Thursday, 17 January 2013

Rose and Donaldson sparkle as McIlroy and Woods struggle (Reuters)

Justin Rose of England watches his shot from the 18th tee during the first round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club January 17, 2013. REUTERS/Jumana ElHeloueh

ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy was reduced to a bit-part role and Tiger Woods struck one of the worst shots of the day as Britons Justin Rose and Jamie Donaldson stole the show in the Abu Dhabi Championship first round on Thursday. Rose and Donaldson led the way with five-under 67s as winds gusting up to 30 kph (20 mph) made scoring difficult in the opening event of the European Tour's three-week desert swing that also includes the Qatar Masters and Dubai Classic. Sharing third place on 68 were Spain's Pablo Larrazabal and Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark. ...




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