Homa picks up where he left off

NGC: DEFENDING CHAMPION HOLDS OFF SA'S STRYDOM

- Jacques van der Westhuyzen

Defending champion Max Homa of the US looks like the man to beat once again at Sun City after charging into a one-shot lead after the first round of the 2024 Nedbank Golf Challenge yesterday.

Homa, who won the title in stunning fashion last year, played near-perfect golf in hot and tough conditions to shoot a six-under-par 66, to lead by one from South Africa's Ockie Strydom, who fired a solid five-under-par 67.

Four players were a further three shots back of Homa, at three-under-par - Pablo Larrazabal, Andy Sullivan, Matthew Jordan and Thorbjorn Olesen.