Golf - The 153rd Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland, Britain - July 20, 2025 Norway's Kristoffer Reitan putts on the 2nd green during the final round REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska
Dec 4 (Reuters) - Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan hit three birdies on the last five holes to open a three-shot lead after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City on Thursday.
The 27-year-old holed a total of 10 birdies and could afford a bogey five on the 17th as he blitzed around the Gary Player Country Club for a nine-under-par 63.
England’s Marcus Armitage, Frenchman Adrien Saddier and Jesper Svensson of Sweden were joint-second after carding six-under-par 66s with six players a further stroke back on 67.
The tournament is part of the DP World Tour’s new season schedule and dubbed ‘Africa’s major’.
(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Ken Ferris)
