GOLF – Patrick Reed won his second DP World Tour event in three weeks yesterday with a two-stroke triumph at the 2026 Qatar Masters.
The American, who won his first Rolex Series title at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic before tying as runner-up at last week’s Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship, continued his red-hot start to the year with victory at Doha Golf Club.
The five-time DP World Tour winner carded a two-under-par final round of 70 to finish on 16-under – two ahead of Scotland’s Calum Hill, who recorded his second consecutive runner-up finish.
“I feel amazing,” said Reed after securing his win.
“This one hasn’t fully sunk in yet, but today – with how stressful the day was and to be able to come out and kind of flip the switch around the back nine, and be able to just make par on the last hole – obviously feels amazing.”
“The golf we’ve played since basically the off-season has been some stellar golf, I feel really confident in my golf game right now, and it’s always awesome to come and play the way we do, especially over here.
“This is going to allow me to take confidence going into the rest of the year, especially with the different ways I had to do it. I had a really comfortable lead in Dubai, and then I had to come chase last week, and then here to have a lead and then lose it and have to fight back.”
Reed took a two-shot lead into the final round over Jacob Skov Olesen but after the Dane birdied the first hole and Reed bogeyed the second, the pair were tied at the top.
Oliver Lindell quickly joined them and even moved a shot ahead of Reed, starting his round in thrilling fashion with six birdies and two bogeys before he rounded off the front nine with his first par.
The Finn birdied the 11th but followed that up with consecutive three-putt bogeys, with Reed birdieing the 10th and 11th to move two shots ahead once more.
Jayden Schaper produced yesterday’s lowest round – a bogey-free seven-under-par 65 to set the early clubhouse target at 11 under, which was improved to 13-under when Johannes Veerman holed a long birdie putt at the last to finish off his 68.
Hill chipped in to eagle the 10th and made four consecutive birdies from the 14th to launch a late run into contention, before a par at the last saw him sign for a 14-under total.
Reed birdied the 14th before parring his way in to seal the victory and climb into pole position on the Race to Dubai Rankings.
Olesen and Veerman shared third place, with Lindell and Dan Bradbury joined by Angel Ayora and Sebastian Soderberg on 12-under for a share of fifth.
The top 10 was completed by Schaper, Gregorio De Leo, David Micheluzzi, Antoine Rozner, and Kazuma Kobori in a tie for ninth on 11-under.
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