Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño overcame a desert storm to grab the lead away from American John Daly on the opening day of the Qatar Masters.
Fernandez-Castaño birdied the last three holes to deny 45 year old Daly – 543rd in the Official World Golf Ranking – the overnight lead.
The desert storm was so bad that many players wore sunglasses to try to limit the amount of sand blowing into their eyes.
Defending champion Thomas Björn posted a 79 and fellow stars Ross Fisher and Henrik Stenson both failed to break 80, but Lee Westwood kept his hopes alive with a 71.
Fernandez-Castaño could well take over top spot from Rory McIlroy in the race for Ryder Cup places if he wins this weekend and the 31 year old from Madrid almost defied belief by grabbing nine.
"I would have taken level par," he said.
"We couldn't see the ball landing on the fairways and I just tried to keep it as low as possible.
"I think I just got lucky and holed some important putts. Putting is the most difficult thing on a windy day," he added.
Daly's last victory was eight years ago, and he no longer has a PGA Tour card.
It was in a strong wind that he won the 1995 Open Championship at St Andrews, but he did not expect this.
"I'm pretty shocked," Daly said after keeping a bogey off his card.
"I had five and a half weeks off and really didn't touch a club much.
"It's one of the best rounds I've ever played in a wind like that. You feel like you are eating a lot of sand."
