Omega Dubai Desert Classic report and scores
Rory McIlroy shares lead with five others on 68
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Defending champion Rory McIlroy shared a six-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic today.
It was a testing first day at the Emirates Golf Club but McIlroy started the defence of his only pro career title with a promising four-under 68 to finish the day alongside Alexander Noren, Charl Schwartzel, Jeev Milkha Singh, Edoardo Molinari and Stephen Dodd.
With reduced visibility caused by sand whipping across the Majlis course and thick, unforgiving rough to contend with, Schwartzel's bogey-free effort was the pick of the day.
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McIlroy opened with a stunning 64 last year - a round he rated as "the easiest 64 I'll ever shoot" - although Thursday's effort was much more of a patient grind.
"It was very important to start my defence with a good score, I would have taken anything under 70 looking at the scoring and conditions," said world No 9 McIlroy.
"So to shoot 68 was very pleasing. When defending it's nice to get off to a nice start, but there's still a lot of golf to play."
With only 31 of the 132-man field under par, Anders Hansen, former champion Richard Green, a fatigued Paul Casey, Alvaro Quiros and Italian amateur Matteo Manassero headed the chasing pack at three under.
Qatar Masters champion Robert Karlsson heads a group of seven two shots off the pace alongside Ross Fisher, with Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie and Abu Dhabi winner Martin Kaymer in the final contingent under par.
European number one Lee Westwood posted a level-par 72, with Open Championship runner-up Tom Watson a further shot back after an "up-and-down" 73 from the 60-year-old American.
FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 72. 7,301 yards
68 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Rory McIlroy, Stephen Dodd, Alexander Noren (Swe), Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Edoardo Molinari (Ita)
69 Anders Hansen (Den), Richard Green (Aus), Matteo Manassero (Ita) (am), Paul Casey, Alvaro Quiros (Spa)
70 Robert Karlsson (Swe), Robert Rock, Christian Nilsson (Swe), Ross Fisher, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa), Marcus Fraser (Aus), Thongchai Jaidee (Tha)
71 Francesco Molinari (Ita), Richie Ramsay, Colin Montgomerie, Soren Hansen (Den), Marcel Siem (Ger), David Horsey, Martin Kaymer (Ger), Simon Dyson, Peter Hedblom (Swe), Darren Clarke, Felipe Aguilar (Chi), Thomas Bjorn (Den), Pablo Martin (Spa)
72 Seung-yul Noh (Kor), Chris Wood, Graeme McDowell, Oliver Wilson, Nick Dougherty, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel), David Lynn, Ross Bain, Johan Edfors (Swe), Graeme Storm, Paul Broadhurst, David Drysdale, Bradley Dredge, Lee Westwood
73 Damien McGrane, Gary Orr, Erik Compton (USA), Gareth Maybin, Tom Watson (USA), Maarten Lafeber (Ned), John Bickerton, Anthony Wall, Peter Hanson (Swe), Brett Rumford (Aus), Stephen Gallacher, Paul Lawrie, Ariel Canete (Arg), Tano Goya (Arg), Thomas Levet (Fra)
74 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned), Mikko Ilonen (Fin), Todd Hamilton (USA), Kenneth Ferrie, Danny Lee (Nzl), Prayad Marksaeng (Tha), Michael Jonzon (Swe), Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa), Wayne Westner (Rsa), Richard Bland, Shiv Kapur (Ind), Francois Delamontagne (Fra), Paul Waring, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Seve Benson, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg), Daniel Vancsik (Arg), Ignacio Garrido (Spa), Gregory Bourdy (Fra), Mark Foster, Barry Lane
75 Christian Cevaer (Fra), Jeppe Huldahl (Den), Martin Erlandsson (Swe), James Kingston (Rsa), Joost Luiten (Ned), Phillip Price, Rafael Echenique (Arg), Oliver Fisher, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa), Niclas Fasth (Swe), Shane Lowry, Ross McGowan, Gregory Havret (Fra), Michael Hoey, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind)
76 Hennie Otto (Rsa), Steve Webster, David Howell, Darren Fichardt (Rsa), Pablo Larrazabal (Spa), Raphael Jacquelin (Fra), Jose-Filipe Lima (Por), Oskar Henningsson (Swe), Sam Little, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa), Henrik Stenson (Swe)
77 Thomas Aiken (Rsa), Scott Strange (Aus), Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (Ind), Peter Lawrie, Anthony Kang (USA), Scott Hend (Aus), Marc Warren, Mark O'Meara (USA), Arjun Atwal (Ind), Shaun Micheel (USA), Alastair Forsyth, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par)
78 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra), Mark Brown (Nzl), Anirban Lahiri (Ind)
79 Danny Willett
80 Gary Lockerbie, Mikael Lundberg (Swe), Richard Finch, David Dixon, Jamie Donaldson, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra)
81 Michael Campbell (Nzl), Miki Mirza (UAE)
82 Stephen Deane
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Defending champion Rory McIlroy shared a six-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic today.
