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With the first World Cup on African soil over, Louis Oosthuizen is giving South Africa a new reason to be proud.
Oosthuizen, who has yet to make the cut at the British Open, is two strokes behind Rory McIlroy after shooting a 7-under 65 on the Old Course on Thursday. It's his best score in seven rounds at the British Open.
"It's still early in the tournament," Oosthuizen said. "But it's always nice seeing your name up there."
One fan appreciated it, waving a yellow South Africa scarf like the ones seen during the World Cup as Oosthuizen walked off the 17th green. Oosthuizen's score likely would have been good enough for the lead most days. But McIlroy took advantage of the easy scoring conditions in the morning with a bogey-free 9-under 63 that tied the major championship record.
Still, Oosthuizen won't complain. He didn't break par in the year's first two majors, missing the cut at the Masters and the US Open, and also missed the cut at the Scottish Open last weekend.
Other South Africans after the first round (score, position):
Trevor Immelman 68, 17th
Ernie Els 69 30th
Retief Goosen 69, 30th
Charl Schwartzel 71, 59th
Darren Fichardt 74, 117th
Jean Hugo 76, 134th
