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Australian Golfer, Adam Scott blitzed to an impressive three-shot victory over Swede Henrik Stenson at the 2.5 million dollar Qatar Masters on Sunday to become the first person to win the tournament twice, since it began in 1998. The win was all the more impressive as Scott had only managed to finish on one over par 73 in the first round.

The Aussie, who first won in Doha in 2002 as a 21-year-old, produced a scintillating performance on the rain soaked Doha Golf Club, shooting a course record 11 under par 61 in the final round for a total of 20 under par 268.

Henrik Stenson, who won the tournament in 2006, finished runner-up for the second time, shooting a fine 65 in the final round which gave him a total of 17-under-par 271. South African Charl Schwartzel achieved third place after his final round 67 gave him a total of 15-under-par 273.  As well as a winner’s cheque of 416,660 dollars, Scott also received a brand new BMW for setting a new course record, previously shared by Mark Pilkington and Robert Karlsson. Scott’s win will also see him rise from eighth to fifth position when the new rankings are announced on Monday.

The European Tour now moves to the Dubai Desert Classic where the final leg of the the three-tier “Desert Swing”, will be played with Stenson the defending champion and world No.1 Tiger Woods the top challenger.