Aussie never looks back after birdieing first five holes
GREAT SCOTT! ADAM SHOOTS 61TO WIN QATAR MASTERS BY
THREE SHOTS FROM STENSON
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE:
Adam Scott, pictured right, stunned his rivals with a breathtaking final round of 11 under par 61 to win the Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy for the second time at Doha Golf Club today.
The Australian, who will move up to World No 5 with his victory, now has a record in Qatar of played twice, won twice, having previously won six years ago, making him the first player to win the title twice. It also fully justified his decision to rejoin the European Tour at the start of the season as he claimed his sixth Tour title.
The records tumbled on a spell-binding final day as he shaved two strokes off the course record, a feat which won him a BMW 650i coupe valued at $100,000. It was the lowest final round by the winner and his 20 under par total of 268 equalled the low aggregate set by Paul Lawrie in 1999.
Scott's 61 was also the lowest final round by a winner since Jamie Spence shot 60 to win the 1992 European Masters, and, not surprisingly, it was Scott’s lowest ever round.
But perhaps the best indication of how well he played came from the runner-up Henrik Stenson, who shot a seven under par 65, which equalled the second lowest round of the week, to finish on 17 under par 271. He stayed in touch with Scott for much of the day but in the end simply got beaten but the better man.
“It's not often you go out and shoot 65 and lose by three to somebody who played in front of you,” he said. “I'm happy with the way I played and just take the hat off to Adam. That's fantastic, the best round around here. When somebody is playing like that, he is in the zone and he was just going forward.”
Scott started the final round three shots off the lead but shot out of the blocks with five birdies in the first five holes to overhaul the overnight leaders and put the pressure on their shoulders. And he simply kept his foot on the accelerator to keep his rivals in the rear view mirror.
Out in 30, he picked up another three birdies immediately after the turn but Stenson was holding on. A 10th birdie of the round on the 15th put the course record in sight and as Scott stood over a 4ft foot birdie putt on the 16th, the magical figure of 59 popped into his head. That was the one putt he missed all day.
FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE:
Adam Scott, pictured right, stunned his rivals with a breathtaking final round of 11 under par 61 to win the Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy for the second time at Doha Golf Club today.
The Australian, who will move up to World No 5 with his victory, now has a record in Qatar of played twice, won twice, having previously won six years ago, making him the first player to win the title twice. It also fully justified his decision to rejoin the European Tour at the start of the season as he claimed his sixth Tour title.
The records tumbled on a spell-binding final day as he shaved two strokes off the course record, a feat which won him a BMW 650i coupe valued at $100,000. It was the lowest final round by the winner and his 20 under par total of 268 equalled the low aggregate set by Paul Lawrie in 1999.
Scott's 61 was also the lowest final round by a winner since Jamie Spence shot 60 to win the 1992 European Masters, and, not surprisingly, it was Scott’s lowest ever round.
But perhaps the best indication of how well he played came from the runner-up Henrik Stenson, who shot a seven under par 65, which equalled the second lowest round of the week, to finish on 17 under par 271. He stayed in touch with Scott for much of the day but in the end simply got beaten but the better man.
“It's not often you go out and shoot 65 and lose by three to somebody who played in front of you,” he said. “I'm happy with the way I played and just take the hat off to Adam. That's fantastic, the best round around here. When somebody is playing like that, he is in the zone and he was just going forward.”
Scott started the final round three shots off the lead but shot out of the blocks with five birdies in the first five holes to overhaul the overnight leaders and put the pressure on their shoulders. And he simply kept his foot on the accelerator to keep his rivals in the rear view mirror.
Out in 30, he picked up another three birdies immediately after the turn but Stenson was holding on. A 10th birdie of the round on the 15th put the course record in sight and as Scott stood over a 4ft foot birdie putt on the 16th, the magical figure of 59 popped into his head. That was the one putt he missed all day.
He picked up his 11th birdie of the day on the par-3 17th, holing from eight feet and that put the matter beyond any doubt.
“I just came out of the gates firing this afternoon,” explained Scott. “ To string off five birdies in a row was ideal, kept me right in the tournament from there, and to keep it going it put pressure on those guys who were leading. Suddenly they were chasing.
