Wegerle slips after fast start

Roy Wegerle, the former Queens Park Rangers and Chelsea striker, began his first round in the Dunhill Championship in Johannesburg today with a birdie at the first hole.

But that is about as good as it got for the 37-year-old, who made 230 League appearances in England for five clubs after signing for Chelsea in 1986. Five bogeys in the next 16 holes put him four over and 10 strokes adrift of leader Paul McGinley (66).

Meanwhile, Jay Haas and Brandel Chamblee each carded nine-under-par 63s to share the lead after the first of five rounds of the Bob Hope Classic in La Quinta, California.

World number two Phil Mickelson and Jerry Kelly, who won last week's Sony Open in Hawaii are one shot behind.

Included in a group of seven players to shoot 65 were reigning Rookie of the Year Charles Howell III.