JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Briton Matthew Nixon eagled two holes from the clubhouse on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the South African Open as some local heavyweights also made an early impact.
Englishman Nixon's perfect pitch on the par-five eighth at the Glendower Golf Club, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, saw him finish with a 64, one shot ahead of Italian Marco Crespi and South Africa's Jbe Kruger.
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