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Just when top-ranked Rory McIlroy thought he had avoided the tough questions about his first round in Dubai, his girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki turned up at the news conference.

Caroline Wozniacki brought the house down on Thursday when she spiced up Rory McIlroy's post-round news conference at the DP World Tour Championship by asking her boyfriend what she was getting for Christmas.

In stark contrast to last year, Luke Donald admitted he has been able to take a relaxed approach to this week's DP World Tour Championship.

World number two Luke Donald made a flying start in his bid to record back-to-back victories by snatching the first-round lead at the DP World Tour Championship on Thursday.

Luke Donald fired a superb 65 to lead after the first round of the DP World Tour Championship, but Rory McIlroy sits just a stroke back following a flawless 66.

Padraig Harrington was performing metaphorical handstands after shooting a five-under-par 67 at the DP World Tour Championship on Thursday despite frittering away a host of birdie chances in the opening round.

Marc Warren shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday to take a one-stroke clubhouse lead in the opening round of the season-ending Dubai World Championship.

The European Tour has no problem producing star players. Keeping them is the challenge.

Ireland's Shane Lowry has pulled out of the European circuit's season-ending DP World Tour Championship because of illness, organisers said on Thursday.