He leads Jaco Prinsloo, who carded an eight-under-par 64. Speaking after his magnificent opening round, Vorster said he was pleased with the way he played, highlighting his stretch of five consecutive birdies. “It was so much fun. I was very steady from the beginning and it felt like one of those rounds where I never had to worry about making a bogey. I think the longest par putt was four feet. It was just solid all day. It was great. Before I knew it l’d made five birdies in a row and I think the longest birdie putt I had was seven feet. It was just a lot of good iron shots,” he said (via Sunshine Tour). Vorster had a brilliant run on his front nine, picking up a birdie at the third, followed by a run of five consecutive birdies from the fifth to the ninth for an outward 30. After the turn, he added further birdies at the 14th, 17th and 18th for an inward 33. With Prinsloo in second place, Zander Lombard, Austin Bautista and Luis Carrera share third place on seven-under-par 65. Carrera had a bogey-free round. This week’s tournament is a reward for players within the top 50 on the Courier Guy Order of Merit, which itself reflects a successful season for Vorster.