England's Tommy Fleetwood hit back at his critics after carding the lowest opening round of his career at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Prior to this week's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Tommy Fleetwood put a new putter in the bag. The Englishman was spotted with a new TaylorMade Truss putter as shared by SMS on Tour on Instagram.

The last time Tommy Fleetwood teed it up in a competitive round was a month ago at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, where he finished third. However, when he got home for one of his first periods of rest in some time,

One day after Tommy Fleetwood made a putter change, the Englishman carded a 10-under 62 at the Yas Links in Abu Dhabi to match the course record and grab the solo lead after round one. He needed only 26 putts,

For the most part, it felt as though not much had changed in the 22 months since the DP World Tour was last at Yas Links. On the first day of the 2024 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the views out to the mangroves just offshore were still serene.