Kiawah Island, Nov 16: South Africa are seeking their fifth World Cup title in the event's 50-year history after Ernie Els and Retief Goosen picked up their fourth crown in 2001.
Sabbatini birdied the first three holes and, following a par at the par-four fourth, Immelman birdied the next three holes -- the shortest of his three birdie putts being from 15 feet.
After an outward six-under 30, the South Africans cooled, but only slightly. Sabbatini birdied the par-five 11th and par-four 12th and Immelman added a birdie at the par-four 16th.

Weather conditions were ideal for scoring with 11 under-par scores in the 23-team field and a scoring average of 69.217, more than six strokes lower than Friday's 75.783 average.



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