(CNN) — American veteran John Daly tamed “brutal” sandstorm conditions in Qatar to record a five-under-par round and sit one shot behind leader Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano.
Daly, who was playing his first tournament after a near six-week break from the game, battled strong gusts and swirling sand in Doha to shoot a bogey-free round of 67.
The 55-year-old, who can boast two major titles, no longer holds a U.S. PGA Tour card, but made light of the tough conditions.
“I’m pretty shocked,” he told the European Tour’s official website. “I had five-and-a -half weeks off and really didn’t touch a club much.
Full story: Daly tames ‘brutal’ conditions in Qatar as Fernandez-Castaño leads