Swede Joakim Lagergren opened with a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to lead South Africa’s Casey Jarvis by a single stroke after the first round of the Investec South African Open at the Blair Atholl Golf & Equestrian Estate on Thursday.

SHANE LOWRY confessed he's "worn out" and looking forward to his six-week Christmas after adding a second triple bogey of the week to a string of big numbers in a disappointing finish to his season at the Hero World Challenge.

Teenager Tom McKibbin claimed his second top-20 finish in as many DP World Tour starts this season when he tied for 15th in the Investec South African Open.

Scottie Scheffler put himself in position to snatch back the world number one ranking from Rory McIlroy at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

Holywood teenager Tom McKibbin notched his fifth career hole-in-one en route to a five-under 67 that left him just three shots off the lead at the DP World Tour's Investec South African Open in Johannesburg.