European Tour
Alfred Dunhill Championship 2018
December 13-16
Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa
€1,500,000
Co-sanction: Sunshine Tour
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December 13-16
Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa
€1,500,000
Co-sanction: Sunshine Tour
Live Leaderboard
Round 1
Oliver Bekker takes a one-shot lead
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
December 13, 2018
South African Oliver Bekker birdied four consecutive back-nine holes en route Thursday to a 66 and a one-shot first round lead in the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
After 18 holes:
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Raphael Jacquelin of France is one shot further back on 68 followed by groups of nine on 69 and 70 after a testing opening round with high winds and fast greens.
Favourite Charl Schwartzel of South Africa, a four-time winner of the Dunhill Championship, could manage only one birdie as he began with a one-over 73.
Bekker had three birdies and one bogey on his outward nine followed by four straight birdies from the 11th hole.
The 34-year-old from Pretoria is ranked 305 in the world and seeking a first European Tour title after seven victories on the southern Africa Sunshine Tour.
As a late starter, he was less affected by the wind, which weakened during the afternoon in hot, partly cloudy conditions.
"The wind died a little bit and I was glad to be able to take advantage of that situation," said Bekker.
"I hit the ball really well today, finding most of the fairways, and coping with the really firm greens. It was a very solid round."
Papadatos, another challenger chasing a first European Tour triumph, picked up three birdies on the front nine and two coming back.
Jacquelin, four times a European Tour winner, began erratically with two birdies and two bogeys during his outward trek.
But a much improved inward half from the Frenchman allowed him to pick up four birdies and not drop a shot.
Among those on 69 is defending champion Brandon Stone while Louis Oosthuizen, winner of his first South African Open title last Sunday, carded a 71.
Schwartzel never clicked at his favourite golf course, which borders the Kruger National Park, and after turning in level par had a bogey six at 13 to finish one over.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Oliver Bekker | RSA |
-6 |
66 |
T2 |
David Lipsky | USA |
-5 |
70 |
T2 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-5 |
71 |
T2 |
Dimitrios Papadatos | AUS |
-5 |
67 |
T5 |
Espen Kofstad | NOR |
-4 |
69 |
T5 |
Dylan Frittelli | RSA |
-4 |
69 |
T5 |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
-4 |
68 |
T8 |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
T8 |
Hyo-Won Park | KOR |
-3 |
69 |
T8 |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
-3 |
70 |
T8 |
Marc Warren | SCO |
-3 |
70 |
T8 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
T8 |
David Drysdale | SCO |
-3 |
69 |
T8 |
Liam Johnston | SCO |
-3 |
69 |
T8 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
-3 |
69 |
T8 |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
-3 |
69 |
T17 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
-2 |
71 |
T17 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
T17 |
Adria Arnaus | ESP |
-2 |
70 |
T17 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
T17 |
Ockie Strydom | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
T17 |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
-2 |
70 |
T23 |
Ben Evans | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
T23 |
Max Orrin | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T23 |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
-1 |
73 |
T23 |
Adilson Da Silva | BRA |
-1 |
71 |
T23 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
-1 |
71 |
T23 |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
-1 |
71 |
T23 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
T23 |
Matthew Jordan | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T23 |
Scott Vincent | ZIM |
-1 |
71 |
T32 |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
Par |
73 |
T32 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
Par |
73 |
T32 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
Par |
74 |
T32 |
Neil Schietekat | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Chris Swanepoel | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
David Borda | ESP |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
David Law | SCO |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Keenan Davidse | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Matias Calderon | CHI |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Rourke Van Der Spuy | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Sean Crocker | USA |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Steven Brown | ENG |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Stuart Manley | WAL |
Par |
72 |
T47 |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
1 |
72 |
T47 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
1 |
75 |
T47 |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
1 |
74 |
T47 |
Shaun Norris | RSA |
1 |
74 |
T47 |
Doug McGuigan | RSA |
1 |
72 |
T47 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Kalle Samooja | FIN |
1 |
74 |
T47 |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Ernie Els | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Colin Nel | RSA |
1 |
72 |
T47 |
Bernd Ritthammer | GER |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Jaco Prinsloo | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Jean Hugo | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Kristoffer Reitan | NOR |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Marcel Siem | GER |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Victor Perez | FRA |
1 |
73 |
T65 |
Tom Murray | ENG |
2 |
71 |
T65 |
Deyen Lawson | AUS |
2 |
72 |
T65 |
Gregory Bourdy | FRA |
2 |
75 |
T65 |
Peter Hanson | SWE |
2 |
75 |
T65 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Trevor Immelman | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
2 |
75 |
T65 |
Merrick Bremner | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Allister De Kock | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Daniel Gavins | ENG |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Daniel Greene | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Hennie Otto | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
