Barend Botha dropped just a single shot on Thursday on his way to a five-under-par 65 in the opening round of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Utah Championship at Ogden Golf & Country Club in Ogden, Utah.

Botha’s eagle, four birdies and that bogey on the 12th put him in a share of eighth. He was four shots off the lead which was held at nine-under-par by Étienne Papineau of Canada. The Canadian made two eagles and five birdies in his bogey-free start, and he led by one from American Taylor Montgomery.

Adrien Dumont de Chassart was in third on seven-under, and there were four players on six-under, one stroke ahead of Botha.

The other South African in the field, MJ Daffue, carded a one-under-par 69 with four birdies and three bogeys to be on a share of 49th.