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Jamie Donaldson shot a five under par 67 to claim the clubhouse lead at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
The Welshman, already looking forward to his Masters Tournament debut in April after climbing into the Official World Golf Ranking's top 50 on the back of his Irish Open victory last summer, carded six birdies and one bogey at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
That saw the 37 year old lead by one from Dane Thorbjørn Olesen, also Augusta-bound, and Spaniard Pablo Larrazábal.
“I played some pretty good golf out there,” said Donaldson. “It's a tough day - the wind is blowing a little. Not as hard as yesterday but still a little wind here makes the golf course very difficult.
“I hit quite a lot of good shots, and more often than not in the short stuff, which you need to be around here. The rough is very penal.”
While Donaldson impressed, Rory McIlroy’s first event of 2013 is in danger of ending after two days following an opening 75.
Most eyes were on the World Number One and second-ranked Tiger Woods after they had been paired together for the start of their seasons, but Woods was not much better - a level par 72 left him five behind.
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