It was a testing first day at the Emirates Golf Club but McIlroy started the defence of his only pro career title with a promising four-under 68 to finish the day alongside Alexander Noren, Charl Schwartzel, Jeev Milkha Singh, Edoardo Molinari and Stephen Dodd.
With reduced visibility caused by sand whipping across the Majlis course and thick, unforgiving rough to contend with, Schwartzel's bogey-free effort was the pick of the day.
====================================
Links to more golf news:
Monty in no rush to name vice-captains
Pavin: Four is the magic number
Loophole must be fixed - Mickelson
Knutzon keeps illness at bay to share lead
=====================================
McIlroy opened with a stunning 64 last year - a round he rated as "the easiest 64 I'll ever shoot" - although Thursday's effort was much more of a patient grind.
"It was very important to start my defence with a good score, I would have taken anything under 70 looking at the scoring and conditions," said world No 9 McIlroy.
"So to shoot 68 was very pleasing. When defending it's nice to get off to a nice start, but there's still a lot of golf to play."
With only 31 of the 132-man field under par, Anders Hansen, former champion Richard Green, a fatigued Paul Casey, Alvaro Quiros and Italian amateur Matteo Manassero headed the chasing pack at three under.
Qatar Masters champion Robert Karlsson heads a group of seven two shots off the pace alongside Ross Fisher, with Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie and Abu Dhabi winner Martin Kaymer in the final contingent under par.
European number one Lee Westwood posted a level-par 72, with Open Championship runner-up Tom Watson a further shot back after an "up-and-down" 73 from the 60-year-old American.
FIRST ROUND SCOREBOARD
Par 72. 7,301 yards
68 Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind), Rory McIlroy, Stephen Dodd, Alexander Noren (Swe), Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Edoardo Molinari (Ita)
69 Anders Hansen (Den), Richard Green (Aus), Matteo Manassero (Ita) (am), Paul Casey, Alvaro Quiros (Spa)
70 Robert Karlsson (Swe), Robert Rock, Christian Nilsson (Swe), Ross Fisher, Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa), Marcus Fraser (Aus), Thongchai Jaidee (Tha)
71 Francesco Molinari (Ita), Richie Ramsay, Colin Montgomerie, Soren Hansen (Den), Marcel Siem (Ger), David Horsey, Martin Kaymer (Ger), Simon Dyson, Peter Hedblom (Swe), Darren Clarke, Felipe Aguilar (Chi), Thomas Bjorn (Den), Pablo Martin (Spa)
72 Seung-yul Noh (Kor), Chris Wood, Graeme McDowell, Oliver Wilson, Nick Dougherty, Nicolas Colsaerts (Bel), David Lynn, Ross Bain, Johan Edfors (Swe), Graeme Storm, Paul Broadhurst, David Drysdale, Bradley Dredge, Lee Westwood
73 Damien McGrane, Gary Orr, Erik Compton (USA), Gareth Maybin, Tom Watson (USA), Maarten Lafeber (Ned), John Bickerton, Anthony Wall, Peter Hanson (Swe), Brett Rumford (Aus), Stephen Gallacher, Paul Lawrie, Ariel Canete (Arg), Tano Goya (Arg), Thomas Levet (Fra)
74 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned), Mikko Ilonen (Fin), Todd Hamilton (USA), Kenneth Ferrie, Danny Lee (Nzl), Prayad Marksaeng (Tha), Michael Jonzon (Swe), Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa), Wayne Westner (Rsa), Richard Bland, Shiv Kapur (Ind), Francois Delamontagne (Fra), Paul Waring, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa), Seve Benson, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg), Daniel Vancsik (Arg), Ignacio Garrido (Spa), Gregory Bourdy (Fra), Mark Foster, Barry Lane
75 Christian Cevaer (Fra), Jeppe Huldahl (Den), Martin Erlandsson (Swe), James Kingston (Rsa), Joost Luiten (Ned), Phillip Price, Rafael Echenique (Arg), Oliver Fisher, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa), Niclas Fasth (Swe), Shane Lowry, Ross McGowan, Gregory Havret (Fra), Michael Hoey, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind)
76 Hennie Otto (Rsa), Steve Webster, David Howell, Darren Fichardt (Rsa), Pablo Larrazabal (Spa), Raphael Jacquelin (Fra), Jose-Filipe Lima (Por), Oskar Henningsson (Swe), Sam Little, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa), Henrik Stenson (Swe)
77 Thomas Aiken (Rsa), Scott Strange (Aus), Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia (Ind), Peter Lawrie, Anthony Kang (USA), Scott Hend (Aus), Marc Warren, Mark O'Meara (USA), Arjun Atwal (Ind), Shaun Micheel (USA), Alastair Forsyth, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par)
78 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra), Mark Brown (Nzl), Anirban Lahiri (Ind)
79 Danny Willett
80 Gary Lockerbie, Mikael Lundberg (Swe), Richard Finch, David Dixon, Jamie Donaldson, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra)
81 Michael Campbell (Nzl), Miki Mirza (UAE)
82 Stephen Deane
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