Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry are part of a five-way tie for the lead after opening-round 64s at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Ryder Cup team-mates Fleetwood and Lowry - the 2020 champion - were joined in the clubhouse at eight-under by South Africa's Richard Sterne, Adrien Saddier of France, and New Zealand's Kazuma Kobori.

The five leaders hold a one-shot advantage over seven players at seven-under, with Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy four shots back after carding a 68 at Yas Links.

McIlroy was joined on four-under by Ludwig Åberg, who produced the shot of the day with a hole-in-one at the par-3 eighth - his second career ace, following one at the 2025 Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines in February.

Marco Penge, McIlroy's closest challenger in the Race to Dubai, carded an e

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