DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Alejandro Canizares used three late birdies Thursday in taking the lead in the first round of the European Tour's DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
Canizares came in 54th in the Race to Dubai standings, narrowly making it into the 56-player event. He opened play Thursday with back-to-back birdies and was 3-under on the second nine en route to a 6-under-par 66.