The second morning of the Abu Dhabi Gold Tournament saw an upturn in the fortunes for some of the bigger names at the event.

Colin Montgomerie kept his hopes of qualifying for the US Masters alive with a superb second round at the TCL Classic in China this morning.

Paul Casey’s first appearance outside America this season brought an instant reward as he stormed to the top of the leaderboard at the TCL Classic in China.

Englishman Paul Casey was the early clubhouse leader on the first day of the TCL Classic in China.