1.   The West German had lost his magic putting touch and was level par for the day.

2.   But finishing level par for the tournament exceeded all my expectations.

3.   It seemed clear when the day began that level par would be good enough.

4.   Whatever anyone else does, I feel level par on Friday evening will put me in a good frame to go into the weekend.

5.   But a bogey at the third and a double bogey at the fourth pulled McNulty back to level par, six shots off the lead.

6.   Former world number one Nick Faldo of England finished his round on level par in his first Dubai Desert Classic in nine years.

7.   Garcia, the European amateur champion, finished on level par in the Spanish Open two months ago.

8.   Limb started in a joint second and played a level par round.

9.   Olazabal was level par for the front nine, then birdied five of the next six holes.

10.   He was on level par and heading for a middle-of-the-pack place.