Double PGA Tour champion Erik van Rooyen, Major winners Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel, and a gallery of former Alfred Dunhill Championship winners will gather on the fairways of Leopard Creek Country Club this December as they head a strong field of Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour stars for this tournament.
South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen shot an eagle on his way to a score of 64 to move into second place behind Austin Smotherman after the opening round of the Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta on Thursday.
Australian Cameron Smith, Canadian Mackenzie Hughes and South Korean Lee Kyoung-hoon were among a record six players sharing the lead after Thursday’s opening round of the Memorial Tournament.
How South Africa’s large overseas contingent performed over the past week.
Dean Burmester shot a one-under 69 in the opening round of the PGA Championship at Southern Hills on Thursday.
Eric van Rooyen shot a bogey-free 67 during the third round of the RBC Heritage tournament on Saturday.
Patrick Cantlay birdied his last four holes to break out of a crowd and take a two-shot lead over Robert Streb in the RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, South Carolina, on Friday.
Five of South Africa’s best will tee off at The Masters at Augusta National on Thursday.
South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen and Louis Oosthuizen were four and five shots behind the leader, respectively, before darkness halted this past Sunday’s third round of the storm-hit Players Championship.
Cameron Smith rolled in two long eagle putts on the way to an eight-under-par 65 and a one-shot lead over world No 1 Jon Rahm and two others in the Tournament of Champions on Thursday.