Round 1 play (2pts):
James Kingston to beat Jaco Van Zyl -143 @ Extrabet
Big difference in class between these two home players: Kingston ranks inside the top-100 in the World Rankings and was a winner in the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Germany four months ago; Van Zyl is 399th and hasn't played on anything other than the Southern Africa Tour since 2007. So no surprise, therefore, that since the Africa Open last year Kingston has shot the lower first round score in all five of their common events. Finally, in terms of course form, Kingston has finished ahead of Van Zyl on both occasions that they have played this course, shooting the lower first round score by 7 shots on both occasions. On this information, the short odds are warranted.