PRETORIA (Reuters) - Gregory Havret came storming out early on Thursday in the opening round of the Tshwane Open at the Pretoria Country Club, but his blistering 65 was later matched by South Africa’s Haydn Porteous and Swedish rookie Alexander Bjork to ensure a three-way tie for the lead. Havret, a 40-year-old Frenchman looking for a first European Tour win in nine years, bagged six birdies in his opening nine holes to turn in 29. Two bogeys on the back nine slowed him down, but he finished with two more birdies, including holing a 15-foot put on the penultimate hole. "To be bogey-free around this golf course is a fair effort and hopefully I can do the same over the next three days, but I think I mustn’t get ahead of myself," Porteous said. (Reporting by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Larry King)

Source: The Star March 02, 2017 17:15 UTC