England's Chris Wood eagled the final hole at Doha Golf Club to beat George Coetzee of South Africa and Spain's Sergio Garcia by a single shot and win the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
Wood began the final round three strokes clear of the pack, but he showed nerves on the front nine as he tried to claim his first European Tour title in his 116th start on the circuit.
The 25-year-old made a double bogey at the par-3 3rd hole before dropping another shot at the 6th. At that stage he found himself two shots adrift. But the man who finished top amateur in the 2008 Open Championship rallied before the turn with birdies at the 8th and 9th holes.
He found another birdie at the 14th but still came to the last a stroke behind Goerge Coetzee and Sergio Garcia who had already completed rounds of 65 and 66 respectively.
Wood hit a monster drive down the home hole before playing a majestic 6-iron to the green. It left him with a 10-foot putt for an eagle three and a maiden European Tour victory. He calmly rolled it home and pumped the air with his fist.
"Winning on the European Tour isn't easy," he said. "This is an enormous weight off my shoulders and I feel I can go on and win more."
The victory should see Wood climb into the World's top-64, currently in a qualifying position for the Accenture World Match Play in Arizona next month.
It was another great finish for South Africa's Coetzee. He's fast becoming the Tour's "nearly man," this was his 21st top-10 on Tour.
Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar Jan 23-26, purse €1,850,000 par 72
1 Chris Wood (Eng) 67 70 64 69 270 €310,917 T2 George Coetzee (RSA) 69 67 70 65 271 €162,029 T2 Sergio Garcia (Esp) 69 66 70 66 271 €162,029 T4 Alex Noren (Swe) 71 67 66 71 275 €86,188 T4 Steve Webster (Eng) 69 71 67 68 275 €86,188 T6 Branden Grace (RSA) 70 68 67 71 276 €55,966 T6 Simon Khan (Eng) 67 73 64 72 276 €55,966 T6 Anthony Wall (Eng) 66 71 70 69 276 €55,966 T9 Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 69 67 73 68 277 €33,073 T9 Victor Dubuisson (Fra) 68 72 68 69 277 €33,073 T9 Jason Dufner (USA) 71 70 67 69 277 €33,073 T9 Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 71 69 68 69 277 €33,073 T9 Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 70 69 70 68 277 €33,073 T9 Martin Kaymer (Ger) 68 67 72 70 277 €33,073 T9 Andy Sullivan (Eng) 67 71 74 65 277 €33,073
Note: Player score in bold signifies Titleist ball usage
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