Swedish duo lead in Abu Dhabi
Mikael Lundberg is one of two Swedes at the top of the leaderboard
Also In The News
|
Directed by Darren Aronofsky, out January 16th in cinemas, starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood, 100 mins. |  |
Thursday, 15, Jan 2009 06:24
Swedish golfers Johan Edfors and Mikael Lundberg hold the joint lead after a weather-affected first day of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.
Several players are still due to finish their first round, including Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy, England's Oliver Wilson and Spain's Sergio Garcia.
But Edfors and Lundberg have already established a one-shot lead over the rest of the field after six-under-par first rounds of 66.
Oliver Fisher of England is among a group of five players in a tie for third, one shot behind the leading pair, although South Africa's Louis Oosthuzien and Spain's Ignacio Garrido still have two and three holes to play, respectively.
Having been forced to abandon his round at the 12th hole due to the loss of playable light, which followed a two-hour delay due to hail and thunderstorms, McIlroy is tied in eighth on four under par.
Garcia is also well in touch on three under par through 14 holes alongside his playing partner on the day Wilson, who is in a similar position.
Several players barely got onto the back nine on the day, being forced to walk off the course at the tenth hole, including Bradley Dredge of Wales (two-under), Ireland's Damien McGrane (two-under) and India's Jyoti Randhawa (one-under).