March 07-10
Doha Golf Club, Doha, Qatar
$1,750,000
Live leaderboard
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Justin Harding became the fifth South African to win the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters as he secured his first European Tour title by two strokes.
“It’s fantastic. It’s still sinking in. I didn’t quite think it was enough, I thought there might be a play-off but I’m happy to get over the line eventually. I’ve been knocking on the door a little recently. It’s rewarding seeing the hard graft and change in mindset – seeing what’s involved and what’s going on. I’m really happy."
The 33 year old was one of 15 golfers who started the day three strokes behind 54-hole leader Oliver Wilson, but he made a fast start to the day with three birdies on his first four holes.
Harding then dropped two strokes after bogeys on the sixth and seventh holes, losing ground on clubhouse leader Jinho Choi, who set the early target of 11 under par after a blistering round of 64 - eight under par - at Doha Golf Club.
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— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) 10 March 2019
The South African quickly made amends after the turn with birdies on the tenth and 12th holes as he moved back to ten under par. He then birdied three of his last four holes, including consecutive gains on the 17th and 18th, to sign for a six under par 66 and a 13 under par total.
With 15 competitors still to finish their rounds, Harding faced an anxious wait of almost an hour, but none of them were able to match the South African as he finished ahead of a European Tour-record nine golfers who shared second place on 11 under par.
“I had to stay patient. I got off to a good start, made a couple of birdies and lost my head around the turn. My caddie Alan said we’re still in it and to make a couple on the back. I managed to keep myself in it and made a couple. I birdied 17 and 18, which was huge. I didn’t think 13 was clear, I thought there would be a play-off with how scores were looking on the back nine, but I’m happy to get over the line.”
Harding joins Ernie Els, Darren Fichardt, Retief Goosen and Branden Grace as South African winners of the Mother of Pearl trophy.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Justin Harding | RSA |
-13 |
68 |
68 |
73 |
66 |
275 |
T2 |
Jin-Ho Choi | KOR |
-11 |
72 |
69 |
72 |
64 |
277 |
T2 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
-11 |
68 |
68 |
73 |
68 |
277 |
T2 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
-11 |
72 |
71 |
66 |
68 |
277 |
T2 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
-11 |
72 |
69 |
68 |
68 |
277 |
T2 |
Anton Karlsson | SWE |
-11 |
72 |
66 |
70 |
69 |
277 |
T2 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-11 |
69 |
68 |
70 |
70 |
277 |
T2 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
-11 |
68 |
68 |
71 |
70 |
277 |
T2 |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
-11 |
71 |
67 |
69 |
70 |
277 |
T2 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
-11 |
69 |
68 |
69 |
71 |
277 |
T11 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
-10 |
70 |
71 |
69 |
68 |
278 |
T11 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
-10 |
72 |
68 |
70 |
68 |
278 |
T11 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-10 |
70 |
68 |
70 |
70 |
278 |
T14 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
-9 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
67 |
279 |
T14 |
Maximilian Kieffer | GER |
-9 |
69 |
71 |
72 |
67 |
279 |
T14 |
Adria Arnaus | ESP |
-9 |
67 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
279 |
T14 |
Nick Cullen | AUS |
-9 |
69 |
70 |
68 |
72 |
279 |
T18 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
-8 |
72 |
70 |
68 |
70 |
280 |
T18 |
Bradley Dredge | WAL |
-8 |
68 |
71 |
70 |
71 |
280 |
T20 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
-7 |
72 |
68 |
72 |
69 |
281 |
T20 |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
-7 |
76 |
64 |
71 |
70 |
281 |
T20 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
-7 |
69 |
68 |
73 |
71 |
281 |
T20 |
Jens Dantorp | SWE |
-7 |
72 |
68 |
70 |
71 |
281 |
T20 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
-7 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
281 |
T20 |
Min-Woo Lee | AUS |
-7 |
75 |
66 |
67 |
73 |
281 |
T20 |
Jake McLeod | AUS |
-7 |
72 |
70 |
66 |
73 |
281 |
T27 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
-6 |
74 |
69 |
73 |
66 |
282 |
T27 |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
-6 |
72 |
