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RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates — English golfer Marcus Armitage has made 11 birdies in shooting 9-under 63 to take a four-stroke clubhouse lead in the first round of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship on the European tour. The round on Thursday was suspended with eight players yet to finish their opening 18 holes. The No. 324-ranked Armitage tied for 31st at the Dubai Desert Classic last week in his first event of 2025. The 37-year-old Armitage's one win on the tour came at the European Open in 2021. He says "the putter was on fire. Everything I looked at I was thinking about holing."
