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-8<\/strong> L Donald (Eng); <\/span>-7<\/strong> G Migliozzi (Ita), J Scrivener (Aus); <\/span>-6<\/strong> S Power (Ire); <\/span>-5<\/strong> E Molinari (Ita), F Molinari (Ita), J Kawamura (Jpn), S Lowry (Ire), S Sharma (Ind), S Valimaki (Fin), S Soederberg (Swe) <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Selected others: -4<\/strong> P Harrington (Ire), T Fleetwood (Eng), H Stenson (Swe), *S Jamieson (Sco); –<\/span>3<\/strong> L Westwood (Eng); <\/span>-1<\/strong> I Poulter (Eng)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | *first round not yet complete<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald joked that he is trying to “inspire” potential team-mates after taking the early first-round lead at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n Donald, 45, birdied his last four holes and made nine in total at Yas Links to card an opening eight-under-par 64.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n “I’m trying to put an aim for the guys who are trying to make the team. If they can’t beat me, then what are they doing?” laughed England’s Donald. <\/span><\/p>\n “Hopefully I’m inspiring them.”<\/span><\/p>\n Donald holds a one-shot lead over Guido Migliozzi of Italy and Australia’s Jason Scrivener, with Ireland’s Seamus Power on 66, but play in the first round was not completed because of fading light.<\/span><\/p>\n |