“This win has got me back in the swing of things quickly, and it is important to build on this momentum now. We've got a lot of big tournaments. There's two World Golf Championships and the Masters in the next two and a half months. So hopefully I can keep this form rolling and then get in the mix in those ones.”
His victory was worth 285,071 Euros and lifted him to fourth on the European Tour Order of Merit, with Lee Westwood still on top having picked up a third top five in three starts this season. His fifth place was also his 11th top ten in his past 12 events.
Stenson has every reason to be confident as he heads to Dubai to defend his Dubai Desert Classic title next week after finishing runner-up and moving to second on the Order of Merit.
Schwartzel also performed well with a five under par 67 to claim fourth place on 15 under par, one shot ahead of overnight leader Johan Edfors, who carded a 70, but the outcome was never in doubt.
“I just came out of the gates firing this afternoon,” explained Scott. “ To string off five birdies in a row was ideal, kept me right in the tournament from there, and to keep it going it put pressure on those guys who were leading. Suddenly they were chasing.
“This win has got me back in the swing of things quickly, and it is important to build on this momentum now. We've got a lot of big tournaments. There's two World Golf Championships and the Masters in the next two and a half months. So hopefully I can keep this form rolling and then get in the mix in those ones.”
His victory was worth 285,071 Euros and lifted him to fourth on the European Tour Order of Merit, with Lee Westwood still on top having picked up a third top five in three starts this season. His fifth place was also his 11th top ten in his past 12 events.
Stenson has every reason to be confident as he heads to Dubai to defend his Dubai Desert Classic title next week after finishing runner-up and moving to second on the Order of Merit.
Schwartzel also performed well with a five under par 67 to claim fourth place on 15 under par, one shot ahead of overnight leader Johan Edfors, who carded a 70, but the outcome was never in doubt.
Colin Montgomerie was the top Scot in sixth place after a 69 for 11 under par 277. Monty earned 59,865 Euros.
Andrew Coltart, in with a winning chance after three rounds, slipped to a 74 at the last time of asking and tied with Marc Warren for 13th place on 279. Warren finished with a 68. Both Scots earned 24,190 Euros.
Paul Lawrie, a former winner of the Qatar Masters came joint 25th on 281 with a closing round of 72 to earn 15,992 Euros.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
268 Adam Scott (Aus) 69 73 65 61
271 Henrik Stenson (Swe) 69 70 67 65
273 Charl Schwartzel (Za) 70 67 69 67
274 Johan Edfors (Swe) 69 66 69 70
275 Lee Westwood 67 70 73 65
277 Colin Montgomerie 71 68 69 69
278 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 71 69 68 70, Anton Haig (Za) 67 71 69 71, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 69 75 67 67, David Howell 70 68 71 69, Nick Dougherty 72 67 70 69, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 70 70 72 66.
279 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 71 72 68 68, Steve Webster 72 70 67 70, Alexander Noren (Swe) 69 69 72 69, Marc Warren 74 70 67 68, Andrew Coltart 70 70 65 74, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 73 68 70 68, Ross McGowan 70 68 69 72
280 Graeme McDowell 70 71 70 69, Oliver Wilson 72 68 70 70, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 70 72 69 69, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 71 72 68 69, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 71 72 69 68
281 Anthony Wall 71 69 70 71, Francesco Molinari (Ita) 71 70 70 70, Ross Fisher 74 71 68 68, Paul Lawrie 73 70 66 72, Luke Donald 70 72 68 71, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 72 70 71 68, Oliver Fisher 72 73 67 69, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 71 71 70 69
282 Damien McGrane 72 71 66 73, Scott Strange (Aus) 71 73 69 69, Rory McIlroy 71 71 66 74, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 72 72 68 70, Phillip Archer 71 70 69 72, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 70 71 68 73, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 70 70 74 68, Barry Lane 73 71 69 69, Gregory Havret (Fra) 73 70 68 71
283 Soren Hansen (Den) 72 69 73 69, Richard Finch 72 73 71 67, Marcel Siem (Den) 69 72 71 71, Simon Dyson 72 70 71 70, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 72 70 74 67
284 Rolf Muntz (Nzl) 73 71 72 68, Shiv Kapur (Ind) 73 68 74 69,Niclas Fasth (Swe) 74 71 72 67, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 71 71 71 71
285 Peter Hanson (Swe) 75 70 69 71, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 72 72 73 68, Phillip Price 73 72 70 70, Thomas Levet (Fra) 74 67 71 73, Bradley Dredge 73 72 71 69
286 Robert Jan Derksen (Nzl) 74 70 72 70, Jose-Filipe Lima (Pt) 73 71 73 69, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 74 71 73 68, Sam Walker 70 73 70 73
287 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 71 74 70 72, Richard Green (Aus) 75 70 71 71, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 74 70 70 73, Simon Khan 73 72 71 71
288 Miles Tunnicliff 73 71 72 72, Peter Lawrie 73 72 74 69, Seve Benson 72 70 74 72
289 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 74 71 69 75, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 74 71 73 71, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 71 73 76 69
290 Michael Campbell (Nzl) 73 71 74 72
296 Jean-Francois Remesy (Fra) 72 73 76 75
Andrew Coltart, in with a winning chance after three rounds, slipped to a 74 at the last time of asking and tied with Marc Warren for 13th place on 279. Warren finished with a 68. Both Scots earned 24,190 Euros.
