SUN CITY, South Africa — Henrik Stenson overcame a bout of illness to share the lead with South African Jaco van Zyl after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Thursday.
The 39-year-old Swede posted five birdies in his opening nine holes to set the early pace but was tentative with the putter on the back nine and added just one more birdie to his scorecard.
Stenson, a previous winner of the tournament dubbed ‘Africa’s Major’, had felt poorly since arriving at Sun City but it did not show it as he carded a 66.