Italian Guido Migliozzi rediscovered his form in brilliant fashion to set the clubhouse target on day one of the 2020 Oman Open, with Brandon Stone just behind.
Migliozzi enjoyed a stunning 2019 rookie campaign on the Race to Dubai, winning twice after coming through the Qualifying School to make it all the way to the season ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
He achieved a best Rolex Series finish with a top 10 at the Turkish Airlines Open, but round three in Antalya was last time he had gone bogey free before his 66 at Al Mouj Golf moved him to six under.
His opening effort was also his first sub-70 round of a 2020 Race to Dubai that has so far brought three missed cuts, but the 23-year-old was showing all the class that has made him a major rising star on the European Tour.
South African Brandon Stone was at five under, a shot clear of English pair Ross Fisher and Andy Sullivan, and Spaniard Adrian Otaegui.
Stone was error free on Thursday and scored well despite not taking full advantage of the par fives; he birdied just one in his opening round.
George Coetzee started brightly and was -2 through 4 at the time of writing.
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