{"id":273755,"date":"2023-01-19T14:58:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T14:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/luke-donald-shows-ryder-cup-hopefuls-how-its-done-in-abu-dhabi\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:58:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:58:26","slug":"abu-dhabi-hsbc-championship-2023-r1-luke-donald-shows-ryder-cup-hopefuls-how-its-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/abu-dhabi-hsbc-championship-2023-r1-luke-donald-shows-ryder-cup-hopefuls-how-its-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Donald shows Ryder Cup hopefuls how it\u2019s done in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald showed some of his prospective team members how it should be done with a superb 64 in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.<\/p>\n

The former world number one, who is currently ranked 541st, birdied his last four holes and made nine in total at Yas Links to card an opening eight-under-par 64 and set the clubhouse target.<\/p>\n

Play in the first round was not completed due to fading light, but Donald ended the day with a one-shot lead over Italy\u2019s Guido Migliozzi and Australia\u2019s Jason Scrivener, with Ireland\u2019s Seamus Power a shot further back.<\/p>\n

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New clubhouse leader \ud83d\ude4c@LukeDonald<\/a> finishes with four straight birdies for an opening round 64.#ADGolfChamps<\/a> | #RolexSeries<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/X1BiivJ2iu<\/a><\/p>\n

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) January 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n