Updated: March 14, 2024

Matthew Fitzpatrick finished with four straight birdies to open up a one-shot lead on the first day of the 2019 Omega Dubai Desert Classic – but he had a stellar chasing pack breathing down his neck.

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The Omega Dubai Desert Classic is contested at the Emirates Golf Course in the UAE. World Number Five Bryson DeChambeau is joining the event. In 2018, Li Haotong produced a late burst of scoring to hold off Rory McIlroy and win his second European Tour title.

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