69 |
70 |
71 |
282 |
T27 |
Justin Walters | RSA |
-6 |
67 |
73 |
71 |
71 |
282 |
T27 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
-6 |
68 |
70 |
72 |
72 |
282 |
T31 |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | IND |
-5 |
69 |
71 |
75 |
68 |
283 |
T31 |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
-5 |
72 |
69 |
72 |
70 |
283 |
T31 |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
-5 |
69 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
283 |
T31 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
-5 |
71 |
69 |
72 |
71 |
283 |
T31 |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
-5 |
69 |
74 |
68 |
72 |
283 |
T31 |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
-5 |
73 |
67 |
70 |
73 |
283 |
T31 |
Niclas Johansson | SWE |
-5 |
70 |
72 |
68 |
73 |
283 |
T38 |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
-4 |
71 |
72 |
69 |
72 |
284 |
T38 |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
-4 |
71 |
67 |
73 |
73 |
284 |
T38 |
Liam Johnston | SCO |
-4 |
72 |
71 |
69 |
72 |
284 |
T38 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
-4 |
73 |
69 |
68 |
74 |
284 |
T42 |
Thomas Bjorn | DEN |
-3 |
72 |
71 |
72 |
70 |
285 |
T42 |
Hugo Leon | CHI |
-3 |
68 |
72 |
74 |
71 |
285 |
T42 |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
-3 |
72 |
70 |
72 |
71 |
285 |
T42 |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
-3 |
74 |
67 |
72 |
72 |
285 |
T42 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
-3 |
72 |
71 |
70 |
72 |
285 |
T42 |
Tom Murray | ENG |
-3 |
73 |
68 |
71 |
73 |
285 |
T48 |
Kalle Samooja | FIN |
-2 |
71 |
70 |
74 |
71 |
286 |
T48 |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
-2 |
71 |
69 |
73 |
73 |
286 |
T48 |
Yusaku Miyazato | JPN |
-2 |
69 |
71 |
73 |
73 |
286 |
T48 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
-2 |
74 |
69 |
70 |
73 |
286 |
T48 |
Wilco Nienaber | RSA |
-2 |
75 |
68 |
70 |
73 |
286 |
T48 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
-2 |
73 |
70 |
69 |
74 |
286 |
T48 |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
-2 |
69 |
73 |
70 |
74 |
286 |
T55 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
-1 |
71 |
68 |
78 |
70 |
287 |
T55 |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
-1 |
73 |
70 |
74 |
70 |
287 |
T55 |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
-1 |
72 |
71 |
72 |
72 |
287 |
T55 |
Deyen Lawson | AUS |
-1 |
70 |
68 |
76 |
73 |
287 |
T55 |
Paul Waring | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
70 |
74 |
74 |
287 |
T55 |
Robert Rock | ENG |
-1 |
72 |
69 |
72 |
74 |
287 |
T55 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
-1 |
69 |
74 |
70 |
74 |
287 |
T62 |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
Par |
69 |
73 |
81 |
65 |
288 |
T62 |
Stuart Manley | WAL |
Par |
69 |
73 |
74 |
72 |
288 |
T62 |
Ashley Chesters | ENG |
Par |
70 |
70 |
75 |
73 |
288 |
T62 |
Kim Koivu | FIN |
Par |
73 |
70 |
72 |
73 |
288 |
T62 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
Par |
71 |
68 |
74 |
75 |
288 |
T62 |
Kristoffer Broberg | SWE |
Par |
71 |
67 |
72 |
78 |
288 |
68 |
Filippo Bergamaschi | ITA |
1 |
74 |
68 |
76 |
71 |
289 |
T69 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
2 |
71 |
72 |
76 |
71 |
290 |
T69 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
2 |
69 |
72 |
75 |
74 |
290 |
T69 |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
2 |
68 |
70 |
76 |
76 |
290 |
T72 |
Thongchai Jaidee | THA |
3 |
71 |
70 |
77 |
73 |
291 |
T72 |
David Horsey | ENG |
3 |
71 |
71 |
75 |
74 |
291 |
CUT |
Adrian Meronk | POL |
Par |
72 |
72 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Ashun Wu | CHI |
Par |
77 |
67 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Ben Evans | ENG |
Par |
70 |
74 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Charlie Saxon | USA |
Par |
73 |
71 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
David Lipsky | USA |
Par |
72 |
72 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
Par |
69 |
75 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Gavin Moynihan | IRL |
Par |
71 |
73 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Ivan Cantero | ESP |
Par |
69 |
75 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
Par |
73 |
71 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
Par |
74 |
70 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Marc Warren | SCO |
Par |
72 |
72 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
Par |
72 |
72 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Shiv Chawrasia | IND |
Par |
73 |
