European Tour: Johannes Veerman leads after the first round in the south african sun

South African Open hosted by the City of Johannesburg: Johannes Veerman leads on the European Tour after the opening round.

Johannes Veerman leads on the European ToursSouth African Open hosted by the City of Johannesburg after the first round. They sit at the top of the leaderboard with a score of nine under par. 

"It was a good round of golf today," he said. "The course was set up to go low out there. The wind didn’t blow hard, the rough isn’t long and the greens were receptive, so there was a good number out there."

 "I kept hitting a lot of good shots on the front nine but I didn’t make as many putts as I did on the back nine. On the back nine I made two long ones of 40-plus feet. I hit 17 greens today so that’s a lot of chances I had for birdie. I’ve been practising really hard over the last six or seven months and I’ve been getting better. To come out and start 2020 playing like this gives me a lot of confidence. It is only the first round but it is a step in the correct direction."

The South African Open hosted by the City of Johannesburg is part of the European Tour. The tournament is being played from January 9th until the 12th of January 2020 at Randpark Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa. This year a total prize money of ZAR 17,500,000 will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at Randpark Golf Club plays at Par 71. The tournament is being played at Randpark Golf Club in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. More information regarding the golfclub on the official profile of Randpark Golf Club on Golf Post or on the official website http://www.randpark.co.za.

The European Tour kicks off the new year in South Africa. The three best players out of the top 10 who are not yet qualified earn a spot for the Open Championship 2020.

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