Reed continues fine form with Qatar Masters win

Patrick Reed shot rounds of 65, 67, 70 and 70 in Doha

Qatar Masters, final-round leaderboard

-16 P Reed (US); -14 C Hill (Sco); -13 J Olesen (Den), J Veerman (US); -12 S Soderberg (Swe), O Lindell (Fin), A Ayora (Spa), D Bradbury (Eng)

Selected others: -9 G Forrest (Sco); -8 T Clements, M Wallace (both Eng); -7 N Kimsey (Eng), E Ferguson (Sco); -6 M Jordan, P Waring (both Eng); -5 P Harrington (Ire)

Patrick Reed won his second DP World Tour title in three tournaments with victory in the Qatar Masters.

The American beat Scotland's Calum Hill by two strokes with a score of 16 under overall, having led from the first round in Doha.

The 35-year-old, who recently left LIV Golf to make a return to the PGA Tour, won the Dubai Desert Classic two weeks ago and finished tied second after a three-way play-off - also involving Hill - at last week's Bahrain Championship.

"This little run I've had, two wins and a second, it's awesome," said Reed.

"It's special, to come out here especially to get two wins early on in the season."

Reed, the 2018 Masters champion, started the final round two shots ahead of Jacob Skov Olesen.

The Dane shot a one-under 71 and ended in a tie for third with American Johannes Veerman.

Meanwhile, Reed carded a second consecutive two-under round of 70 to ensure victory, despite Hill hitting an impressive five-under 67 to finish second outright.

"Golf feels good at the minute," said the 31-year-old Hill.

"I feel like I did a lot of things well and if you put me in that position again I feel like I could convert from there."

Last month, Reed became the second high-profile American to leave LIV and return to the PGA Tour after Brooks Koepka.

American Koepka is able to play on the PGA Tour straight away after it recently introduced a new returning member programme.

It allows players who have been away from the PGA Tour for at least two years and have won The Players Championship or a major between 2022 and 2025 to play again on the series, with the avenue closing on 2 February.

However, Reed does not meet that criteria and rules dictate he will not be eligible to play on the PGA Tour again until August - a year after his last LIV appearance.