Englishman Ross Fisher leads the South African Open with defending champion Tim Clark after the first round.
In conditions which most of the field described as impossible, the duo both carded five-under par rounds of 68.
Hot winds blew across the Fancourt links hardening the grees and pushing them up to 'unputtable' on the stintmeter.
Big name casualties included Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, both of whom were unable to break par.
Henrik Nystrom is in third place after a 69 but still described conditions as "a bit like a US Open."
Winds are predicted to blow for the remaining three days so players better start holing their approach shots or there could be some embarrassing moments ahead over the weekend.