Schwartzel shares lead in pursuit of fifth Dunhill title

Home hero Charl Schwartzel fired a 66 to grab a share of the first-round lead as he launched his bid for a fifth Alfred Dunhill Championship title on Thursday. The former US Masters champion picked up only one birdie on the outward nine at the par-72 Leopard Creek Country Club, which borders the Kruger Park game reserve in northeastern South Africa. The inward nine proved much more profitable for the 32-year-old winner of 11 European Tour events as he bagged five more birdies without dropping a shot in perfect early southern hemisphere summer conditions.

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