Daly hits the front but not a shot

Gusts of 35mph meant less than three hours’ play was possible on the second day of the Qatar Masters in Doha yesterday and the second leg of the European Tour’s Middle East swing has now been cut to 54 holes.

American John Daly was among those who did not hit a shot, but the 45-year-old – ranked 543rd in the world – moved into the lead when Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano bogeyed two of his first five holes before the suspension came just before 9.15am.

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