GREENOCK golfer Chris Doak has made a solid start to his latest tournament.

The 37-year-old is in the UAE this week for the Dubai Desert Classic, and carded a level par 72 on day one yesterday. Early birdies at the third and fourth had him going along nicely but he later dropped four strokes in just six holes.

Chris ended his round well with two further birdies to get things back on track and he sits mid-division on the leaderboard, seven shots off the pace.