Dean Burmester, Abraham Ancer Share Early Lead in Hong Kong

Dean Burmester (ZAF) approaches the 3rd green during the second round of the LIV Golf London golf tournament at Centurion Club in Hertfordshire, England, on July 8, 2023. Peter van den Berg/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media

Dean Burmester of South Africa and Mexico’s Abraham Ancer turned in opening rounds of 63 to share the lead at LIV Golf Invitational Hong Kong on Friday.

At 7–under par, they are a shot ahead of six others: Australia’s Matt Jones, Spain’s Eugenio Chacarra, Harold Varner III, Charles Howell III, Germany’s Martin Kaymer and South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen.