O'Hara and Kruger lead SA Open

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 26, 2011 -- The duo each fired opening salvos of 7-under 65 at the new Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate near Johannesburg to go one stroke clear of two-time title winner Retief Goosen and fellow South Africans David Hewan, Merrick Bremner and Tyrone Mordt.Titleist 712 AP2 Irons

US PGA Tour qualifier Garth Mulroy, last week's European Tour winner of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek, is a further shot back, just two of the pace in a four way tie with fellow South Africans Jean Hugo and Shaun Norris and Chile's Felipe Aguilar.

With Goosen coming out of a moderately successful Presidents Cup in Melbourne last week, and Mulroy in fine form, it all means that there are going to be at least two close pursuers putting pressure on the leaders moving into Friday.

And this in an event in which staying Titleist 712 AP2 Irons on top of the leaderboard, or at least close to the top spot, is going to be very important to Thursday's two first round leaders.

O'Hara, a team-mate of Luke Donald and Graeme McDowell in the 2001 Walker Cup, needs to be up there because he desperately needs a fourth-place finish at worst this week to save his European Tour card.

In Kruger's case, holding on to first place is something he needs to do if he is to shrug away last weeks disappointment when he led for 36 holes at the Dunhill only to lose momentum at the weekend, slip back and lose his chance

For the second week in a row he leads the first round and this time he is determined to learn from last week's experience and not to let things implode again

He said: "I'm very happy with this Titleist AP2 712 Individual Irons and Wedges. But I had a similar start last week, so I know my work only begins now,.

With the Golden Goose amongst those chasing him, Kruger knows full well the value of staying in the moment if he wants to add his name to a trophy containing most of the biggest names in South African golf.

"I need to take it one shot at a time. I was 13 under par through two rounds last week. I think I might need two 65s, maybe even three this week. But I just need to take it one shot at a time.

"The South African Open is our biggest event. As a kid, I watched all the big name players winning Titleist 712 AP2 Irons ."

O'Hara, who eagled the 576-yard eighth and had six birdies, said: "I hit a lot of great shots. I had it inside 10 feet pretty much every hole and felt I could have made more birdies."

He is 134th on the Tour money list and has to climb to 118th to be exempt for next season.

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