VAALPARK. – The Free State Golf Open is currently underway at the Heron Banks Golf Club in Vaalpark.  After 18 holes on the Evergreen Heron Banks, Keegan McLachlan (-5: Silver Lakes Country Club) is in the early lead followed by Fabrizio de Abreu (-4: Woodhill Country Club), and Christaan Maas (-3: Pretoria Country Club). Local player Aiden Leeb (0: Heron Banks), the current Free State u/19, is currently tied in seventh place. The final round will be played on Sunday. John Shaw, Brandon Weir Jnr, and Hendrik Jansen van Vuuren will be the first to tee-off tomorrow morning at 06:30.