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Hojgaard Leads World Tour Championship with McIlroy Among Ryder Cup Stars in Pursuit
Michael Kim leads with a bogey-free 64 at the DP World Tour Championship; McIlroy trails by two shots as top players vie for the Race to Dubai title.
- On Thursday, American Michael Kim shot a bogey-free 8-under opening round on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates to hold the first-round lead by one stroke.
- As the season finale unfolds in Dubai, the Race to Dubai standings set high stakes with Rory McIlroy chasing a seventh title and sitting two shots off the lead, while Marco Penge trails by around 767 points.
- McIlroy's short game sparked his momentum with short-range putts and confident approach play, rolling in two six-footers and an 18-foot birdie putt early on.
- McIlroy sits two shots off the lead in joint-third after his six-under 66, and he will win his seventh order-of-merit title if he finishes in the top two, pressuring rivals like Tyrrell Hatton.
- With McIlroy displaying big drives and sharper putting after the Masters this year, Marco Penge needs to win and hope McIlroy finishes worse than second or ties for second alone.
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Kim takes lead as Fleetwood, McIlroy are right behind at DP World Tour Championship
Kim produced a brilliant burst of scoring on the back nine to lead by one shot after the first round of the 2025 DP World Tour Championship. Fleetwood posted a sparkling 65 to maintain the remarkable recent form that has seen him win his first PGA TOUR title to capture the FedExCup, play a key role in Europe's historic away Ryder Cup victory at Bethpage Black and win the DP World India Championship in the past three months
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Hojgaard leads World Tour Championship with McIlroy among Ryder Cup stars in pursuit
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