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Morten Orum Madsen, Tim Clark share lead in Durban

Morten Orum Madsen and Tim Clark share a two-way lead at the Nelson Mandela Championship that finally got underway on Saturday.

Denmark's Morten Orum Madsen and Tim Clark of South Africa share the lead after the first round at the rain-delayed inaugural Nelson Mandela Championship in Durban.

Madsen and Clark carded five-under-par 60s at the Royal Durban Golf Club, with England's Chris Lloyd only one stroke behind along with South African Lindani Ndwandwe.

"It wasn't that easy out there, but I was amazed at how good the greens were with all the rain they had," said Clark. "I made some good putts and obviously gave myself a lot of chances.

"If it is going to be a two-round tournament you've got to go low. Normally you can sort of pace yourself, but right now you've got to be aggressive."

"I was hitting a lot of drivers. I was certainly not trying to play it safe. We obviously can't tell what the future holds, but I do hope we get to play some more golf."

Rain had washed out play on Thursday and Friday, with organisers reducing the championship to a two-round competition that will now finish on Sunday as scheduled.

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