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Jbe Kruger and Andy Sullivan both shot a 6-under 66 to share the first-round lead at the European Tours South African Open on Thursday.
JOHANNESBURG - Jbe Kruger and Andy Sullivan both shot a 6-under 66 to share the first-round lead at the European Tours South African Open on Thursday. Cheap Bengals Jerseys .Ernie Els was a shot behind as he searches for his first win in 19 months.Els opened 2015 with a 67 in his home town of Johannesburg, picking up three birdies in his first nine after starting on No. 10 and making his only bogey on No. 12.Els South African compatriot Kruger was bogey-free around Glendower Golf Club, while Englands Sullivan recovered from a double-bogey to ultimately card six birdies and an eagle.Els was without a top-three finish on the European Tour last year for the first time since 1992, but his crisp iron play on a course he knows well put him in early contention for a sixth South African Open title.An approach to within two feet on No. 9, his last, set up a tap-in for Els final birdie and a promising start to the new year for the four-time major champion who last won a title at the BMW International Open in June 2013.That was nice, Els said. I was a little nervous here and there but it was so nice to play Glendower in front of my home crowd.Els said he found putting a little nerve-wracking after reverting to a regular putter ahead of the banning of anchored strokes in 2016.The 45-year-old Els is now the tournament host at the South African Open and is seeking the victory that will put him behind just Gary Player, Bobby Locke and Sid Brews as the most successful player at the second oldest tournament in professional golf.He shares third with Lasse Jensen and Richard Sterne, with four other players tied for sixth after a weather delay led to a late finish for part of the field. One of those in the tie for sixth was former U.S. Masters champion Charl Schwartzel, who also started well with a 4-under 68 in his quest for a first South African Open title.Defending champion Morten Orum Madsen of Denmark was 1 over after a 73 that included three bogeys and a double-bogey. 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Stamkos was just 5 for 27 in the shootout coming into the game, but he made some nice moves to slip the puck past Jacob Markstrom on his left side for the deciding goal in Tampa Bays fourth slot. "Its something that I struggled with in the past but practice does help with certain moves," Stamkos said. "I probably wasnt going to be in the first three but I was glad to go in there and help the team win in any situation. Its nice to see one go in and even nicer to help your team win in that situation." Stamkos, Radko Gudas, and Martin St. Louis scored in regulation for Tampa Bay, which has won five of six. Anders Lindback stopped 29 shots and turned aside three of four Florida shooters in the tiebreaker. Stamkos also had an assist. Lindback got his first win of the season. "We got another two points. Obviously for me coming in and winning a game, its nice," said Lindback, who started in the second half of back-to-back games in place of Ben Bishop. "He stopped a couple of their guys in the shootout," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. "Thats where you need your goalie to stand up and win a game. He did that for us tonight." Brad Boyes, Nick Bjugstad and Shawn Matthias scored, and Markstrom made 25 saves for Florida. Boyes also had a shootout goal. Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov, and Dmitry Kulikov all missed. The Panthers lost for the fifth time in seven games, including two shootouts. "Unfortunately, we end up on the wrong end of these (shootouts) right now, but theres guys that are pushing hard and thats what we have to keep doing," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. Florida rallied from a 3-1 defficit in the third period. Authentic Mark Walton Jersey. The Panthers closed to 3-2 on Bjugstads goal at 5:39 when he tipped in Scottie Upshalls shot from the point. Florida tied it when Boyes grabbed an errant puck and backhanded it under Lindbacks pads from in front at 8:51. Boyes leads the Panthers with five goals, but this was his first in seven games. Tampa Bay stretched its lead to 3-1 during a power play in the second period. Gudas took a wrist shot from just inside the blue line that deflected off Floridas Mike Weaver and got past Markstrom at 9:58. Gudas got a game misconduct at 12:51 of the third when he slashed at the boards in front of the Panthers bench after being squirted with water by Upshall, who received an unsportsmanlike conduct call. Florida closed to 2-1 on Matthias first goal of the season. Matthias grabbed a puck in traffic in front of the crease and slipped it behind Lindback at 13:48 of the first. It was Matthias first goal in 23 games, dating to last season. "Its tough going down 2-0 early like that, but we played really hard and battled back," Matthias said. "Its tough to have the final outcome happen." The Lightning scored two goals on their first three shots, including on just 41 seconds into the game. 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