The pair amassed 17 points each in the first round to establish a two-point advantage over third-placed Joe Sullivan.

The tournament is being played under the modified stableford scoring format.

Conradie had a near-flawless round, making three consecutive birdies on the fourth, fifth and sixth holes to accumulate six points, with each birdie worth two points. However, he dropped a point after recording a bogey on the seventh, with a bogey costing one point.

He recovered with two more birdies on the eighth and ninth holes, adding four points to finish the front nine with nine points.

On the back nine, Conradie collected eight points through birdies on the 11th, 15th, 17th and 18th holes to finish with 17 points.

Snyders, meanwhile, carded a bogey-free round. He eagled the fourth hole to earn five points, with an eagle worth five points and an albatross worth eight.

He added another two points with a birdie on the seventh to finish the front nine with seven points.

After the turn, Snyders accumulated 10 points with birdies on the 11th, 12th, 15th, 17th and 18th holes to take a share of the lead.

Third placed Sullivan has 15 points, while James Mack occupies fourth place with 13 points.

Jean-Paul Strydom, Ricky Hendler and Stuart Krog share fifth place on 12 points, while Warwick Purchase, Kyle Barker and Lyle Rowe are tied for eighth on 11 points.