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Desert winds stops play at Qatar golf eventDesert winds stops play at Qatar golf event

Posted on:03 Feb 2012 11:16:46
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Play was suspended at the Qatar Masters due to stiff desert winds that made life difficult for players at Doha Golf Club on Friday.

Overnight leader Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano had dropped two shots over the first seven holes in the second round to slip behind John Daly when tournament officials called off play at 9:13am local time.

Afternoon tee off times were delayed by two hours as a result.

Winds up to 40mph were predicted before the tournament began and the first round on Thursday was played even as a sandstorm raged over Qatar.

Daly, who had shot a 67 in "brutal" conditions on Thursday had complained that he had to "eat" a lot of sand and many other players were also struggling with the conditions.

On Friday, though, the sky was clearer with little sand in the air but the winds were strong enough for officials to call off play.



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