Joakim Lagergren Leads South African Open Championship
Swedish golfer seeks first DP World Tour win since 2018, leads by one shot after first round.
- Joakim Lagergren, a Swedish golfer, leads the South African Open Championship after the first round with a score of seven under-par 65.
- Lagergren is seeking his first win on the DP World Tour since 2018.
- South Africa's Casey Jarvis trails Lagergren by one shot, having scored 66 in the first round.
- Three players, including England's Andy Sullivan and South Africans Javan Rebula and Louis de Jager, are two shots behind Lagergren.
- The South African Open Championship is being held at the Blair Atholl Golf & Equestrian Estate in Johannesburg, known for being the longest course on the tour.