Edberg ahead, but Tiger chases

Sweden’s Pelle Edberg opened up a two-stroke lead as the Dubai Desert Classic got underway this morning, with world-number-one Tiger Woods and Colin Montgomerie lurking in the chasing group at the Emirates Golf Club.

Edberg, a Q-School regular until finishing 51st on the Order of Merit last year, was bogey-free through the opening 12 holes of his first round.