Trevor Mahoney (pictured), a member of the Papwa Sewgolum Class, and Zimbabwe’s David Amm each carded rounds of four-under 66 to share the first-round lead in the eighth Betway Big Easy Tour event held at Killarney Country Club.

Tuesday’s opening round saw the two men perched at the top of the leaderboard, a stroke clear of their closest challengers.

The resurgent Mahoney, who is beginning to show signs of the golfer who claimed two Vusi Ngubeni titles on the Sunshine Tour, had five birdies and a solitary bogey on his card while Amm’s round consisted of five birdies, an eagle, a single bogey and an unwanted double.

Tied for third was the duo of Travis Procter and amateur Josh Aguilar, with both players shooting scores of three-under 67 on this par-70 layout. Veteran John Bele snuck in a cheeky two-under 68 to share fifth with young Jonathan Ackerman, Jordan Duminy, Soweto’s Musiwalo Nethunzwi, Khanya Mkhize, Dillon Germishuys, LB Boshoff, England’s Jake Bolton and Ugandan star Ronald Rugumayo.

Franklin Manchest, Jacquin Hess, Kael Strydom, Ryan Tipping, amateur Jere Brits and Daniel Cronje all carded rounds of 69 to share 15th on the leaderboard.