Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and Brandon Robinson Thompson share the first round lead at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters after carding six under par rounds of 66 at Doha Golf Club.

Robinson Thompson finds himself at the top of the leaderboard after the first round for the second week in a row, following on from his 11 under par opening round at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship last Thursday.

Starting from the tenth, the Englishman made the turn three under par after four birdies and a bogey and he moved to four under after another gain on the first hole. He then made back-to-back birdies, holing a 45-foot putt on the eighth hole after a birdie at the seventh, to sign for a six under par round.

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He joined Denmark’s Neergaard-Petersen at the top of the leaderboard after the Team Cup player set the early clubhouse target. The 2024 HotelPlanner Tour Number One recovered from a bogey on the opening hole with seven birdies to card his round of 66.

In a share of second are England’s Sam Bairstow and Italian Andrea Pavan on five under par, while last week’s Bahrain Championship winner Laurie Canter, 2003 Qatar Masters champion Darren Fichardt and 2009 winner Alvaro Quiros are among seven golfers on four under par.

Joshua Grenville-Wood of the UAE leads the local contingent at one under par, with 13-year-old Qatar amateur Daniil Sokolov impressing with a three over par opening round.

Play was suspended at 17:12 due to darkness, with four groups still to finish their opening rounds. Jean Bekirian of Armenia and Pierre Pinau of France are both on four under par with two holes still to play.

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