England’s Tommy Fleetwood shot a 10-under-par 62 to equal the course document and lead by one shot after the opening spherical of the Abu Dhabi Championship.
Dane Thorbjorn Olesen and American Johannes Veerman share second place, with English trio Tyrrell Hatton, Paul Waring and Laurie Canter and Italian Francesco Laporta one stroke additional again.
Scotland’s Bob MacIntyre went spherical in seven underneath, England’s Alex Fitzpatrick and Matthew Jordan six underneath and Northern Eire’s Rory McIlroy 5 underneath.
Fleetwood stated: “While you shoot a 62, clearly the whole lot goes to have gone very, very nicely.”
McIlroy wants to complete within the prime two at Yas Hyperlinks to win a sixth Race to Dubai title, earlier than the ultimate occasion of the European Tour season on the World Tour Championship in Dubai subsequent week.
McIlroy, who has spent three weeks in a studio hitting balls at a display with a modified swing, stated his efficiency on day one of many event “felt OK”.
“I in all probability wasn’t as imaginative on the market – I used to be hitting very straight pictures.”
