After a career year that saw Sweden's best male golfer win the Silver medal at the Olympics, the most stunning of Open Championships and the Race to Dubai for the second time, big Henrik Stenson opened up the defence of his European #1 status at this prestigious Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with a bogey-free -8 64 good for a 2 shot lead over three-time winner Martin Kaymer, Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat, England's Oliver Fisher and Scot Marc Warren all with 66's. Stenson holds the course record, a 62 in 2006.
Kaymer loves this course, he has five top threes in ten appearances here and he finished his round with three birdies, while Warren made four late birdies while Aphibarnrat made four in a row himself midway through his round.
Other notables Rickie Fowler and Dustin Johnson opened with disappointing E,72 while stalwarts Lee Westwood shot -4 68 and Ian Poulter -3 69.
Headliner Rory McIlroy had to withdraw with a stress fracture in a rib that will take a few weeks to heal.
Bryan Angus
Other notables Rickie Fowler and Dustin Johnson opened with disappointing E,72 while stalwarts Lee Westwood shot -4 68 and Ian Poulter -3 69.
Headliner Rory McIlroy had to withdraw with a stress fracture in a rib that will take a few weeks to heal.
Bryan Angus
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