Who is leading the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Championship after round 1? Leaderboard explored

The first round of the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Championship was played this Thursday, December 12, at Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa. The event is the fourth of the 2025 DP World Tour season and the penultimate of the first African leg of the circuit.

England's Andy Sullivan leads the Alfred Dunhill Championship at 8-under. Nine players are three shots or less behind him.

2024 Alfred Dunhill Championship round 1 leaderboard

Here is the leaderboard after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship. Only the top 50 are included:

1 Andy Sullivan -8
T2 Alex Fitzpatrick -7
T2 Marcus Kinhult -7
T2 Casey Jarvis -7
T5 Darius Van Driel -5
T5 Nathan Kimsey -5
T5 Shaun Norris -5
T5 John Parry -5
T5 Brandon Stone -5
T5 Andrea Pavan -5
T11 Ryggs Johnston -4
T11 Kristoffer Reitan -4
T11 Matti Schmid -4
T11 Nikhil Rama -4
T11 Wenyi Ding -4
T11 Romain Langasque -4
T11 Nacho Elvira -4
T11 Julien Guerrier -4
T19 Ugo Coussaud -3
T19 Dale Whitnell -3
T19 Keenan Davidse -3
T19 Stefan Wears-Taylor -3
T19 Dean Burmester -3
T19 Tom McKibbin -3
T25 Wilco Nienaber -2
T25 Frederic LaCroix -2
T25 Ryan van Velzen -2
T25 Dan Bradbury -2
T25 Heinrich Bruiners -2
T25 Matthew Southgate -2
T25 Jens Dantorp -2
T25 Pieter Moolman -2
T25 Ulrich Van Den Berg -2
T25 Kieron Van Wyk (a) -2
T25 Matthew Baldwin -2
T36 Daniel van Tonder -1
T36 Angel Ayora -1
T36 Oliver Bekker -1
T36 Jack Senior -1
T36 Richard Sterne -1
T36 Gavin Green -1
T36 Jorge Campillo -1
T36 Joost Luiten -1
T36 Charl Schwartzel -1
T36 Scott Jamieson -1
T36 Laurie Canter -1
T36 Rupert Kaminski -1
T36 Ockie Strydom -1
T36 JC Ritchie -1
T36 Adrian Otaegui -1
T36 Oliver Lindell -1
T36 Aaron Cockerill -1
T36 Benjamin Follett-Smith -1
T36 Marcel Schneider -1
T36 Altin Van Der Merwe (a) -1
T36 Martin Couvra -1
T36 Robson Chinhoi -1
T36 Joe Dean -1
T36 Jonathan Broomhead -1
T36 Louis Oosthuizen -1

Andy Sullivan carded eight birdies and no bogeys to take a share of the lead after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship. The Englishman is seeking his fifth victory on the DP World Tour and his third in South Africa.

Sullivan had this to say to the DP Tour News Service following his first round performance at the Alfred Dunhill Championship:

"Obviously coming back to South Africa is a feel-good factor, winning my first event down here. I always get a good following and support, always feel comfortable and am always enjoying myself so generally play decent golf."

Defending champion Louis Oosthuizen carded five birdies and one bogey until the 17th, but a triple bogey on the 18th left him well back on the leaderboard.

His fellow South Africans and LIV Golf teammates Dean Burmester and Charl Schwartzel are also playing in the Alfred Dunhill Championship. Burmester is tied for 19th thanks to a five-birdie, two-bogey first round, while Schwartzel is tied for 36th after carding an eagle, two birdies, and three bogeys on Thursday.

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Edited by Tushar Bahl