article_snippet: Kevin Phelan is the early pacesetter on day one of the Africa Open with a five-under round of 67 .
article_snippet: Welwyn Garden City's Tom Lewis and Gregory Havret of France also signed for 69 while South African hopeful Doug McGuigan fired four birdies over Doug McGuigan first seven holes before slipping away to card 71.
article_snippet: Among the players making good progress up the leaderboard from the later group was Spaniard Eduardo De La Riva, who opened with an eagle on the par-five first hole before finding birdies on the third and fifth.
highlights_snippet: Kevin Phelan took the early lead in South Africa with a five-under-par 67 .
  