Gary Hurley opened with a four-under 68 in his first event for eight months to lie just four shots behind leaders Wilco Nienaber and Alexander Levy in the Sunshine Tour’s SDC Open in South Africa.

LEONA MAGUIRE's one-under 71 left her seven strokes behind world number one Lydia Ko and Thailand's Pajaree Anannarukarn in the Aramco Saudi Ladies International.

Clément Sordet secured his fifth European Challenge Tour title at the SDC Open after defeating South African Ruan Conradie in a play-off.

BELA BELA, Limpopo – Kinsale’s John Murphy bogeyed four of his last six holes to find himself battling to make the cut in the Challenge Tour’s SDC Open in South Africa.