November 28 - December 01
Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa
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Holland's Wil Besseling made the ideal start to the new European Tour season with a 65 to claim the lead after the opening day of the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
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Besseling carded an eagle, six birdies and a solitary bogey at Leopard Creek to finish seven under par, a shot ahead of England's Garrick Porteous, Spain's Pablo Larrazabal and South Africa's Keith Horne.
"I played nicely," said Besseling, who narrowly missed out on a full European Tour card for this season after finishing 18th on the Challenge Tour.
"It's a great start for the season and a great round. I had it going nicely on the par fives. I was able to get there in two with irons and converted the birdies, and an eagle on 15 really helped."
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Larrazabal, who was one of a handful of players who turned down the option to wear shorts in competition for the first time in the high temperatures at Kruger National Park, had an eagle, five birdies and one bogey in his 66.
"First round of the season I don't think I'm ready to go with shorts," the four-time European Tour winner said. "It's more for pro-ams or practice rounds to chill out with friends, but as a competitive round I didn't feel like it and it worked.
"We've played in a lot worse than this, we played in Singapore and Malaysia. This is hot but it's not that bad. We're not going to die.
"As a Spaniard I grew up in the city, so to come to the bush is something special I discovered through the years on tour. I love the nature, I love the wildlife and this is paradise.
"We have one of the best golf courses you can play and Leopard Creek only has one very, very bad thing - it's too far from Barcelona! I would have a place here if this was five or six hours from home."
Spain's Alejandro Canizares is two shots off the lead after a 67, with England's Jack Singh Brar and the Scottish duo of David Drysdale and Grant Forrest among a seven-strong group on four under par.
Forrest reached seven under after 11 holes but stumbled over the closing stretch and ran up a triple-bogey seven on the eighth, while last year's runner-up Drysdale had five birdies and one bogey in his 68.
Former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel carded a two-under-par 70 in his first round since April due to a wrist injury.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Wil Besseling | NED |
-7 |
65 |
T2 |
Garrick Porteous | ENG |
-6 |
66 |
T2 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
-6 |
66 |
T2 |
Keith Horne | RSA |
-6 |
66 |
5 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
-5 |
67 |
T6 |
Danie van Tonder | RSA |
-4 |
68 |
T6 |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
-4 |
68 |
T6 |
David Drysdale | SCO |
-4 |
68 |
T6 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
-4 |
68 |
T6 |
Robin Roussel | FRA |
-4 |
68 |
T6 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
-4 |
68 |
T6 |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
-4 |
68 |
T13 |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Martin Rohwer | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Adrian Meronk | POL |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Rhys Enoch | WAL |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Matthew Jordan | ENG |
-3 |
69 |
T13 |
Connor Syme | SCO |
-3 |
69 |
T20 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
T20 |
Marcus Armitage | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
T20 |
Justin Harding | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
T20 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
T20 |
Adilson Da Silva | BRA |
-2 |
70 |
T20 |
Ruan Conradie | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
T20 |
Joel Sjoeholm | SWE |
-2 |
70 |
T20 |
Toby Tree | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
T28 |
Hennie Du Plessis | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
T28 |
Francesco Laporta | ITA |
-1 |
71 |
T28 |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T28 |
Laurie Canter | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T28 |
Vaughn Groenewald | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
T28 |
Alex Haindl | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
T28 |
Dylan Naidoo | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
T28 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
-1 |
71 |
T28 |
Jack Harrison | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T28 |
Deon Germishuys | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
T28 |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
-1 |
71 |
T28 |
Christiaan Basson | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
T40 |
Daniel Greene | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
MJ Viljoen | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
David Law | SCO |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Doug McGuigan | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Garrick Higgo | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Wilco Nienaber | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Aaron Cockerill | CAN |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
JC Ritchie | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
