Event Info
Starts: 6th February 2024
Course: Doha GC, Qatar
Par: 72 (36-36)
Length: 7,466 yards
2024 Champion: Rikuya Hoshino
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Qatar Masters Course Info
Designer: Peter Harradine
Type of Course: Desert
Used Since: 1998
Fairways: Wide
Rough: Minimal
Greens: Sizeable, contoured
Par 5's: 1st, 9th, 10th & 18th
Premium on: Wind play/desert form
Significant Info To Be Aware Of
Be aware that Doha GC hosted the event between 1998-2019 and again in 2022-2024.
In 2023, the event was played in October but it was usually played in March.
Will The Weather Be A Factor At The Qatar Masters 2025?
As is usually the case in Doha, the wind tends to pick up in the afternoons.
Qatar Masters Trends
Winning score
Rikuya Hoshino won with -14 last year, Sami Valimaki won in 2023 on -18, whilst Ewen Ferguson won with -7 in 2022 in tough conditions.
Between 2006 and 2019, the winning score was between -13 and -20. We should expect the score to be in the mid teens.
Correlating Courses
We shouldn't totally dismiss Education City form, which hosted the Qatar Masters in 2020 and 2021. Jorge Campillo was 2nd at Doha before winning at Education City and three of the top 10 in 2022 had a top 10 at Education City. Several other players have top 10 finishes at both venues.
Bahrain - see recent form below.
Course form
2022, 2019 and 2017 winners, Ewen Ferguson, Justin Harding and Jeung-Hun Wang, were making their debuts at Doha whilst Hoshino was 36th and Valimaki was 40th the previous year, but every other champion between 2019 and 2010 had previously had a top 15 finish.
Recent form
Rikuya Hoshino warmed up with a 12th place finish in Bahrain, as did runner up Ugo Coussaud. Third place Scott Jamieson was 16th in Bahrain.
Sami Valimaki and Justin Harding are the only players between 2009 and 2023 (Doha) to have missed the cut in the week prior to their win. Six of the last fourteen winners had posted a top 20 the week before winning.
Qatar Masters Stats Analysis
Note - We only have Strokes Gained Data from 2022-2204.
2022 winner Ferguson ranked 21st tee to green and 8th SG: Putting.
2023 winner Valimaki was 4th tee to green and 15th SG: Putting.
2024 winner Rikuya Hoshino ranked 11th tee to green and 3rd SG:Putting.
Seven years of historical stats below.
Driving Distance
Rankings of past Seven winners at Doha GC have been 43-48-76-31-77-37-8-11 (most recent first).
Driving Accuracy
Rankings of past Seven winners at Doha GC have been 55-58-43-20-3-40-76-106 (most recent first).
Greens in Regulation
Rankings of past Seven winners at Doha GC have been 22-4-24-50-16-26-30-7 (most recent first).
Scrambling
Rankings of past Five winners at Doha GC have been 7-7-33-13-9-7 (most recent first).
Putts Per GIR
Rankings of past Seven winners at Doha GC have been 7-25-15-10-9-15-5-2 (most recent first).
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Tough Holes
The 11th, 5th and the 15th played as the three toughest holes in 2024 so beware when betting in play.
Birdie Holes
The driveable par 4 16th played as the easiest in 2024 followed by the four par 5s.
Fast or Slow Start
Much can depend on the weather. Hoshino was never further than two back after every round.
Valimaki and Ferguson were in the top 10 after round one and the previous two champions at Doha GC had been inside the top 3 after the opening round. However, the two champions before that were all outside the top 20.
Hoshino was tied for the lead after 54 holes. Valimaki was one back after three rounds. Ferguson won from three shots back in the final round in 2022, as did Harding in 2019. Comebacks are possible here.
Closing stretch
The 16th and 18th were two of the three easiest holes on the course in 2024.
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