Eleven days ago, Patrick Reed announced his intentions to return to the PGA Tour after spending the last three-and-a-half years competing for LIV Golf. In doing so, he stated he was going to play a heavy DP World Tour schedule in the hope of earning elevated playing privileges when he made his Tour return.
Now, he has all but locked that up.
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Reed capped off a dominant swing in the Middle East, winning the 2026 Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club, signing for a 16-under total and a two-shot win. The win is Reed’s second in three weeks, and he fell in a playoff last week in Bahrain.
Now, Reed sits first in the Race to Dubai rankings and is essentially guaranteed to finish inside the top 10 by year’s end with how many points he has accumulated, meaning he will earn a PGA Tour card with higher playing privileges than what he would’ve had as a past champion member.
“This little run I’ve had, two wins and a second, it’s awesome. We couldn’t ask anything more than what we did,” Reed said. “It’s special, to come out here, especially to get two wins early on in the season, and hopefully there’s a lot more to come.”
Patrick Reed of the United States poses with the trophy following victory on day four of the Qatar Masters 2026 at Doha Golf Club on February 08, 2026 in Doha, Qatar.
Reed held at least a share of the lead after every round in Qatar, but he briefly lost that advantage early in the final round after Jacob Skov Olesen birdied the opening hole and Reed bogeyed the second. Oliver Lindell then briefly took the lead after making six birdies on the front nine, but Reed wasn’t phased.
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After making the turn, Reed added circles on Nos. 10-11 to retake the advantage, one he wouldn’t relinquish. Another birdie on the 14th helped Reed cruise into the clubhouse.
“It wasn’t looking very good there on the front nine,” Reed said. “To lose the lead like that and then to be able to kind of flip the switch there on the back nine obviously felt amazing. I just needed a putt to go in. I mean, I had 18 putts on the front nine. Yesterday, I had 33 putts, so I felt like I was hitting the ball fine.
“I felt like right when we made the turn – you know, we were chasing at that point – I just decided to go for it and trust in the putter and trust in the process, and we were able to kind of get it done.”
Reed’s win earned him 585 Race to Dubai points, vaulting him to first in the standings with 2,259.7. That total would’ve been enough to earn him a PGA Tour card via the Race to Dubai every year since the partnership began between the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
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And with a majority of the season left in front of him, Reed has his eyes set on trying to become the first American to win the Race to Dubai.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Patrick Reed wins Qatar Masters, secures PGA Tour card
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