Lawrie holds his nerve to lift Qatar Masters title with final round of 65

Paul Lawrie shot a flawless closing round of 65 to win the Commercialbank Qatar Masters by a commanding four shots in Doha.

Winner of the title in 1999 – the same year he became Open champion – the 43-year-old Scot finished an event cut to 54 holes because of Friday's strong winds on 15 under par, with Australian Jason Day and Swede Peter Hanson joint second and American John Daly fourth.

The victory takes Lawrie into the world's top 50 for the first time since July 2003 – less than a year ago he was down in 272nd place – and if he is still there at the end of next month he will earn his first start in The Masters at Augusta for eight years.

Victory march: Paul Lawrie was in superb form on the final day in Doha

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