Burmester Chases Third Straight European Tour Victory at Alfred Dunhill Championship

Robin Williams leads first round with 7-under 65, Burmester four strokes behind.

Dean Burmester, ranked No. 77, is in pursuit of a third straight victory on the European tour, a feat last achieved by Seve Ballesteros in 1986.
Burmester shot 3-under 69 in the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship, placing him four strokes behind first-round leader Robin Williams.
Williams, a African ranked No. 924, scored eight birdies in his 7-under 65 performance.
Seven of the last eight winners of the Alfred Dunhill Championship have been South African players, including defending champion Ockie Strydom.
There is another tournament in Africa, the Mauritius Open, next week before the tour takes a break until mid-January.