Qatar Masters leaders overhauled in last round
Karlsson (65) sweeps through to three-shot win
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Robert Karlsson produced a bogey-free final round seven-under-par 65 to win the Commercialbank Qatar Masters by three strokes in Doha today.
The 40-year-old Swede claimed his first victory since the 2008 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship after topping the leaderboard at 15-under-par 273 following the best round of the week on a tense final day at a sun-drenched Doha Golf Club.
Big-hitting Alvaro Quiros birdied the final three holes of his bogey-free 67 for a 276 total, an admirable title defence as the Spaniard claimed second place, one shot clear of a frustrated Lee Westwood and Australia's Brett Rumford.
European No 1 Westwood could only manage a final round 70 to finish joint third, his 12th top-10 finish in his last 15 events, while Rumford picked up two late birdies in a three-under-par 69.
After becoming the first Swedish player to be named European No 1 in 2008, Karlsson missed four months last year after suffering from blurred vision caused by fluid behind the retina in his left eye.
After recording his 10th professional victory, Karlsson said: "It was a tough time coming back. I had a couple of good finishes at the end of last year with Henrik (Stenson) at the World Cup and with a second in Japan, but it is fantastic to be back now.
"I am really happy to be back playing well, it is the first time I have played really well for a long time and the way I finished off was very satisfying."
Oliver Wilson (71) finished with a hat-trick of birdies to share fifth at eight-under-par alongside joint overnight leaders Bradley Dredge (74) and Paul Casey (74).Thomas Bjorn carded his only sub-70 round of the week as a 69 secured eighth place at seven-under-par with Peter Lawrie (69), Ricardo Gonzalez (67), Niclas Fasth (71), 2007 champion Retief Goosen (72) and Camilo Villegas (70) rounding out the top 10.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Robert Karlsson produced a bogey-free final round seven-under-par 65 to win the Commercialbank Qatar Masters by three strokes in Doha today.
The 40-year-old Swede claimed his first victory since the 2008 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship after topping the leaderboard at 15-under-par 273 following the best round of the week on a tense final day at a sun-drenched Doha Golf Club.
Big-hitting Alvaro Quiros birdied the final three holes of his bogey-free 67 for a 276 total, an admirable title defence as the Spaniard claimed second place, one shot clear of a frustrated Lee Westwood and Australia's Brett Rumford.
European No 1 Westwood could only manage a final round 70 to finish joint third, his 12th top-10 finish in his last 15 events, while Rumford picked up two late birdies in a three-under-par 69.
After becoming the first Swedish player to be named European No 1 in 2008, Karlsson missed four months last year after suffering from blurred vision caused by fluid behind the retina in his left eye.
After recording his 10th professional victory, Karlsson said: "It was a tough time coming back. I had a couple of good finishes at the end of last year with Henrik (Stenson) at the World Cup and with a second in Japan, but it is fantastic to be back now.
"I am really happy to be back playing well, it is the first time I have played really well for a long time and the way I finished off was very satisfying."
Oliver Wilson (71) finished with a hat-trick of birdies to share fifth at eight-under-par alongside joint overnight leaders Bradley Dredge (74) and Paul Casey (74).Thomas Bjorn carded his only sub-70 round of the week as a 69 secured eighth place at seven-under-par with Peter Lawrie (69), Ricardo Gonzalez (67), Niclas Fasth (71), 2007 champion Retief Goosen (72) and Camilo Villegas (70) rounding out the top 10.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 288 (4x72)
Prize money in Euros
273 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 68 70 70 65 (294,584)
276 Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 71 70 68 67 (196,387)
277 Brett Rumford (Aus) 69 66 73 69, Lee Westwood 68 69 70 70 (99,512 each)
280 Oliver Wilson 67 70 72 71, Paul Casey 71 69 66 74, Bradley Dredge 67 69 70 74 (63,277 each)
281 Thomas Bjorn (Den) 73 70 70 68 (44,188).
282 Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 72 72 71 67, Retief Goosen (Rsa) 73 71 66 72, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 70 68 73 71, Camilo Villegas (Col) 70 72 70 70, Peter Lawrie 72 68 73 69 (33,264)
283 Peter Hanson (Swe) 70 69 73 71, Chris Wood 75 68 69 71, Graeme McDowell 73 67 72 71, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 70 69 73 71, Nick Dougherty 72 71 71 69, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 72 72 71 68
284 Sam Hutsby 72 71 72 69, Marc Warren 71 71 68 74, Soren Hansen (Den) 75 69 72 68, David Horsey 74 69 69 72 (jt 20th) (20,282 each).
