| Pos | To Par | | Name | Club | Round 1 | Total |
| 1 | -4 | | Eben-Paul Zietsman | Umhlali Country Club | 66 | 66 |
| 2 | -3 | | S'Khumbuzo Mthethwa | Mount Edgecombe Cc | 67 | 67 |
| 3 | -2 | | Thomas Raatgever | Simbithi Country Club | 68 | 68 |
| 4 | 0 | | Dane Travis Vosloo | PGA of South Africa | 70 | 70 |
| T5 | +3 | | Shaun Coetzee | University Golf Centre Durban and Kloof GC | 73 | 73 |
| T5 | +3 | | Chris Cordier | Maritzburg Golf Club | 73 | 73 |
| T7 | +4 | | Ashley Tarr | Golden Horse Golf Village | 74 | 74 |
| T7 | +4 | | Chinell Becker | Schoeman Park Golf Club | 74 | 74 |
| 9 | +6 | | Luke Kelly | Maritzburg Golf Club | 76 | 76 |
| 10 | +7 | | Michael Dunlop | Kloof Country Club | 77 | 77 |
| T11 | +10 | | Tyler Chislett | Durban Country Club | 80 | 80 |
| T11 | +10 | | Charlie Dell | Cotswold Downs Lc | 80 | 80 |
| T11 | +10 | | Steve Cottingham | Mount Edgecombe Cc | 80 | 80 |
| T11 | +10 | | Eric Mhlongo | Umhlali Country Club | 80 | 80 |
| T15 | +11 | | James Coull | Port Shepstone Country Club | 81 | 81 |
| T15 | +11 | | Juan Visagie | Kloof Country Club | 81 | 81 |
| 17 | +14 | | Matthew Bird | Fancourt Country Club | 84 | 84 |
| 18 | +18 | | Anthony Harris | Bosch Hoek Golf Club | 88 | 88 |
