Colchester's Jamie Moul announced his arrival on the PGA European Tour in stunning style by eclipsing a stellar field in the second round of the Commercialbank Qatar Masters.

The 27-year-old Stoke by Nayland member put a tough opening day and the disruption of seeing the tournament cut from 72 to 54 holes behind him to fire a six-under second round in Doha.

It was a round that was only bettered on the day by Denmark’s Thomas Björn and surpassed those of superstars such as world number three Lee Westwood and number four Martin Kaymer.

And Moul’s amazing comeback saw him jump 72 places in the overall standings to make the cut for Sunday’s final round at the two-and-a-half million euro event.

Eight birdies were only countered by two dropped shots on Moul’s second nine as he moved up into a tie for 34th place overall alongside big-hitting Spaniard Alvaro Quiros and Ryder Cup star Francesco Molinari.

The Commercialbank Qatar Masters is probably the most high-profile competition of the former St Helena School pupil’s professional career to date, having only joined the European Tour this year.

However, it hasn’t been an easy tournament for Moul or his fellow compeitors as they have had to contend with strong winds coming in off the desert.

Gusts of 45mph meant less than three hours of play was possible on the second day and the second leg of the Tour’s Middle East swing had to be cut to 54 holes.

See Monday's Gazette to find out how Jamie Moul fares as the Qatar Masters reaches its climax.