71 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
Par |
70 |
74 |
- |
- |
144 |
CUT |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
1 |
72 |
73 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
David Howell | ENG |
1 |
72 |
73 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
1 |
73 |
72 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
Hideto Tanihara | JPN |
1 |
71 |
74 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
1 |
73 |
72 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
1 |
73 |
72 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
Mitch Waite | ENG |
1 |
74 |
71 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
1 |
75 |
70 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
Per Laengfors | SWE |
1 |
74 |
71 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
Peter Hanson | SWE |
1 |
76 |
69 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
1 |
72 |
73 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
Ricardo Melo Gouveia | POR |
1 |
71 |
74 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
Scott Fernandez | ESP |
1 |
69 |
76 |
- |
- |
145 |
CUT |
Alvaro Quiros | ESP |
2 |
76 |
70 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
2 |
76 |
70 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
2 |
73 |
73 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Max Schmitt | GER |
2 |
73 |
73 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
2 |
75 |
71 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
2 |
77 |
69 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
2 |
70 |
76 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Steven Brown | ENG |
2 |
73 |
73 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Victor Perez | FRA |
2 |
78 |
68 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Daniel Gavins | ENG |
3 |
72 |
75 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Sam Brazel | AUS |
3 |
72 |
75 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Scott Gregory | ENG |
3 |
72 |
75 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Sean Crocker | USA |
3 |
75 |
72 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
4 |
74 |
74 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
4 |
73 |
75 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Romain Wattel | FRA |
4 |
74 |
74 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Sam Locke | SCO |
4 |
74 |
74 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
4 |
72 |
76 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
5 |
74 |
75 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
David Borda | ESP |
5 |
77 |
72 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
5 |
75 |
74 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Jeung-Hun Wang | KOR |
5 |
76 |
73 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Kristoffer Reitan | NOR |
5 |
76 |
73 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Scott Hend | AUS |
5 |
76 |
73 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
5 |
77 |
72 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Bernd Ritthammer | GER |
6 |
73 |
77 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Hyo-Won Park | KOR |
6 |
73 |
77 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Kristian Krogh Johannessen | NOR |
6 |
76 |
74 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Stephen Gallacher | SCO |
6 |
76 |
74 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Chris Wood | ENG |
7 |
75 |
76 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Espen Kofstad | NOR |
7 |
77 |
74 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
7 |
76 |
75 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
David Law | SCO |
8 |
73 |
79 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Faycal Serghini | MOR |
8 |
79 |
73 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Mike Toorop | NED |
8 |
80 |
72 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Paul Lawrie | SCO |
8 |
80 |
72 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
8 |
79 |
73 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
9 |
78 |
75 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Saleh Al Kaabi | QAT |
9 |
78 |
75 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Mikkel Mathiesen | DEN |
12 |
81 |
75 |
- |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
14 |
82 |
76 |
- |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Jaham Alkuwari | QAT |
20 |
86 |
78 |
- |
- |
164 |
RET |
David Drysdale | SCO |
Par |
72 |
- |
- |
- |
72 |
RET |
Victor Dubuisson | FRA |
Par |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
73 |