Congratulations to Thomas Bjorn who won the Commercialbank Qatar Masters presented by Dolphin Energy at the Doha Golf Club.

After a first round 2 over par 74 Thomas produced scintillating rounds 65,66 and 69 to finish at  fourteen under par and complete a four stroke victory over Alvaro Quiros.

A big factor in Bjorn's win was his putting. Bjorn started to consult putting coach Phil Kenyon in 2010 before deciding to focus more intensely with Kenyon at the beginning of 2011.

A productive session at the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in early January, Bjorn's first outing this season paid dividends in Qatar, as Bjorn's form on the greens returned to that of old.

Björn parred his first 14 holes, before a wonderful six iron approach to the 15th led to his first birdie of the day, and he made further gains at the 16th and 18th.

"I said yesterday it was going to be one of those days where it's a question of hanging in, and that's all I did earlier on," said Björn, who turns 40 later this month.

"I didn't play particularly well for at least the first six holes. I was really struggling and didn't hit any fairways, and just kept holing a few putts for pars.

"I knew it was going to be a tough day, but from there on I started playing a lot better and got more control over the ball and just kept making pars. I stood on the tenth tee with a four shot lead and I knew it was going to be difficult, if I parred every hole on the back nine, it's going to be difficult for them to catch me."

Quiros came closest to catching the Estoril Open de Portugal winner - the big-hitting Spaniard turning one under before defying windy conditions to reach the par five tenth in two for birdie.

He picked up further shots at the 11th and 14th, but a missed five foot par putt on the 15th shortly before Björn's birdie on the same hole provided a crucial two shot swing and effectively ending the contest.