Is this the birdie of the year from Tommy Fleetwood at the DP World Tour Championship?

Tommy Fleetwood produced a moment of magic from a tough position to set up an unlikely birdie during the first round of the DP World Tour Championship.

The Race to Dubai leader had trailed playing partner Justin Rose, his closest challenger for European No 1 honours, for most of the day having double-bogeyed the opening hole, and Fleetwood looked set to lose further ground with a poor drive at the 11th.

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His ball ended up on the woodchips and directly behind a bush, leaving him a dangerous approach to a tight pin which became a more difficult task when Rose safely found the green with his second.

But Fleetwood was up to the challenge and made perfect contact despite the tricky lie and stance, and his ball almost hit the pin before gripping and settling six feet away.

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Rose applied further pressure when he rolled in his 20-foot putt for a three, and Fleetwood held his nerve to follow him in for one of the best birdies of the European Tour season.

Watch the video above to see Fleetwood's unlikely birdie in Dubai ...