The 149th Open Championship is under way at Royal St George's Golf Course in Sandwich, Kent.
There are 13 South Africans in the 156-man field this week.
The last time a South African lifted the famed Claret Jug was in 2012 when Ernie Els won by single stroke at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
That is also the last time a South African won a major golf championship.
Round 1 tee times for SA golfers (All SA times):
07:46 - Chan Kim, Justin Harding, Haotong Li
08:08 - Alex Noren, JC Ritchie, Richard Mansell
08:19 - Dean Burmester, Danny Willett, Laird Shepherd (a)
08:30 - Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sam Horsfield, Min Woo Lee
09:03 - Brooks Koepka, Garrick Higgo, Jason Kokrak
10:03 - Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Cole Hammer (a)
10:25 - Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Branden Grace
10:36 - Brian Harman, Dylan Frittelli, Mackenzie Hughes
10:58 - Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Louis Oosthuizen
11:42 - Harris English, Erik van Rooyen, Chez Reavie
12:47 - Daniel van Tonder, Jazz Janewattananond, Christoffer Bring
13:09 - Troy Merritt, Jaco Ahlers, Adam Long
15:26 - Webb Simpson, Russell Henley, Shaun Norris
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