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Dean Burmester leads SA charge at PGA Championship as American leader equals lowest-ever major round

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South Africa's Dean Burmester during the first round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky on 16 May 2024. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
South Africa's Dean Burmester during the first round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky on 16 May 2024. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Dean Burmester led the South African charge in the opening round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday.

Burmester shot a two-under par 69 to sit tied for 32nd. He is seven shots adrift of American leader Xander Schauffele, who matched the lowest round in major golf history by firing a nine-under-par 62.

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