David Horsey was the biggest mover late on the final morning of the South African Open in Paarl with his six-under-par through 12 holes taking him to within three shots of overnight leader Lee Westwood.

Lee Westwood is not getting his hopes up at the South African Open despite putting himself well in contention at the halfway stage in Paarl.

Fabrizio Zanotti carded an eight-under-par 64 to lead the South African Open after the first day of competition at the Pearl Valley Golf Estates.

Darren Clarke was one of the few big-name players to suffer in the opening round of the South African Open in Paarl today after his five bogeys and three birdies through 15 holes left him at two over par.

Ernie Els wants the strong contingent of home players assembled at this week’s South African Open to overcome the high-class international field and win the title.

GOLF tyro Rory McIlroy hopes to finish the year among the world’s top 50 and ensure his place at next year’s majors.

Darren Clarke will look to get his year off to a positive start at the Joburg Open tomorrow – even though he is on a different continent to where he expected to be.

Home favourite James Kingston was eventually crowned South African Airways Open champion today after a rain-drenched final round in Paarl.

Oliver Wilson will begin the final round of the South African Airways Open with a one shot lead after his 67 on day three left him on four under-par for the championship.

James Kingston moved to the top of the leaderboard at the South African Airways Open to head the field by one stroke after a three-under-par round of 69.

Robert Rock overcame gusty conditions at the Pearl Valley Golf Estates on Thursday to lead the South African Airways Open after a solid opening round in Paarl.

Robert Rock continued to lead the South African Airways Open on Thursday afternoon with Neil Schietekat hot on his heels at the Pearl Valley Golf Estates.

Defending champion Ernie Els leads a host of big names into the South African Airways Open at Pearl Valley this week, with the world number five looking to bounce back from his final-hole collapse four days ago.