By Kent Gray
Joachim B. Hansen slept soundly on the overnight lead after the opening day of the 33rd Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic saw big names and low scores collide.

Whether the Dane kept his advantage heading into the second round remained to be seen. Fading light forced the suspension of the 1st round with South African Justin Harding a stroke adrift of Hansen but with the eminently birdie-able 18th still to play.

What we can definitively say is that world No.2 Collin Morikawa and world No.5 Viktor Hovland are nicely in the mix and featured in our wrap of the first round. 

Enjoy the latest edition of the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic ‘Daily News’ FREE here. Get up to speed with all the news and scores from Thursday and tee times for round two by scrolling through the ISSUU link below or download Friday’s Daily News to your favourite device to read offline or keep for prosperity.

Enjoy and stay tuned for the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic Daily News review of the second round, out bright and early Saturday.