Share

Palmer in 3-way tie for lead at Arabella

Kleinmond – Michael Palmer bogeyed his first hole of the opening round of the Origins of Golf at Arabella Golf Estate but held it together afterwards to share the lead with Wynand Dingle and Keith Horne on three-under 69 on Thursday.

On a cold and windy morning, Palmer made three birdies on his front nine and made one more on the back but that progress was halted as a result of that dropped shot on 10.

“The first bogey was a nice three-putt but I got a bad horse-shoe there,” Palmer said of his opening hole, “but, I didn’t let it worry me because these green are so good, it doesn’t matter, really, where you are on the course, as long as you get a chance at a birdie or par, you get a good chance of holing it.” He said he was happy not to have dropped more shots in the round, though.

Dingle, on the other hand, looked like he would take the first round lead as he went to six-under through 16. He dropped a shot on 17 and followed that up with a double bogey to tie with Palmer on three-under

“I played really nice golf. I got lucky at one stage where a tee-shot could have ended up worse than it did and I ended up making birdie there. But, other than that one hole, I played nicely; putted nicely and played well tee-to-green,” said Dingle.

Veteran Horne was on five-under through 16 but made a double bogey on the par-three 17 to let that lead slip and tie with Dingle and Palmer at the summit. Making five birdies in that weather will give Horne some confidence because apart from that double on 17, he played solidly all day. “A frustrating end to a very solid day, hey,” remarked Horne.

“I made one mistake out there today and I made double. I didn’t miss any greens. I missed, I think, two fairways the whole day and the one green I missed, I made a double bogey. A bit of a sour taste in the mouth walking off the golf course,” he said.

And, that 17th hole seems to have been hurting a lot of players in the first round and Horne was no exception. “It’s into the wind you know, so it’s always a tough shot. It was a really smelly, messy hole,” Horne noted.

Sharing fourth on two-under are Dongkwan Kim, Jaco Prinsloo, Jonathan Agren, Jacquin Hess and England’s Scott Campbell. Combrinck Smit, Peter Karmis, Callum Mowat, Keenan Davidse and defending champion Vaughn Groenewald are all on one-under 71.

Scores

69 - Michael Palmer, Wynand Dingle, Keith Horne

70 - Dongkwan Kim, Jaco Prinsloo, Jonathan Agren, Jacquin Hess, Scott Campbell

71 - Combrinck Smit, Peter Karmis, Vaughn Groenewald, Callum Mowat, Keenan Davidse, Breyten Meyer

72 - Lyle Rowe, Stephen Ferreira, Mark Murless, Andre Nel, Titch Moore, Doug McGuigan, Chris Swanepoel, Daniel van Tonder, Neil Schietekat, Mark Williams

73 - Matthew Spacey, Steven Ferreira, Jean Hugo, Cody Martin, Matthew Carvell, Altaaf Bux, Jaco Ahlers, Jake Roos, Ockie Strydom

74 - Andre De Decker, Christiaan Basson, Justin Harding, Louis de Jager, Irvin Mazibuko, Chris Cannon, Heinrich Bruiners, Jean-Paul Strydom, Damon Stephenson

75 - JC Ritchie, Oliver Bekker, Shaun Norris, Colin Nel, Lindani Ndwandwe, Mohammad Rauf Mandhu, Stuart Smith

76 - Ryan Tipping, Makhetha Mazibuko, Rourke van der Spuy, Riekus Nortje, Merrick Bremner, Charl Coetzee, MJ Viljoen, Stefan Engell Andersen, Jason Froneman, Tyrone Ryan, Wallie Coetsee, Allan Versfeld, Andrew Curlewis, Ruan de Smidt

77 - Hennie du Plessis, Tyrone Ferreira, Alex Haindl, N.J. Arnoldi, Andrew Odoh, Bryandrew Roelofsz

78 - Antonio Costa, Matthew Rushton, Desne Van Den Bergh, CJ du Plessis, Sean Bradley, Gerrit Foster

79 - Arthur Horne, Luke Jerling, JJ Senekal, Greg Bentley, Rhys West, Antonio Rosado, Pieter Kruger

80 - Coert Groenewald, Jason Diab, Gerard du Plooy, Dwayne Basson

81 - Andrew van der Knaap, Herman Loubser, Teaghan Gauche, Jason Smith

82 - Cameron Esau, Jason Viljoen

83 - Armandt Scholtz, Johan Engelbrecht, Ben Fouchee, Eugen Marugi

85 - Shane Granger

87 - Jake Redman

RTD - Matias Calderon

We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred
Who we choose to trust can have a profound impact on our lives. Join thousands of devoted South Africans who look to News24 to bring them news they can trust every day. As we celebrate 25 years, become a News24 subscriber as we strive to keep you informed, inspired and empowered.
Join News24 today
heading
description
username
Show Comments ()
Voting Booth
Should Siya Kolisi keep the captaincy as the Springboks build towards their World Cup title defence in 2027?
Please select an option Oops! Something went wrong, please try again later.
Results
Yes! Siya will only be 36 at the next World Cup. He can make it!
26% - 1273 votes
No! I think the smart thing to do is start again with a younger skipper ...
29% - 1470 votes
I'd keep Siya captain for now, but look to have someone else for 2027.
45% - 2249 votes
Vote
Editorial feedback and complaints

Contact the public editor with feedback for our journalists, complaints, queries or suggestions about articles on News24.

LEARN MORE