285 Richard Bland 74 69 67 75, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 70 70 72 73, Shane Lowry 71 70 72 72, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 73 72 70 70
286 Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 72 68 73 73, Danny Willett 76 68 71 71, Simon Dyson 73 71 70 72
287 Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 75 70 69 73
288 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 74 72 73 69, Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 77 69 74 68, Richie Ramsay 70 73 75 70, Marcel Siem (Ger) 68 75 72 73, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 74 70 71 73, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 73 72 70 73, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 75 70 72 71, Stephen Dodd 75 70 72 71, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 74 71 67 76, Michael Hoey 74 72 71 71 (jt 32nd) (12,779 each).
289 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 71 73 74 71, Ross Fisher 70 73 71 75, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 78 68 73 70
290 Danny Lee (Nzl) 73 73 72 72, Stephen Gallacher 75 70 70 75, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 71 73 73 73, Mark Brown (Nzl) 76 68 71 75 (jt 45th) (9,191 each).
291 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 72 75 73, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 74 69 75 73, Gareth Maybin 71 74 72 74, Anthony Kang (USA) 73 70 74 74, Kenny Perry (USA) 74 72 71 74, Alexander Noren (Swe) 68 76 74 73, Richard Finch 74 67 74 76, Richard Green (Aus) 74 72 75 70
293 Hennie Otto (Rsa) 71 74 70 78, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 74 72 76 71, John Bickerton 74 72 73 74, Thomas Levet (Fra) 75 71 71 76, Simon Khan 76 69 76 72, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 77 69 76 71
294 Shaun Micheel (USA) 73 71 78 72
295 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 74 72 73 76, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 75 69 77 74
296 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 72 70 76 78, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 74 71 71 80
297 Anders Hansen (Den) 71 75 76 75
273 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 68 70 70 65 (294,584)
276 Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 71 70 68 67 (196,387)
277 Brett Rumford (Aus) 69 66 73 69, Lee Westwood 68 69 70 70 (99,512 each)
280 Oliver Wilson 67 70 72 71, Paul Casey 71 69 66 74, Bradley Dredge 67 69 70 74 (63,277 each)
281 Thomas Bjorn (Den) 73 70 70 68 (44,188).
282 Ricardo Gonzalez (Arg) 72 72 71 67, Retief Goosen (Rsa) 73 71 66 72, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 70 68 73 71, Camilo Villegas (Col) 70 72 70 70, Peter Lawrie 72 68 73 69 (33,264)
283 Peter Hanson (Swe) 70 69 73 71, Chris Wood 75 68 69 71, Graeme McDowell 73 67 72 71, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 70 69 73 71, Nick Dougherty 72 71 71 69, Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 72 72 71 68
284 Sam Hutsby 72 71 72 69, Marc Warren 71 71 68 74, Soren Hansen (Den) 75 69 72 68, David Horsey 74 69 69 72 (jt 20th) (20,282 each).
285 Richard Bland 74 69 67 75, Sergio Garcia (Spa) 70 70 72 73, Shane Lowry 71 70 72 72, Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 73 72 70 70
286 Ignacio Garrido (Spa) 72 68 73 73, Danny Willett 76 68 71 71, Simon Dyson 73 71 70 72
287 Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 75 70 69 73
288 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 74 72 73 69, Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 77 69 74 68, Richie Ramsay 70 73 75 70, Marcel Siem (Ger) 68 75 72 73, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 74 70 71 73, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 73 72 70 73, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 75 70 72 71, Stephen Dodd 75 70 72 71, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (Spa) 74 71 67 76, Michael Hoey 74 72 71 71 (jt 32nd) (12,779 each).
289 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 71 73 74 71, Ross Fisher 70 73 71 75, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 78 68 73 70
290 Danny Lee (Nzl) 73 73 72 72, Stephen Gallacher 75 70 70 75, Francois Delamontagne (Fra) 71 73 73 73, Mark Brown (Nzl) 76 68 71 75 (jt 45th) (9,191 each).
291 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 72 75 73, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 74 69 75 73, Gareth Maybin 71 74 72 74, Anthony Kang (USA) 73 70 74 74, Kenny Perry (USA) 74 72 71 74, Alexander Noren (Swe) 68 76 74 73, Richard Finch 74 67 74 76, Richard Green (Aus) 74 72 75 70
293 Hennie Otto (Rsa) 71 74 70 78, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 74 72 76 71, John Bickerton 74 72 73 74, Thomas Levet (Fra) 75 71 71 76, Simon Khan 76 69 76 72, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 77 69 76 71
294 Shaun Micheel (USA) 73 71 78 72
295 Shiv Kapur (Ind) 74 72 73 76, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 75 69 77 74
296 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 72 70 76 78, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 74 71 71 80
297 Anders Hansen (Den) 71 75 76 75
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