J. J. Senekal | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Jean-Paul Strydom | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Justin Walters | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Pieter Moolman | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T83 |
Jared Harvey | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Lyle Rowe | RSA |
3 |
73 |
T83 |
Chase Koepka | USA |
3 |
73 |
T83 |
Neil O'Briain | IRL |
3 |
76 |
T83 |
Garth Mulroy | RSA |
3 |
76 |
T83 |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Jacquin Hess | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Kim Koivu | FIN |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Mark Williams | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Rhys Enoch | WAL |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Trevor Fisher Jnr | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Tyrone Ryan | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T97 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Chris Cannon | ENG |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
4 |
75 |
T97 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
4 |
77 |
T97 |
Ruan De Smidt | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Alex Haindl | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Breyten Meyer | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Bryce Easton | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Daniel Hammond | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Filippo Bergamaschi | ITA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Jake Roos | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Morten Orum Madsen | DEN |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Nick Cullen | AUS |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Peter Karmis | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Sipho Bujela | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Vaughn Groenewald | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T114 |
Wynand Dingle | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Steve Surry | ENG |
5 |
78 |
T114 |
Marc Cayeux | ZIM |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Heinrich Bruiners | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Tyrone Ferreira | RSA |
5 |
75 |
T114 |
Ivan Cantero | ESP |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Andre de Decker | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Danie van Tonder | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Dawie van der Walt | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Kristian Krogh Johannessen | NOR |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Max Schmitt | GER |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Mikko Ilonen | FIN |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Riekus Nortje | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Ulrich van den Berg | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T129 |
Ryan Cairns | ZWE |
6 |
75 |
T129 |
Gavin Moynihan | IRL |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Gregory Havret | FRA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
JC Ritchie | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Jaco Ahlers | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Jacques Blaauw | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Lindani Ndwandwe | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
MJ Viljoen | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Michael Palmer | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Theunis Bezuidenhout | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Thriston Lawrence | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T142 |
Christofer Blomstrand | SWE |
7 |
79 |
T142 |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
7 |
79 |
T142 |
Hennie Du Plessis | RSA |
7 |
79 |
T142 |
Omar Sandys | RSA |
7 |
79 |
146 |
Anthony Michael | RSA |
8 |
79 |
T147 |
Cameron Moralee | RSA |
9 |
81 |
T147 |
Matteo Manassero | ITA |
9 |
81 |
T147 |
Scott Gregory | ENG |
9 |
81 |
T150 |
Per Laengfors | SWE |
10 |
78 |
T150 |
Makgetha Mazibuko | RSA |
10 |
82 |
T150 |
Scott Campbell | ENG |
10 |
82 |
T153 |
Irvin Mazibuko | RSA |
11 |
83 |
T153 |
Thabang Simon | RSA |
11 |
83 |
155 |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
12 |
84 |
DSQ |
Derick Petersen | RSA |
Par |
86 |
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
1 |
Oliver Bekker | RSA |
-6 |
66 |
T2 |
David Lipsky | USA |
-5 |
70 |
T2 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-5 |
71 |
T2 |
Dimitrios Papadatos | AUS |
-5 |
67 |
T5 |
Espen Kofstad | NOR |
-4 |
69 |
T5 |
Dylan Frittelli | RSA |
-4 |
69 |
T5 |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
-4 |
68 |
T8 |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
T8 |
Hyo-Won Park | KOR |
-3 |
69 |
T8 |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
-3 |
70 |
T8 |
Marc Warren | SCO |
-3 |
70 |
T8 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
-3 |
69 |
T8 |
David Drysdale | SCO |
-3 |
69 |
T8 |
Liam Johnston | SCO |
-3 |
69 |
T8 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
-3 |
69 |
T8 |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
-3 |
69 |
T17 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
-2 |
71 |
T17 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
-2 |
70 |
T17 |
Adria Arnaus | ESP |
-2 |
70 |
T17 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
T17 |
Ockie Strydom | RSA |
-2 |
70 |
T17 |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
-2 |
70 |
T23 |
Ben Evans | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
T23 |
Max Orrin | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T23 |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
-1 |
73 |
T23 |
Adilson Da Silva | BRA |
-1 |
71 |
T23 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
-1 |
71 |
T23 |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
-1 |
71 |
T23 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
-1 |
71 |
T23 |
Matthew Jordan | ENG |
-1 |
71 |
T23 |
Scott Vincent | ZIM |
-1 |
71 |
T32 |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
Par |
73 |
T32 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
Par |
73 |
T32 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
