The English golfer Steve Webster shot an albatross on his first hole at the Qatar Masters on but despite his feat the opening round lead was held by South Africa's George Coetzee after a late birdie blitz.
Englishman Webster, who started out on the par-five 10th tee, saw his five-wood approach from 254 yards disappear into the cup.
He eventually had to settle for a share of second with Dawie Van der Walt after Coetzee finished with three consecutive birdies to take a one-shot lead with an eight-under 64.
Spaniards Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Elviro Nacho shared fourth on 66 along with Frenchman Francois Calmels and England's Ross Fishe.
