over through his first 17 holes before play was suspended.