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Haotong Li picked up this trophy and a cheque for €409,592.05 after his win at Doha Golf Club

Li pips Neergaard-Petersen at Qatar Masters

China's Haotong Li saved the best until last as he holed his must-make birdie putt at the 18th to hold off Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and win the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.

Golf • 09 Feb

Tom McKibbin in action during the final round in Doha

McKibbin finishes fourth at Qatar Masters

Tom McKibbin had to settle for a top-five finish at the Qatar Masters as Rikuya Hoshino took the title at Doha Golf Club.

Golf • 11 Feb 24

McKibbin closes in on leaders in Qatar

Tom McKibbin will enter the final round of the Qatar Masters one shot off the lead as he chases a second DP World title.

Golf • 10 Feb 24

Tom McKibbin four off the lead at Qatar Masters

Northern Ireland 21-year-old Tom McKibbin is four off the pace at the halfway stage of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, with Australia's Haydn Barron the man to catch heading for the weekend.

Golf • 09 Feb 24

McKibbin hits his tee shot on the second hole

McKibbin grabs vital top 10 as Valimaki reigns in Qatar

Tom McKibbin shot a final-round 70 at the Qatar Masters to ensure he went under par every day this week and - more importantly - earned himself a valuable top-10 finish in the tournament won by Finland's sami Valimaki in a playoff.

Golf • 29 Oct 23

McKibbin goes low, darkness stops play at Qatar Masters

Jorge Campillo was the man to catch at the top of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters leaderboard when play was suspended late on day three - but not before Tom McKibbin could card a stunning 65 to get close to the top 10.

Golf • 28 Oct 23

Players and caddies are taken back to the clubhouse as play is suspended due to adverse weather

Qatar Masters round one abandoned amid adverse weather

Tom McKibbin and John Murphy are among those who will have to complete their opening rounds on Friday morning at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters after play was suspended.

Golf • 26 Oct 23

Ewen Ferguson celebrates with the winner's trophy

Ferguson claims maiden tour win at Qatar Masters

Scotland's Ewen Ferguson won his maiden DP World Tour title with victory at the Qatar Masters, with Irish duo Jonathan Caldwell and Niall Kearney both carding 77s.

Golf • 27 Mar 22

Co-leader Matthew Jordan plays his bunker shot on the 18th hole

Caldwell within four of leaders ahead of Qatar finale

Jonathan Caldwell is within four shots of the lead ahead of the final round at the Qatar Masters.

Golf • 26 Mar 22

Caldwell and Kearney six off lead at Qatar Masters

Jonathan Caldwell and Niall Kearney are six shots off the lead held by Pablo Larrazabal at the halfway point of the Qatar Masters.

Golf • 25 Mar 22

Pablo Larrazabal leads at the Qatar Masters

Larrazabal leads the way at Qatar Masters

Spain's Pablo Larrazabal quickly rediscovered his best form to set the pace after the opening round of the Qatar Masters.

Golf • 24 Mar 22

Antoine Rozner celebrates as he watches his winning putt drop into the hole

Antoine Rozner holes 60-foot putt to land Qatar Masters

Antoine Rozner holed a remarkable 60-foot putt on the 72nd hole as he made a closing birdie to win the Qatar Masters in dramatic fashion.

Golf • 14 Mar 21

Only five of Darren Fichardt's rivals were professionals when he last won this event in 2003

Fichardt leads at Qatar Masters

Darren Fichardt will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Qatar Masters as he goes in search of a second win in Doha 18 years after his first.

Golf • 13 Mar 21

Jeff Winther plays from a bunker on the sixth hole, where he recorded the sole bogey of his round

Winther capitalises on early start at Qatar Masters

Denmark's Jeff Winther claimed a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Qatar Masters after making the most of a favourable draw in Doha.

Golf • 12 Mar 21

Storm Jorge - The eventual winner had a nightmare on 17 making double bogey

Campillo beats Drysdale in Qatar after fifth extra hole

David Drysdale's long wait for a first European Tour victory continues after the Scotsman was beaten in a play-off by Jorge Campillo at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.

Golf • 08 Mar 20

Andy Sullivan is a three-time winner on the European Tour

Sullivan has eye on Qatar Masters prize

Former Ryder Cup player Andy Sullivan credited a renewed sense of focus after claiming a share of the halfway lead in the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.

Golf • 06 Mar 20

Eddie Pepperell paid a heavy prove for a scorecard mix-up.

Pepperell disqualified in Qatar for scorecard error

Eddie Pepperell thought he had recovered from a sluggish start to post a level-par 71 at the Qatar Masters on Thursday, but it counted for nothing after he was disqualified for a scorecard error.

Golf • 05 Mar 20

Edoardo Molinari will miss the Oman Open

Italian duo back in Oman Open after Coronavirus scare

Italy's Lorenzo Gagli and Edoardo Molinari have been reinstated in the Oman Open field after Gagli tested negative for the coronavirus.

Golf • 27 Feb 20

Justin Harding birdied three of the last four holes in a closing 66

Justin Harding steps on the gas to snatch Qatar Masters

South Africa's Justin Harding produced a superb final round to claim his first European Tour title in the Qatar Masters.

Golf • 10 Mar 19

Oliver Wilson plays into the 18th green during the third round of the Qatar Masters

Oliver Wilson seizes the initiative at Qatar Masters

Oliver Wilson will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Qatar Masters as he looks to reignite his career with a victory in Doha.

Golf • 09 Mar 19

Gavin Moynihan had seemed well-placed at the halfway mark

Disappointment for Moynihan at Qatar Masters

France's Mike Lorenzo-Vera enjoys a share of the halfway lead with South Africans George Coetzee and Justin Harding at Doha Golf Club but Irishman Gavin Moynihan missed the cut after a back-nine slump.

Golf • 08 Mar 19

Gavin Moynihan shot a 71 on the opening day in Qatar

Moynihan stays in touch after opening day in Qatar

South Africa's Justin Walters admitted he was "ecstatic" after an opening 67 gave him a share of the lead after a windswept opening day of the Qatar Masters.

Golf • 07 Mar 19

Thomas Pieters hasn't won individually since August 2016

Pieters looking for consistency in Qatar

Former Ryder Cup star Thomas Pieters will look to turn consistency into an overdue fourth European Tour title in the Qatar Masters.

Golf • 06 Mar 19

Eddie Pepperell pipped his compatriot Ross Fisher to win the Qatar Open

Pepperell pips Fisher to win maiden title in Qatar

England's Eddie Pepperell held off compatriot Oliver Fisher to claim his first European Tour title at the Qatar Masters on Sunday.

Golf • 25 Feb 18

Wang Jeunghun holds nerve to prevail in Qatar

Korea's Wang Jeunghun claimed his third European Tour title in less than a year after beating South Africa's Jaco van Zyl and Sweden's Joakim Lagergren in a play-off for the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.

Golf • 29 Jan 17