DP World Tour : Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Leaderboard
Scott Jamieson will take a one-shot lead into the second round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after getting 2022 off to a stunning start with an opening 63.
The Scot had not teed it up since finishing in the top 15 at the AVIV Dubai Championship in November but showed no signs of rust as he moved to nine under at the first Rolex Series event of the season at Yas Links.
On a low-scoring day where the expected wind failed to blow, Norwegian Viktor Hovland was one shot back after a 64, one clear of big-hitting Belgian Thomas Pieters.
Defending champion Tyrrell Hatton, fellow Englishmen James Morrison and Ian Poulter, Japan's Takumi Kanaya and Frenchman Victor Perez were all at six under.
Jamieson is known for his capacity to go low, missing a putt for the first 59 in DP World Tour history at the 2013 Portugal Masters and recording a 61 at last season's Tenerife Open.
He also has a fine record in Abu Dhabi, finishing in the top 16 at this event for the last three seasons, with a previous low score of 65 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
Jamieson put an approach to ten feet at the first and a tee-shot to eight feet at the fourth before a long putt on the sixth and an up-and-down on the par-five seventh saw him turn in 32.
A smart approach to the tenth was followed by an up-and-down from the sand at the par-five 11th and when he holed an incredible putt from 66 feet at the 12th, he was just one back.
Another beautiful approach to the 14th then handed him the solo lead, before he became the best of the morning wave by three shots after laying up at the par-five last.
Belgian Thomas Detry and Major Champions Shane Lowry and Charl Schwartzel were at five under alongside Swede Marcus Kinhult, who will complete his final hole on day two after play was suspended due to darkness.
Rory McIlroy was at level par 72 77th one shot clear of reigning European Number One Collin Morikawa 73 90th The two headliners will need to get a wiggle on if they are going to make the cut, after a day of low scoring on the Yas Links course.
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