American Brandt Snedeker pulled off a truly remarkable win over Thomas Björn on the opening day of the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain.
The 31 year old won the opening three holes with only 11 clubs - all borrowed - in his bag as he waited for his own set to arrive.
They had been delayed en route from Florida at the start of the week, but were then driven from Malaga Airport and once at Finca Cortesin Snedeker was able to add three of them to take him up to the maximum number.
By the sixth hole he was already five up and after losing the long eighth to a birdie he replied in kind on the next to turn in a four under par 33.
Three times a winner on the US PGA Tour, including a play-off win over Luke Donald last year, Snedeker started for home with his fifth birdie and ran out a 5 and 4 winner when he holed from off the green at the 14th.
Bjorn has been suffering from a virus and pulled out of the last two events in America, but under the revised format of the tournament since its move to the Costa del Sol it was not the end of the Dane's hopes.
The 24 players are divided into eight groups of three and if the former Ryder Cup player, who lost the 2003 final at Wentworth to Ernie Els, beats South African Branden Grace in his second game on Friday he could still progress to the last 16 knock-out stage.
Ian Poulter began his defence of the title by moving three-up after 12 holes on Australian John Senden, but then lost the 14th, while Justin Rose won five of the first six holes against fellow Englishman Robert Rock, conqueror of Tiger Woods and the world's top three in Abu Dhabi in January.
World Number Nine and top seed Martin Kaymer fell three down after five to Spain's Rafael Cabrera-Bello, winner of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic three months ago, and in the all-Spanish clash Sergio Garcia and Alvaro Quiros were level at the turn.
Scot Paul Lawrie trailed Swede Peter Hanson by one at the same stage, having just run up a double bogey seven on the eighth, while Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell trailed Hanson's compatriot Robert Karlsson - a late stand-in for the injured Paul Casey - by one as they started for home.
Eight of the field, including Open Champion Darren Clarke, do not enter the fray until Friday.
In the other opening game last year's Masters Tournament champion Charl Schwartzel was level with Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, a semi-finalist last May, after eight.
Poulter went ahead with a birdie at the long third, salvaged a half on the next after driving into the lake and then went three ahead with a ten foot putt at the ninth and five footer on the short 12th.
He three-putted the next to let his opponent off the hook and missed from 15 feet at the 14th after Senden had holed from 18.
He three-putted the next to let his opponent off the hook and missed from 15 feet at the 14th after Senden had holed from 18.
Poulter was the second player to win, seeing off Senden 3 and 2, while Lawrie levelled when Hanson bogeyed the 13th and McDowell birdied the ninth and tenth from 15 feet to get back to all square with Karlsson.
Snedeker said: "I used John Senden's back-up driver and it worked really well, so I think it's mine now. The putter I got from the pro shop - they haven't charged me yet!"
When his set finally arrived he added a three wood, fairway wood, lob wedge and a second putter, but decided not to change that.
Having trailed for most of the match Lawrie turned things round to beat Hanson.
Hanson bogeyed again on the 16th to fall one down and Lawrie's tee shot to the next kicked off a bank to five feet and he birdied for a 2 and 1 victory.
Rose beat Rock 7 and 6 and McDowell came from two down to lead Karlsson by one with five to go.
