Martin Kaymer leads in Abu Dhabi by 1 stroke

 

Published 1/17/2008 at FOXSports.com News for Golf

Martin Kaymer opened with an eagle and finished at 6-under 66 Thursday for a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. The European Tour rookie of the year in 2007 had five birdies and a bogey at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club's National Course to lead Henrik Stenson. "I want to do well these three weeks in the Gulf as I have a chance to qualify for the World Match play," Kaymer said. [link]

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