PRETORIA, South Africa – Adrian Otaegui of Spain shot an 8-under 62 Friday to take a two-shot lead at the Tshwane Open in South Africa.

Otaegui had a small chance to shoot the first 59 in European Tour history when he needed to pick up two shots on the last two holes. But he settled for par on No. 17 after just missing a chip-in for birdie, and then bogeyed his last hole, his only dropped shot of the day.

The 22-year-old Otaegui still made nine birdies at the par-70 Pretoria Country Club, jumping 18 places up the leaderboard and moving to 11-under 129. South Africa’s Merrick Bremner was second on 9 under after a 66.

Overnight co-leader David Horsey dropped three shots off the lead in a tie for third on 8 under with Keith Horne, Edoardo Molinari and Trevor Fisher Jr.

Fisher, who won the Africa Open last weekend, made four straight birdies from No. 6, but also had three bogeys in his 66.

Former Ryder Cup winner Molinari was in position for his first victory on the tour in five years after a second straight 66, with four birdies and no bogeys.

Morten Orum Madsen of Denmark, who shared the first-round lead with Horsey, dropped to a tie for 13th after a 72. European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke boosted his chances of a top-10 finish with a 67 to move to 2 under.

PRETORIA, South Africa – Morten Orum Madsen of Denmark finished with a hole-in-one and an eagle for a 7-under 63 to share the first-round lead at the Tshwane Open on Thursday.

Madsen was joined by David Horsey of England, who was bogey-free with seven birdies around the par-70 Pretoria Country Club course.

They are a shot ahead of Wallie Coetsee and Brett Rumford at the last event of a three-tournament swing for the European Tour in South Africa.

Madsen, whose only win on the European Tour came in South Africa in 2013, had four birdies and a bogey before his remarkable finish.

He spun his tee shot back into the hole on No. 8, his 17th, for his ace. He then eagled the par-5 No. 9 after reaching the green in two with a pinpoint long iron.

“That was fantastic,” Madsen said. “For the last couple of weeks I’ve been hitting some shots that were really close and I said to my caddie that a hole-in-one was on the cards pretty soon.”

At first, Madsen didn’t realize he’d holed the tee shot on the short hole. He then threw up his arms and said, “it’s in, it’s in,” before high-fiving his playing partners.

Horsey made a late charge to match Madsen’s 63, picking up four birdies in his final seven holes. South Africa’s Coetsee and Australia’s Rumford share third.

Former Ryder Cup winner Edoardo Molinari is also competing in the South African capital and opened with a 66 for a tie for ninth. European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke carded a 71.

EAST LONDON, South Africa – Trevor Fisher Jr. finished with a 64 to pull away from his challengers and win the Africa Open by five shots on Sunday for his first European Tour title.

The South African had nine birdies and a single bogey in his final round to finish on 24-under 264 overall, well clear of England’s Matt Ford (67) in second on 19 under.

Eduardo de la Riva, Jorge Campillo and Morten Orum Madsen were a further three shots behind Ford at East London Golf Club. They all carded final-round 66s.

Fisher had a two-shot overnight lead over Ford, who stayed in contention in the final round until a two-shot swing at No. 9, where Fisher made birdie and Ford made bogey. Fisher made another birdie on the short No. 10 to cement that advantage and picked up shots on three of his last four holes, finishing in style by sinking a long birdie putt on the last.

“It’s always a bit nerve-wracking leading,” Fisher said. “I was nervous in the last holes but everything worked out well.”

The 35-year-old Fisher shot scores of 63 and 64 over the weekend for his maiden tour title.

The result also continued South Africa’s dominance at the Africa Open. Home players have now won eight straight editions of the tournament. The last six have been part of the European Tour.

Europe Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke ended with a disappointing 4-over 76 in East London and in a tie for 67th place.

EAST LONDON, South Africa – Trevor Fisher Jr. will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Africa Open after a superb 9-under 63 on Saturday.

Fisher is in pole position to maintain South Africa’s dominance at the European Tour event after seven straight wins for home players. He had seven birdies and an eagle at East London Golf Club to move to 16-under 200.

Fisher overtook Englishman Matt Ford at the top of the leaderboard. Ford was still solid with his third-round 69 to stay in contention for the title two shots back.

Another South African, Jaco van Zyl, was third on 12 under. There’s a four-way tie for fourth at 10 under, made up of Eduardo de la Riva, John Parry, Jorge Campillo and Morten Orum Madsen.

EAST LONDON, South Africa – Matt Ford opened a one-shot lead at the Africa Open on Friday after a 6-under 66 in the second round.

Ford didn’t repeat his bogey-free first round, but still went one better than his opening 67 after making six birdies and holing out for an eagle on the par-4 No. 12. He also made two bogeys to reach 11-under 133 at East London Golf Club.

“You have to be happy in this scenario, but we’re only halfway so there is still a lot of golf to be played,” Ford said.

The Englishman shared the first-lead with Kevin Phelan, but the Irishman tumbled down the leaderboard after a 72. Instead, Spaniard Eduardo de la Riva was a shot behind Ford in second after also carding a 66 with eight birdies and two bogeys.

Both are seeking to end a seven-year winning run by South African golfers at the European Tour event.

South African pair Jaco van Zyl and Erik van Rooyen and France’s Gregory Havret were three shots off the lead going into the weekend.

Germany’s Maximilian Kieffer shot a 63 for the best round of the day, picking up eight birdies and an eagle and registering his only bogey on his last hole.