James Du Preez | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Johannes Veerman | USA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Jose-Filipe Lima | POR |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Rasmus Hoejgaard | DEN |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Gregory Havret | FRA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Jaco Ahlers | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
James Morrison | ENG |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Mark Williams | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T40 |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
Par |
72 |
T63 |
Calum Hill | SCO |
1 |
73 |
T63 |
Jacques Blaauw | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T63 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
1 |
73 |
T63 |
Jayden Schaper | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T63 |
Jake Redman | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T63 |
Jean Hugo | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T63 |
Steve Surry | ENG |
1 |
73 |
T63 |
Jacques P. de Villiers | 1 |
73 |
|
T63 |
Oliver Bekker | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T63 |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T63 |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
1 |
73 |
T63 |
Benjamin Poke | DNK |
1 |
73 |
T63 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T63 |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T77 |
Jake McLeod | AUS |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Jonathan Caldwell | NIR |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Thomas Bjorn | DEN |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Bryce Easton | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Neil Schietekat | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Stephen Ferreira | POR |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Lars van Meijel | NED |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Peter Karmis | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Antoine Rozner | FRA |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Ernie Els | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Callum Mowat | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Carlos Pigem | ESP |
2 |
74 |
T77 |
Julien Guerrier | FRA |
2 |
74 |
T94 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
3 |
75 |
T94 |
Matias Calderon | CHI |
3 |
75 |
T94 |
Trevor Fisher Jnr | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T94 |
Marcel Siem | GER |
3 |
75 |
T94 |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T94 |
Ruan De Smidt | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T94 |
Basil Wright | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T94 |
Sebastian Garcia | ESP |
3 |
75 |
T94 |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
3 |
75 |
T94 |
Madalitso Muthiya | ZMB |
3 |
75 |
T94 |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T94 |
Pieter Moolman | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T106 |
Jake Roos | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T106 |
Oliver Farr | WAL |
4 |
76 |
T106 |
Jean-Paul Strydom | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T106 |
Toto Thimba Jr. | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T106 |
Heinrich Bruiners | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T106 |
Justin Walters | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T106 |
Keenan Davidse | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T106 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
4 |
76 |
T106 |
Darius van Driel | NED |
4 |
76 |
T106 |
Richard Bland | ENG |
4 |
76 |
T106 |
Merrick Bremner | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T117 |
Hugo Leon | CHI |
5 |
77 |
T117 |
Robin Sciot-Siegrist | FRA |
5 |
77 |
T117 |
Philip Eriksson | SWE |
5 |
77 |
T117 |
Tyrone Ferreira | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T117 |
Jaco Prinsloo | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T117 |
Luke Jerling | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T117 |
Ben Stow | ENG |
5 |
77 |
T117 |
Kyle Barker | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T117 |
Thriston Lawrence | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T117 |
Sami Vaelimaeki | FIN |
5 |
77 |
T117 |
Rupert Kaminski | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T128 |
Ockie Strydom | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T128 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T128 |
Benjamin Follett-Smith | ZIM |
6 |
78 |
T128 |
Dale Whitnell | ENG |
6 |
78 |
T128 |
J. J. Senekal | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T128 |
David Howell | ENG |
6 |
78 |
T128 |
Chris Swanepoel | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T128 |
Clinton Grobler | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T128 |
Riekus Nortje | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T128 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
6 |
78 |
T128 |
Hennie Otto | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T128 |
Anton Haig | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T140 |
Garth Mulroy | RSA |
7 |
79 |
T140 |
Ricardo Santos | POR |
7 |
79 |
T140 |
Combrinck Smit | RSA |
7 |
79 |
T140 |
Keelan van Wyk | RSA |
7 |
79 |
T140 |
Tyrone Ryan | RSA |
7 |
79 |
T145 |
Lyle Rowe | RSA |
8 |
80 |
T145 |
Cormac Sharvin | NIR |
8 |
80 |
T145 |
Yubin Jung | RSA |
8 |
80 |
T145 |
Dylan Kok | RSA |
8 |
80 |
T145 |
Jacquin Hess | RSA |
8 |
80 |
T145 |
Jack Senior | ENG |
8 |
80 |
T145 |
Michael Palmer | RSA |
8 |
80 |
T152 |
Caylum Boon | RSA |
11 |
83 |
T152 |
Anthony Michael | RSA |
11 |
83 |
154 |
Teaghan Gauche | RSA |
12 |
84 |
155 |
Rourke Van Der Spuy | RSA |
13 |
85 |
156 |
Andre de Decker | RSA |
14 |
86 |