2020/12/30 00:01 FILE - Rickie Fowler hits on the second fairway during the third round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., in this Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. FILE - Rickie Fowler hits on the second fairway during the third round of the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., in this Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, file photo. When the year ended, Fowler was among those who had not secured a spot in the 2021 Masters. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) Annika Sorenstam, of Sweden, watches after hitting from the 14th fairway during the first round of the PNC Championship golf tournament, Saturday, Dec. Annika Sorenstam, of Sweden, watches after hitting from the 14th fairway during the first round of the PNC Championship golf tournament, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. Sorenstam is thinking of returning to limited competition next year in the U.S. Senior Women s Open. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - October 11, 2020 France s Victor Perez in action during the final round Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
(Reuters) – France’s Victor Perez carded a five-under-par 67 to take a one-shot lead in the first round of the DP World Tour Championship, the European Tour’s season finale, in Dubai on Thursday.
Perez, 28, sank six birdies, offset by a bogey on the par-three fourth at the Jumeirah Golf estates’ Earth Course, to lead England’s Matthew Fitzpatrick, South African Erik Van Rooyen and Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre who were tied for second.
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France s Victor Perez leads the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai following an opening 67.
The 28-year-old started the week sixth on The Race to Dubai but finished the day on course to become the first French player to end the year as European Number One.
There is still a long way to go over Jumeirah Golf Estates Earth Course, however, with a host of big names hot on Perez s heels.
England s Matthew Fitzpatrick, Scotland s Robert MacIntyre and South African Erik Van Rooyen all opened with four under par rounds of 68, with two-time Major winner Martin Kaymer, 2017 Race to Dubai champion Tommy Fleetwood, three-time Rolex Series winner Tyrrell Hatton and Finland s Sami Välimäki a shot further back.