Nicolai Højgaard is eyeing a second DP World Tour Championship title after opening up a three-shot lead at the halfway stage at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

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The Dane is making his third appearance at the season-ending event on the Earth Course, where he came fourth on his debut in 2021 before lifting the trophy two years later.

Højgaard began the day three shots behind leader Michael Kim, but an eagle and five birdies saw him catapult to the top of the leaderboard thanks to a flawless 65 – the lowest round of the week so far – to reach 12 under par.

There is a stellar chasing pack in hot pursuit, with his 2023 European Ryder Cup team-mates Justin Rose, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy sat alongside Daniel Hillier and fellow Dane Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen at nine under.

Neergaard-Petersen, who almost aced the 13th before eagling the next, went four under through three holes with a birdie at the 15th to jump ahead on his own in second at ten under, before bogeying the last to slip back into the pack at nine under par, matching playing partner Rose’s round of 67.

Lowry also signed for a 67, with defending champion McIlroy – chasing down his seventh Race to Dubai title – coming home with a four-under 68, while New Zealand’s Hillier signed for a 69.

English pair Laurie Canter and Tommy Fleetwood, Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre and Swede Alex Noren are one shot further back at eight under.

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