New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox was worried about rust after taking time off at the end of 2020. Not any more.
Fox's second consecutive five-under 65 saw him take a share of the lead after two rounds of the Saudi International, just days after he admitted to the Herald that this could be his last tournament for some time, with a trip home to New Zealand booked for Tuesday.
Fox was on 10-under along with Scotland's Stephen Gallacher, with the duo leading a field which contains 20 of the world's top 50 players.
The best of them – world No 1 Dustin Johnson – is lurking just a shot behind, after a six-under 64, while Andy Sullivan, Bernd Wiesberger, Kevin Na and David Horsey sit at eight-under.
Fox bogeyed his last hole, the ninth, to end an otherwise stellar day that included six birdies.