Marcus Armitage leading by 4 in the UAE

Ras Al Khaimah Championship R1

Marcus Armitage started his round by holing out from 40 feet for a birdie at the 10th and fired ten more as well as two bogeys to close with a 9-under 63 and take a four-shot lead at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship.

“[The putt for birdie at the 10th] went in with a lovely pace and it’s a tough hole to open up, especially with a 4.30am alarm,” said the Englishman.

“Jason Scrivener’s caddie said to me ‘You always hole a couple of 40-footers when we play with you’ and I holed a few more after that.”

“It’s been my best score in quite a few years so I’m really pleased with it,” continued Armitage.

“It just shows that a bit of time off, rest the mind and come back fresh and apply yourself and I’ve still got the game.

“This wind round here can proper blow and I look forward to that challenge as well, so it’s nice to get a buffer going forward and we can deal with whatever comes our way tomorrow.”

England’s Jack Senior signed for a bogey-free 67 to take a share of second place at 5-under alongside Spain’s Ivan Cantero and Sweden’s Alexander Björk.

Play was suspended overnight due to darkness. Players yet to finish Round 1 will restart at 07.45.

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Pos.PlayerThruTo ParR1
1ARMITAGE, MarcusF-963
2CANTERO, IvanF-567
BJÖRK, AlexanderF-567
SENIOR, JackF-567
5DE JAGER, LouisF-468
WIESBERGER, BerndF-468
HARRINGTON, PadraigF-468
DEL REY, AlejandroF-468
9KIEFFER, MaximilianF-369
GIRRBACH, JoelF-369
DEAN, JoeF-369
RAVETTO, DavidF-369
REED, PatrickF-369
MOSCATEL, JoelF-369
FORREST, GrantF-369
KINHULT, MarcusF-369
PUIG, DavidF-369
18OLESEN, ThorbjørnF-270
LANGASQUE, RomainF-270
SCHOTT, FreddyF-270
DUMONT DE CHASSART, Adrien17-2-
NORRIS, ShaunF-270
BROWN, DanielF-270
ELVIRA, ManuelF-270
25GERMISHUYS, DeonF-171
DING, WenyiF-171
MICHELUZZI, DavidF-171
DANTORP, JensF-171
VON DELLINGSHAUSEN, NicolaiF-171
SÖDERBERG, SebastianF-171
MANSELL, RichardF-171
FORSSTRÖM, SimonF-171
GUMBERG, JordanF-171
SYME, ConnorF-171
LARRAZÁBAL, PabloF-171
BRADBURY, DanF-171
STERNE, RichardF-171
FICHARDT, DarrenF-171
AHLAWAT, Veer17-1-
SADDIER, AdrienF-171
SULLIVAN, AndyF-171
LACROIX, FredericF-171
JARVIS, CaseyF-171
FRITTELLI, DylanF-171
SCHNEIDER, MarcelF-171
46PURCELL, ConorFPar72
SKAIK, Ahmad (AM)FPar72
JORDAN, MatthewFPar72
VAILLANT, TomFPar72
REITAN, KristofferFPar72
WILSON, AndrewFPar72
HEBERT, BenjaminFPar72
LEVY, AlexanderFPar72
SCRIVENER, JasonFPar72
LUITEN, JoostFPar72
VAN VELZEN, Ryan17Par-
GRENVILLE-WOOD, JoshuaFPar72
APHIBARNRAT, KiradechFPar72
GOUVEIA, RicardoFPar72
JAMIESON, ScottFPar72
BROWN, HamishFPar72
VEERMAN, JohannesFPar72
FERGUSON, EwenFPar72
VAN DRIEL, DariusFPar72
FOX, RyanFPar72
SMITH, JordanFPar72
STONE, BrandonFPar72
BJERREGAARD, LucasFPar72
LI, HaotongFPar72
GARCIA-HEREDIA, AlfredoFPar72
71COUSSAUD, UgoF+173
MIGLIOZZI, GuidoF+173
HILL, CalumF+173
WARING, PaulF+173
WHITNELL, DaleF+173
HIDALGO, AngelF+173
LORENZO-VERA, MikeF+173
COUVRA, MartinF+173
LINDELL, OliverF+173
HALVORSEN, AndreasF+173
SHINKWIN, CallumF+173
TARREN, Callum17+1-
AIKEN, ThomasF+173
CABRERA BELLO, RafaF+173
GUERRIER, JulienF+173
COETZEE, GeorgeF+173
COCKERILL, AaronF+173
KATSURAGAWA, YutoF+173
OTAEGUI, AdrianF+173
WU, BrandonF+173
SCHAPER, JaydenF+173
DE BRUYN, JannikF+173
NAIDOO, DylanF+173
94JIN, ZihaoF+274
LAGERGREN, JoakimF+274
CAMPILLO, JorgeF+274
KARLSSON, RobertF+274
GAVINS, DanielF+274
KIM, MK17+2-
FITZPATRICK, AlexF+274
COLSAERTS, NicolasF+274
PAVAN, AndreaF+274
GREEN, GavinF+274
ZANOTTI, FabrizioF+274
105SELVARAJ, Jonathan (AM)F+375
KO, Jeong weonF+375
PULKKANEN, Tapio17+3-
WILLIAMS, RobinF+375
AYORA, AngelF+375
SMYLIE, ElvisF+375
SHARMA, ShubhankarF+375
RAMSAY, RichieF+375
113FISHER, RossF+476
MCKIBBIN, TomF+476
SCHWAB, Matthias17+4-
KOBORI, Kazuma17+4-
LAPORTA, FrancescoF+476
CROCKER, SeanF+476
BAIRSTOW, SamF+476
PIETERS, ThomasF+476
121ROBINSON THOMPSON, BrandonF+577
PINEAU, PierreF+577
WINTHER, JeffF+577
NAKAJIMA, KeitaF+577
PARRY, JohnF+577
NEERGAARD-PETERSEN, RasmusF+577
ELVIRA, NachoF+577
LINDBERG, MikaelF+577
129MULLANE, Sam (AM)F+678
PAUL, YannikF+678
WALKER, JimmyF+678
HILLIER, DanielF+678
SIEM, MarcelF+678
BALDWIN, MatthewF+678
135ÅKESSON, BjörnF+779
136CLEMENTS, ToddF+880
137TRAINER, MartinF+1082
RETDJOHNSTON, Ryggs+6-
Updated: January 23, 2025
Ras Al Khaimah Championship 2025
Date: 23rd January - 26th January, 2025
Location: Al Hamra GC, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Purse: $2,500,000