Eleven days ago, Patrick Reed announced his intention to return to the PGA Tour after three and a half years with LIV Golf. In doing so, he said he will compete in the heavy DP World Tour schedule in the hope of gaining enhanced playing privileges when the tour returns.
Now, he’s pretty much locked it away.
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Reed dominated the Middle East, winning the 2026 Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club with a 16-under total and a two-shot victory. The victory was Reed’s second in three weeks, having lost in a playoff in Bahrain last week.
Reed is now No. 1 in the standings heading into Dubai and is essentially guaranteed to be in the top 10 before the end of the year based on the points he has accumulated, meaning he will receive a PGA Tour card with higher playing privileges than he would have as a past champion member.
“I’ve got two wins and a second win, which is awesome. We couldn’t ask for more than what we’ve done,” Reed said. “It’s special, coming here and especially getting two wins so early in the season and hopefully there will be more to come.”
American Patrick Reed poses with the trophy after winning the fourth day of the 2026 Qatar Masters at Doha Golf Club on February 8, 2026 in Doha, Qatar.
Reed maintained at least a modest lead in every round in Qatar, but he briefly lost that advantage early in the final round when Jacob Skov-Olesen birdied the first hole and Reed bogeyed the second. Oliver Lindell briefly took the lead with six birdies on the front nine, but Reed failed to phase.
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After the turn, Reed lapped 10-11 to regain the advantage he would not relinquish. Another birdie on the 14th hole helped Reed get into the clubhouse.
“The front nine didn’t look good,” Reed said. “To lose the lead like that and then to be able to turn it around on the back nine, obviously it felt great. I only needed one putt to get in. I mean, I had 18 putts on the front nine and yesterday I had 33 putts, so I felt like I was hitting the ball pretty well.
“I felt good when we turned the corner – you know, we were playing catch-up – and I just decided to go for it, trust the putt and trust the process and we could get it done.”
Reid’s win gave him 585 points in the Race to Dubai, jumping him to first place in the standings with 2,259.7 points. That total has been enough for him to earn a PGA Tour card through Dubai every year since the PGA Tour and Dubai World Tour began working together.
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With much of the season ahead of him, Reed is aiming to become the first American to win the Race to Dubai.
This article originally appeared in Golfweek: Patrick Reed continues win streak at 2026 Qatar Masters