Watch the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship live on Sky Sports Golf from 10am on Friday – Dean Burmester of South Africa shoots six birdies on his back nine to lead by seven after the first round with the British three shots.
Last Updated: 08/12/22 6:05pm
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Highlights from the opening round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa.
Highlights from the opening round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa.
Dean Burmester’s back-nine birdie blitz gave him a one-shot lead over Austria’s Lukas Nemecz at the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek.
South African Burmester birdied the 10th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 17th and 18th holes to take the lead after a seven-under 65, with Nemecz closing in on an opening 66.
Burmester – a two-time winner on the DP World Tour, most recently at the Tenerife Open in May 2021 – also had two birdies, as well as his lone bogey, on the front nine.
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Another South African, Darren Fichardt, reached the 18th one shot behind Burmester but made a bogey to drop to five under and tied for third.
England’s Laurie Canter hit another four after an opening 68, the same score as Scotland’s Scott Jamieson and Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin.
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Burmester congratulates Mehmet for the ninth victory
World No 58 Burmester launched the Birdies 4 Rhinos charity with fellow golfer Justin Walters – and said a mid-match interview by Sky Sports reporter Inchi Mehmet inspired him to chase down a late birdie.
“I guess you had a difference didn’t you?” Burmester told Mehmet after he signed his card.
“[We had an] chatting I said I needed to make more rhinoceros birds and, boom, that’s what happened. The back nine, some of the best I’ve played in a while so I’m happy to do this. “
One of Burmester’s teammates, 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, finished two over after two penalties and a four-bogey nine on the 18th.
The Alfred Dunhill Championship is the fifth event on the 2023 DP World Tour, with winners so far this season including World No 3 Cameron Smith and England’s Dan Bradbury, who won the Australian PGA Championship and the Joburg Open respectively.
Watch the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship live on Sky Sports Golf from 10am on Friday. Coverage is also on Sky Sports Main Event from 1pm.
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