Patrick Reed will take a one-shot lead into the weekend of the 2026 Qatar Masters after a closing birdie on day two at Doha Golf Club.
Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Qatar Masters
The 2018 Masters champion spent the latter stages of his round sharing top spot with Swede Joakim Lagergren, before holing a seven-foot putt on the last for his third birdie in the final five holes to climb to the summit at 12 under.
The American made just two birdies on the front nine but took advantage of the par-five tenth for the second consecutive day and his gains at the 14th, 16th and 18th more than offset a bogey at the 15th to sign for a five under par 67.
Reed will look to cement his position at the top of the International Swing rankings after recording his fourth DP World Tour win at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic two weeks ago followed by a runner-up finish at last week’s Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship.
Lagergren made four birdies and an eagle in his round of 66 but the most memorable moment came at the second hole. The Swede’s tee-shot landed in a rock formation but with the help of powerful caddie Jesse Karlsson, he was able to move the obstructions and clear a path to the ball to make par.
He finished off in style with a 24-foot eagle putt at the 18th to move to 11 under, and spent much of the day at the top of the leaderboard until he was overhauled late on by Reed.
Daniel Hillier, who shared the first-round lead with Reed, carded a 69 to sit alongside South African Richard Sterne in third on 10 under.
Hillier dropped shots at the third and 12th but on each occasion responded with a trio of birdies – three in succession from the seventh and three in four holes from the 13th. A third bogey, after failing to escape from the sand at the 17th, meant he had to settle for three under on the day.
Sterne produced a bogey-free 66, with the last of his six birdies coming when he holed out from that same greenside bunker on the penultimate hole.
Angel Ayora, Matt Wallace and Ewen Ferguson shared fifth place on nine under par with Jacob Skov Olesen and Kota Kaneko at eight under.
Pádraig Harrington shot 70 to reach three under and make the cut for the 380th time in his 500 DP World Tour events, an impressive 76 per cent rate.
Follow Golf Digest Middle East on social media
X
YouTube
Main Images: Getty Images
Subsribe to Golf Digest Middle East Newsletter