Louis Leads SA's Open Charge

PORTRUSH: 2010 CHAMP FIRST OF 11 LOCALS TO TEE-OFF

- Jacques van der Westhuyzen

Of the 11 South Africans in the field at this week's 153rd Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, former champion Louis Oosthuizen will be first off the tee at 7.46am this morning.

The Open champion at St Andrews in 2010, who now plays his golf on the LIV Tour, will play alongside Guido Migliozzi and KJ Choi for the first two rounds.

Oosthuizen has enjoyed playing the Open over the years and also boasts a tied second (2015) and tied third (2021) in 17 appearances. He will hope for another good week on the links course.