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Luiten takes opening-round lead at DP World Tour Championship
The last player into the 50-man field shot a 5-under 67 to lead by one in Dubai.
Joost Luiten shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday to take a one-shot lead over Jacob Skov Olesen after the first round of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
Luiten made seven birdies and two bogeys on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. He played his first nine in 31 and birdied the 18th to finish alone in front.
The Dutch golfer entered the week 56th in the Race to Dubai standings and took the last spot in the 50-player field. The season-ending tournament continues through Sunday.
Joost Luiten after winning the KLM Open on Sept. 15, 2013. (File photo) Ken123 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0.
