Eleven days ago, Patrick Reed announced his intention to return to the PGA Tour after spending the past three and a half years competing in LIV Golf. In doing so, he stated that he intends to play the DP World Tour’s packed schedule in hopes of earning higher playing privileges upon his return to the tour.
Now he almost locked it away.
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Reed capped off a dominant swing in the Middle East to win the 2026 Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club, finishing at 16 under par and winning by two strokes. The win is Reid’s second in the past three weeks, although they were eliminated in the play-offs in Bahrain last week.
Reed currently sits in first place in the Race to Dubai rankings and is essentially guaranteed to finish within the top 10 by the end of the year based on the number of points he has earned, which means he will earn a PGA Tour card with higher playing privileges than he had as a member of the Champions in the past.
“This little record of two wins and one second is amazing. I couldn’t have asked for anything more than what we did,” Reed said. “It’s special to come here, especially to win two games early in the season. Hopefully more can happen.”
Patrick Reed of the United States poses with the trophy after winning the Qatar Masters 2026 on the fourth day at Doha Golf Club in Doha, Qatar, on February 8, 2026.
Reed held at least a share of the lead in each round in Qatar, but briefly lost that advantage early in the final round when Jacob Skov Olesen birdied the first hole and Reed bogeyed the second hole. Oliver Lindell then briefly took the lead after making six birdies on the front nine, but the lead never phased.
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After making the turn, Reed added circles in the 10th and 11th to regain the advantage, but never relinquished it. A birdie on the 14th helped Reed head toward the clubhouse.
“I wasn’t feeling too good on the front nine,” Reed said. “Obviously it felt great to be able to turn it on on the back nine after losing the lead like that. I just needed some putts. I mean, I had 18 putts on the front nine. Yesterday I had 33 putts, so I felt like I was hitting the ball well.”
“When we made the turn, it just felt like that moment. You know, we were chasing at that point. We trusted the putter and the process and decided to go for it. And we were able to kind of get it done.”
With this win, Reid gained 585 Race to Dubai points and moved into first place in the standings with 2,259.7 points. This total has been enough to earn him a PGA Tour card via Race to Dubai every year since the PGA Tour and DP World Tour partnership began.
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And with much of the season remaining, Reed has his sights set on becoming the first American to win the Race to Dubai.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Patrick Reed wins Qatar Masters, earns PGA Tour card