Par |
74 |
T32 |
Neil Schietekat | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Chris Swanepoel | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
David Borda | ESP |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
David Law | SCO |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Keenan Davidse | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Matias Calderon | CHI |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Rourke Van Der Spuy | RSA |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Sean Crocker | USA |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Steven Brown | ENG |
Par |
72 |
T32 |
Stuart Manley | WAL |
Par |
72 |
T47 |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
1 |
72 |
T47 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
1 |
75 |
T47 |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
1 |
74 |
T47 |
Shaun Norris | RSA |
1 |
74 |
T47 |
Doug McGuigan | RSA |
1 |
72 |
T47 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Kalle Samooja | FIN |
1 |
74 |
T47 |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Ernie Els | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Colin Nel | RSA |
1 |
72 |
T47 |
Bernd Ritthammer | GER |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Jaco Prinsloo | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Jean Hugo | RSA |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Kristoffer Reitan | NOR |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Marcel Siem | GER |
1 |
73 |
T47 |
Victor Perez | FRA |
1 |
73 |
T65 |
Tom Murray | ENG |
2 |
71 |
T65 |
Deyen Lawson | AUS |
2 |
72 |
T65 |
Gregory Bourdy | FRA |
2 |
75 |
T65 |
Peter Hanson | SWE |
2 |
75 |
T65 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Trevor Immelman | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
2 |
75 |
T65 |
Merrick Bremner | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Allister De Kock | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Daniel Gavins | ENG |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Daniel Greene | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Hennie Otto | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
J. J. Senekal | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Jean-Paul Strydom | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Justin Walters | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
2 |
74 |
T65 |
Pieter Moolman | RSA |
2 |
74 |
T83 |
Jared Harvey | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Lyle Rowe | RSA |
3 |
73 |
T83 |
Chase Koepka | USA |
3 |
73 |
T83 |
Neil O'Briain | IRL |
3 |
76 |
T83 |
Garth Mulroy | RSA |
3 |
76 |
T83 |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Jacquin Hess | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Kim Koivu | FIN |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Mark Williams | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Rhys Enoch | WAL |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Trevor Fisher Jnr | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T83 |
Tyrone Ryan | RSA |
3 |
75 |
T97 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Chris Cannon | ENG |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
4 |
75 |
T97 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
4 |
77 |
T97 |
Ruan De Smidt | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Alex Haindl | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Breyten Meyer | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Bryce Easton | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Daniel Hammond | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Filippo Bergamaschi | ITA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Jake Roos | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Morten Orum Madsen | DEN |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Nick Cullen | AUS |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Peter Karmis | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Sipho Bujela | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T97 |
Vaughn Groenewald | RSA |
4 |
76 |
T114 |
Wynand Dingle | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Steve Surry | ENG |
5 |
78 |
T114 |
Marc Cayeux | ZIM |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Heinrich Bruiners | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Tyrone Ferreira | RSA |
5 |
75 |
T114 |
Ivan Cantero | ESP |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Andre de Decker | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Danie van Tonder | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Dawie van der Walt | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Kristian Krogh Johannessen | NOR |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Max Schmitt | GER |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Mikko Ilonen | FIN |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Riekus Nortje | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T114 |
Ulrich van den Berg | RSA |
5 |
77 |
T129 |
Ryan Cairns | ZWE |
6 |
75 |
T129 |
Gavin Moynihan | IRL |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Gregory Havret | FRA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
JC Ritchie | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Jaco Ahlers | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Jacques Blaauw | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Lindani Ndwandwe | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
MJ Viljoen | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Michael Palmer | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Theunis Bezuidenhout | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T129 |
Thriston Lawrence | RSA |
6 |
78 |
T142 |
Christofer Blomstrand | SWE |
7 |
79 |
T142 |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
7 |
79 |
T142 |
Hennie Du Plessis | RSA |
7 |
79 |
T142 |
Omar Sandys | RSA |
7 |
79 |
146 |
Anthony Michael | RSA |
8 |
79 |
T147 |
Cameron Moralee | RSA |
9 |
81 |
T147 |
Matteo Manassero | ITA |
9 |
81 |
T147 |
Scott Gregory | ENG |
9 |
81 |
T150 |
Per Laengfors | SWE |
10 |
78 |
T150 |
Makgetha Mazibuko | RSA |
10 |
82 |
T150 |
Scott Campbell | ENG |
10 |
82 |
T153 |
Irvin Mazibuko | RSA |
11 |
83 |
T153 |
Thabang Simon | RSA |
11 |
83 |
155 |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
12 |
84 |
DSQ |
Derick Petersen | RSA |
Par |
86 |