The Japanese Rikuya Hoshino has released his record of victories in the DP World Tour winning the Qatar Masters, which he won with one stroke ahead of the Frenchman Ugo Coussaud, with whom he shared the lead – also with Rasmus Højgaard – at the beginning of the last round. Hoshino, who came second in the two tournaments in Australia that closed 2023, shot 68 to the Frenchman’s 69.
Jorge Campillo He finished fifth and also scored 69, although he was unable to make a comeback on the last day. The man from Cáceres was very consistent, playing under par every day. On the last day at Doha Golf Club it was rare to see players below 70, the best card being Ewen Ferguson’s 65. Great performance too Nacho Elvira (13th) and Alexander of the King (16º). Pablo Larrazabal (24th) was another of the golfers who went under par on all four days.
Coussaud put pressure and generated tension on the last hole with a birdie, holing out from three meters to leave his match partner with the obligation to convert from just over one meter to avoid the tiebreaker. There was no surprise and the victory made Hoshino the first Japanese winner of this tournament and the fourth in the history of the DP World Tour, after Isao Aoki, Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune.