Dean Burmester spearheaded the all-South African LIV Golf team, Stinger GC, to the first-round lead on Friday with an opening three-under-par 68 in the first round of  LIV Golf Chicago at Bolingbrook Golf Club in Bolingbrook, Illinois.

Burmester was one stroke off the lead, which was held by two surprising names in Sergio Garcia and Dustin Johnson. Garcia, the Fireballs GC captain, shot a four-under 67 that was matched by Johnson, the 4Aces GC captain.

On the team leaderboard, Stinger GC shot a cumulative six-under to lead by one stroke over Garcia’s Fireballs GC, with Johnson’s 4Aces and DeChambeau’s Crushers GC tied for third at three-under. The Stingers are looking to break a drought of 31 tournaments without a team win. Branden Grace and Charl Schwartzel contributed 69s. Captain Louis Oosthuizen shot a 72.

Two weeks ago at LIV Golf UK, Johnson finished last in the 54-man field but bounced back thanks mostly to a nine-hole stretch in which he posted five birdies. It’s the second time this season he’s gone from worst in one tournament to the lead in the first round of the next tournament. He finished 54th in Hong Kong, then had the solo lead after 18 holes in Singapore, eventually tying for fifth.

Garcia won earlier this year in Hong Kong during a stretch in which his Fireballs claimed three consecutive team titles. But the legendary Spaniard’s form fell off during the middle part of the season.