There's something about playing together that just feels right for Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry. After sharing a tee time through 36 holes at the 2025 India Championship a couple of weeks ago, playing beautifully alongside one another, the Europeans were at it again Thursday at Yas Links Abu Dhabi, where they signed for matching 64s to share the lead in the opening leg of the DP World Tour playoffs.

Lowry and Fleetwood were not the only two players to reach 8 under in the first round of the 2025 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, as the two Ryder Cup teammates join Richard Sterne, Adrien Saddier and Kazuma Kobori at that number. Alex Noren of Sweden and American Michael Kim sit just one off the pace as Englishmen Tyrrell Hatton and Aaron Rai stand among those at 6 under.

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