Denmark 's Morten Orum Madsen shot a hole-in-one in a remarkable eagle-eagle finish to claim a share of the lead at the Tshwane Open in South Africa . England 's David Horsey matched his seven-under-par 63 to join him at the top of the leaderboard after the first round at Pretoria Country Club . Australian Brett Rumford , playing on invitation , and South Africa 's Wallie Coetsee were in a tie for third on six under . Morten Orum Madsen shot hole-in-one on his 17th hole and then an eagle for a shared lead in Pretoria . The dramatic close to Madsen 's round captured the most attention . The 26-year-old 's ace on the eighth - his 17th - was the 20th on the European Tour already this season and he followed up by taking three at the par-five ninth . Madsen , who was third at the Africa Open last week , said : 'The last couple of weeks I 've been hitting some shots really close and I actually said to my caddy last week that a hole-in-one is on the cards pretty soon . 'Luckily for me it came today . I hit a fantastic shot , I could n't hit it better , and it spun back into the hole . That was only my second hole-in-one and it 's really special to have one in competition on The European Tour . ' Englishman David Horsey played a more steady round than his rival , with seven birdies and no bogeys . Horsey played a more steady round , carding seven birdies in a bogey-free performance . Coetsee 's 64 was notable for his chipping in for eagle at 12th and for one of his five birdies at the 17th . France 's Raphael Jacquelin was one of four players on five under while last week 's winner Trevor Fisher Jnr was among 10 a shot further back after a 66 . Defending champion Ross Fisher was six shots off the lead on one under . Australian Brett Rumford , playing on invitation , was on a tie for third with Wallie Coetsee on six under .
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