The American completed another impressive week on the DP World Tour as he added victory at Doha Golf Club to his recent success at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
After starting the final round with a two shot lead, he was forced to go deep to finish sixteen under par and hold off strong challenges from Calum Hill and Oliver Lindell.
The drama of the final round in Doha
An early flurry saw Jacob Skov Olesen birdie the first hole while the American dropped a shot at the second, quickly bringing the chasing pack into contention. Lindell quickly joined the lead and briefly moved ahead after a good start with six birdies and two bogeys before his first par of the day came on the ninth.
Finn bogeyed the 11th but momentum shifted again as three back-to-back bogeys followed. At the same time the eventual winner got birdies at the tenth and eleventh to regain control of the tournament.
Olesen also remained in the hunt despite dropping shots at third and fifth. Birdies on the ninth and tenth took him back to thirteen under, where he was joined by Lindell and Dan Bradbury after the Englishman claimed his fifth birdie of the day.
Earlier in the clubhouse Jayden Schaper set the pace with a bogey free seven under par sixty-five to reach 11 under, a mark later surpassed by Johannes Veerman who holed a long birdie putt to finish at 13 under following a closing sixty eight.
Hill raises late charges
Hill produced one of the best times of the day when he chipped in for an eagle at ten, followed by four birdies in a row from the fourteenth. A perfect par shot in the water on the par three seventeen took him to fourteen under and within one of the lead.
He emerged as a major threat after Bradbury missed a short par putt on the seventeenth and Lindell ran into trouble on the fifteenth, leading to a costly double-call.
The Scot was unable to complete the comeback after finding a rock on the last tee shot and had to settle for second place at 14 under, his second in a row after losing last week in Bahrain.
Reed won his fifth DP World Tour
The leader set himself up with a birdie on the fourteenth and then picked a straight line onto the green before he passed, safely navigating the water hazard. Two putts combined there left him needing a par at the last to secure his fifth DP World Tour title.
After that he thought about another week he will never forget. He said the recent run of form with two wins and a second place finish felt unbelievable and he couldn’t have asked for more from the start of the season.
He admitted that the nine players were difficult but he was proud of the way he responded, trusting his determination and full dedication once he reached the back nine. Despite the pressure, he felt confident in his game and believes that good things can still happen.
Ireland’s Padraig Harrington marked his 500th DP World Tour appearance with a one-under par of seventy-one to finish the week at five under, making it four consecutive rounds under par for the three majors.
