DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- With the usual gusty winds absent from Doha Golf Club, Bradley Dredge fired a bogey-free 8-under-par 64 to open up a one-shot lead in the Qatar Masters on Thursday.
In unusually benign conditions, 84 players broke par in the first round.
Mikko Kornohen of Finland, who has two top-10s this season, came in bogey free as well with a 65.
Former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, who has slipped to 91 in the world rankings following a winless 2016, was tied for third at 6-under 66 with the in-form Kiradech Aphibarnrat of Thailand and Nathan Kimsey of England.