European Tour Member George Coetzee holds a share of the lead after the opening round of the Telkom PGA Championship.
The South African is tied at the top with compatriots Anton Haig, Oliver Bekker and Darryn Lloyd as well as Challenge Tour Member Branden Grace after a seven under par 65.
Former European Tour winner Haig said: "I felt great from the very beginning. I haven't been having a great time lately. But I hit my first shot perfectly and then striped it all day after that."
Grace, Bekker and Coetzee all recorded bogey-free rounds, in contrast to Haig and Lloyd.
"I left a few putts out there," said Grace, "but I have been hitting it well since my first win at the Coca-Cola Championship last year. I feel as if I could win any week now."
Bekker has now recorded three successive bogey-free rounds, and he says it's because he's more careful off the tee recently. "I hit a lot more three-woods, and take it easy with my drive, and I hit 12 fairways today," he said.
Coetzee said his round almost didn't feel like a good one. "I started with six straight pars, and then the putts started going in. I've been hitting it so well lately that a lot of the time I didn't even notice that I was making birdies," he said.
Another European Tour Member, Hennie Otto, opened with a 66 at the Sunshine Tour event while Thomas Aiken and James Kingston each carded a two under 72.
