• Order of merit’s top pair make 68s on day one at the soil Course
• Martin Kaymer,Andy Sullivan, Ian Poulter and Marcus Fraser lead on 66While it may be unfair to Danny Willett to portray his duel with Rory McIlroy in tortoise and hare terms, and there is fascination attached to the Englishman’s tender to keep pace with a four-times major winner in Dubai.
The soil Course is akin to McIlroy’s playground. He has never recorded an over-par round here and this is where he was confirmed as the European Tour’s order of merit winner in 2012 and 2014. For that Race to Dubai crown to come his way again,the narrow leader must hold off Willett’s challenge.
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Source: theguardian.com