Amm and Mahoney share the first-round lead at Killarney

Member of the Papwa Sewgolum Class, Trevor Mahoney and Zimbabwe’s David Amm carded respective rounds of four-under 66 to share the first-round lead in the eighth Betway Big Easy Tour event held at Killarney Country Club.

Tuesday’s opening round saw the two men perched at the top of the leaderboard, a stroke clear of their closest challengers at Killarney Country Club.

The resurgent Mahoney, who is beginning to show signs of the golfer who claimed two Vusi Ngubeni titles on the Sunshine Tour, had five birdies and a solitary bogey on his card while Amm’s round consisted of five birdies, an eagle, a single bogey and an unwanted double.

Tied for the third spot was the duo of Travis Procter and amateur, Josh Aguilar, with both players shooting scores of three-under 67 on this par-70 layout. Veteran John Bele snuck in a cheeky two-under 68 to share fifth with young Jonathan Ackerman, Jordan Duminy, Soweto’s Musiwalo Nethunzwi, Khanya Mkhize, Dillon Germishuys, LB Boshoff, England’s Jake Bolton and Ugandan star, Ronald Rugumayo.

Franklin Manchest, Jacquin Hess, Kael Strydom, Ryan Tipping, amateur Jere Brits and Daniel Cronje all carded rounds of 69 to share 15th on the leaderboard.

The Betway Big Easy Tour is the Sunshine Tour’s feeder circuit and enjoys the support of the legendary Ernie Els, among other patrons.

Scores

66 - Trevor Mahoney, David Amm

67 - Josh De Aguiar, Travis Procter

68 - Jonathan Ackerman, Jordan Duminy, LB Boshoff, Musiwalo Nethunzwi, Tumelo Molloyi, Ronald Rugumayo, Jake Bolton, Khanya Mkhize, Dillon Germshuys, John Bele

69 - Jeré Brits, Franklin Manchest, Jacquin Hess, Kael Strydom, Ryan Tipping, Daniel Cronje

70 - Mandla Dlamini Jnr, Drikus Joubert, Makhetha Mazibuko, Travis Ladner, Ruben Van Der Berg, Luke Joy, James Wiltshire, Brandon Pieters

71 - Ethan Gough, James Pennington, Matthew Rushton, Thabang Simon, Wandre Snyman, Thanda Mavundla, Tyron Davidowitz, Oliver Goldhill, Miles Gray, Vaughn van Deventer

72 - Hannes Strooh, Liam Ross, Tomas Gana, Kian Coetzer, Albert Venter, Nelis De Bruin, Shaunak Rama, Rees Emanual, Mitch Phigeland, Jordan Wessels, Austin Cherichella, Johan Theron

73 - Slade Pickering, Reece Mc Kain, Ulrich van den Berg, Thabiso Ngcobo, Joshua Koekemoer, Wade Jacobs, Jarryd Govender, Bradley De Beer, Nicko Venter, Matt Millar, Jacques Van der Merwe, Andrew McLardy, Therion Nel, Philip Geerts, Louis Liebenberg, Shaheed Patel

74 - Sentanio Minnie, Hayden Garcia, Andre Van Zyl, Mark Maart, Brandon Gildenhuys, Lyle Pedro, Umar Davids, Jastice Mashego, Keagan Crosbie, Regan Steyn

75 - John Palm, Matthew Dennis, Sean Paxton, Slenda Sithebe, Austin Mashego, Joe Sullivan, Irvin Mosate wa Mazibuko, Tiger Adams

76 - Brandon-Jude Rennie, Richard Kruger, Allister de Kock, Ricco Motsa, Sean Howell, Sipho Bujela, Adam Breen, Carl Mwale

77 - Steven Le Roux, Tristan Leonard, Kyle Kistensamy, Keelan Africa, Leon Visser, Alphius Kelapile

78 - Jason Froneman, Jaden Deltel, Siyanda Mwandla, Tawriq Abrahams, Lwazi Gqira

79 - Kian Rose, Jabulane Mabilane

80 - M-Jay Xaba, Robert Mavundla, Merrick Bremner

88 - Chandler Shaw

WDN - Teboho Sefatsa, Evance Vukeya, Harry Konig