European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke is well-positioned on 4 under following his 68 after missing the cut at the Joburg Open last week.

Andy Sullivan of England, who won last weekend in Johannesburg for his second title in South Africa this year, won’t be chasing a third victory on Sunday. Sullivan had five bogeys and two double-bogeys in a 77 to miss the cut in East London.

EAST LONDON, South Africa – Kevin Phelan and Matt Ford made 5-under 67s to share the first-round lead at the Africa Open on Thursday.

Phelan had six birdies and just one bogey at East London Golf Course. Ford made five birdies and was bogey-free.

They lead from a five-way tie for third made up of Richard Bland, David Howell, John Parry, Neil Schietekat and Eduardo de la Riva.

Ireland’s Phelan followed up his tie for second at the Joburg Open last weekend with a promising start in south eastern South Africa. He started on No. 10 in difficult, blustery conditions, but his slip on his second hole was his only bogey.

“I took advantage of the opportunities I had, and any time I was close to a green I made it up and down,” he said.

England’s Ford joined him at the top of the leaderboard after producing the only flawless round of the first day.

Three Englishmen, Bland, Howell and Parry, are among the chasers, while Schietekat is the only South African in the top seven players – an unusual sight for a tournament that has been won by a home player in its previous seven editions.

Spaniard De la Riva eagled his opening hole and also made three birdies in his first eight to have a share of the lead. But he double-bogeyed No. 9 and made par through his last eight holes.

In-form Englishman Andy Sullivan, who won the South African Open in January and last week’s Joburg Open for his first career titles, began with a level-par 72 in East London.

JOHANNESBURG – Andy Sullivan won his second European Tour title in South Africa in just over a month after closing with a 6-under 66 for a 17-under total and a two-shot victory at the Joburg Open on Sunday.

Sullivan’s second European win came in the same city as his first after he won the South African Open in Johannesburg in January.

The Englishman began Sunday three shots behind leader Wallie Coetsee at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club, but went top after five birdies in his front nine on the East Course. He only made two birdies on the second nine but that was enough to hold off a big group of chasers down the home stretch.

Sullivan finished two clear of a five-way tie for second made up of Kevin Phelan, Jaco van Zyl, Anthony Wall, David Howell and Coetsee.

Sullivan and fellow Englishmen Wall and Howell also claimed the three places at the British Open at St. Andrews that were on offer.

The 28-year-old Sullivan is making a habit of big final-day moves after charging up the leaderboard to beat Charl Schwartzel in a playoff at the South African Open for his first career title six weeks ago.

“It’s unbelievable,” Sullivan said. “I never imagined it would happen again so quickly. Coming down the stretch, me and my caddie were loving life again and enjoying it. It seems to be a theme. (I’m) enjoying my golf and getting the right results at the moment.”

South Africa’s Coetsee was in pole position for his maiden European Tour title after starting Sunday with a two-shot lead, but he could only make three birdies and two bogeys in his 71, his worst round of the week.

JOHANNESBURG – Wallie Coetsee takes a two-shot lead into the final round of the Joburg Open after a 2-under 70 on Saturday.

Chasing a first European Tour title, Coetsee extended his overnight lead by a shot with five birdies and two bogeys to go 14 under par at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington.

There are four players tied for second behind him, with fellow South Africans Tjaart van der Walt and Jacques Blaauw, and Englishmen David Howell and Steve Webster 12 under.

Coetsee managed just one birdie in his first nine but recovered to create an advantage for himself heading into Sunday’s final round.

He is also chasing a place at the British Open. The leading three finishers in the top 10 at the Joburg Open will qualify.

JOHANNESBURG – Wallie Coetsee holds a one-shot lead at the Joburg Open after a 6-under 65 on Friday put him 12 under par and at the front of a group of South Africans.

Coetsee leads from fellow home players Garth Mulroy and Tjaart van der Walt at the halfway mark of the European Tour event in Johannesburg, with England’s Simon Dyson also tied for second at 11 under.

Coetsee opened with a 66 on the tougher, par 72 East Course on Thursday, and took his strong form onto the par 71 West Course in the second round.

Coetsee had three straight birdies to start and finished with five birdies and an eagle in all, and just one bogey.

Coetsee is seeking his maiden European Tour title after breaking his 17-year drought on South Africa’s Sunshine Tour last year.

“Somebody must wake me up, it feels like a dream,” he said.

An extra bonus could await Coetsee with the leading three players in the top 10 at the Joburg Open not already exempt qualifying for a place at the British Open at St. Andrews.

Mulroy carded a 68 and Van der Walt a 69 on the East Course. Dyson, also on the East, had six birdies and a bogey in his 67.

Players play a round each on the West and East courses before play moves to the East Course for the weekend.

New Europe Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke was at 1-over 144 after two rounds to miss the cut at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington.

JOHANNESBURG – Nic Henning made seven birdies and an eagle and equaled the course record with his 9-under 62 for the first-round lead at the Joburg Open on Thursday.

Henning had five of his birdies and the eagle on the first nine to go out in 29 on the par-71 West Course at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club. The European Tour’s first 59 seemed a real possibility then, but Henning made just two birdies coming home.

He leads by a shot from South African compatriots Tjaart van der Walt and Titch Moore, and Belgium’s Thomas Pieters.

Moore had a hole-in-one on the par-3 No. 5, as the 13 leading players after round one all opened on the easier West Course.