Louis Oosthuizen leads at 9 under on home soil after first round 62 at the South African Open. Last week winner Kurt Kitayama and Madalitso Muthiya from Zambia share second place at 8 under par.
First round leaderboard:
After 18 holes in Johannesburg 🇿🇦
Full leaderboard: https://t.co/xdfzeOwWKe pic.twitter.com/wP73sCwY7p
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Louis Oosthuizen who is the top ranked player in the field this week posted nine pars and nine birdies in his opening round.
His SIXTH birdie on the back 9.
One hole left to play for @Louis57TM.#SAOpen pic.twitter.com/UUldL41lms
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Madalitso Muthiya is ranked 1330th in the world, but he is only a shot behind the leader.
A flying start for Muthiya 💪🏻
One off the lead. pic.twitter.com/Pm1UrYpCNb
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) December 6, 2018