Paul Lawrie, a former winner of the Qatar Masters came joint 25th on 281 with a closing round of 72 to earn 15,992 Euros.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4 x 72)
268 Adam Scott (Aus) 69 73 65 61
271 Henrik Stenson (Swe) 69 70 67 65
273 Charl Schwartzel (Za) 70 67 69 67
274 Johan Edfors (Swe) 69 66 69 70
275 Lee Westwood 67 70 73 65
277 Colin Montgomerie 71 68 69 69
278 Christian Cevaer (Fra) 71 69 68 70, Anton Haig (Za) 67 71 69 71, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 69 75 67 67, David Howell 70 68 71 69, Nick Dougherty 72 67 70 69, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 70 70 72 66.
279 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra) 71 72 68 68, Steve Webster 72 70 67 70, Alexander Noren (Swe) 69 69 72 69, Marc Warren 74 70 67 68, Andrew Coltart 70 70 65 74, Emanuele Canonica (Ita) 73 68 70 68, Ross McGowan 70 68 69 72
280 Graeme McDowell 70 71 70 69, Oliver Wilson 72 68 70 70, Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 70 72 69 69, Jose Manuel Lara (Spa) 71 72 68 69, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 71 72 69 68
281 Anthony Wall 71 69 70 71, Francesco Molinari (Ita) 71 70 70 70, Ross Fisher 74 71 68 68, Paul Lawrie 73 70 66 72, Luke Donald 70 72 68 71, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 72 70 71 68, Oliver Fisher 72 73 67 69, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 71 71 70 69
282 Damien McGrane 72 71 66 73, Scott Strange (Aus) 71 73 69 69, Rory McIlroy 71 71 66 74, Thomas Bjorn (Den) 72 72 68 70, Phillip Archer 71 70 69 72, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 70 71 68 73, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 70 70 74 68, Barry Lane 73 71 69 69, Gregory Havret (Fra) 73 70 68 71
283 Soren Hansen (Den) 72 69 73 69, Richard Finch 72 73 71 67, Marcel Siem (Den) 69 72 71 71, Simon Dyson 72 70 71 70, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 72 70 74 67
284 Rolf Muntz (Nzl) 73 71 72 68, Shiv Kapur (Ind) 73 68 74 69,Niclas Fasth (Swe) 74 71 72 67, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 71 71 71 71
285 Peter Hanson (Swe) 75 70 69 71, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 72 72 73 68, Phillip Price 73 72 70 70, Thomas Levet (Fra) 74 67 71 73, Bradley Dredge 73 72 71 69
286 Robert Jan Derksen (Nzl) 74 70 72 70, Jose-Filipe Lima (Pt) 73 71 73 69, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 74 71 73 68, Sam Walker 70 73 70 73
287 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 71 74 70 72, Richard Green (Aus) 75 70 71 71, Carlos Rodiles (Spa) 74 70 70 73, Simon Khan 73 72 71 71
288 Miles Tunnicliff 73 71 72 72, Peter Lawrie 73 72 74 69, Seve Benson 72 70 74 72
289 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 74 71 69 75, Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 74 71 73 71, Pelle Edberg (Swe) 71 73 76 69
290 Michael Campbell (Nzl) 73 71 74 72
296 Jean-Francois Remesy (Fra) 72 73 76 75
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