Scott coasts to win with closing 67

Aussie wonderkid Adam Scott has got the winning habit back after cruising to a six-shot victory in the £1.1m Qatar Masters.

Scott, 21, shot a nerveless 67 in the final round to keep a class field at arm's length and end his run of near-misses.

Another emerging superstar, Lancashire teenager and Nick Faldo protege Nick Dougherty finished joint second.

Scott said: "It feels great to be winning again, I had my chances last year but didn't see it through.

"Winning for the second time is almost harder than winning the first time so today was very satisfying. I said at the start of the year I'd like to have a multiple-win season and this is a good way to start.

Scott won the Alfred Dunhill Championship in January last year but hadn't won again on the European Tour despite several good starts.

"It was definitely disappointing last year. You feel like you are playing well and all of a sudden Sunday comes along and you're put under the gun and you don't perform well," he said.

"Today I felt really good and was really calm out there for the first time in that situation. It's the most relaxed I've felt on a golf course.

"I was telling myself to be so patient from previous experience when I got a bit panicky last year."

Scott began the final round three shots clear and after opening with seven straight pars he switched into overdrive.

He hit a birdie at eight then eagled the ninth to effectively sew up the tournament before the back nine.

The performance of Doughrety, in his first full tour season, was particularly impressive given that he has been struggling with a rib injury.

"It was a big day for me, the first time I've been in that situation," he said.

"I missed quite a lot of chances but I was so pleased how well my long game stood up to it because I've never felt pressure like that before.

"I expect a lot of myself and I said before I went out I'm not treating this as a learning experience.

"If I cock up it's not going to be part of a learning curve. I'm here to try and win now and I feel what I've learnt so far has prepared me to be in this situation so I had no excuses. I'm absolutely chuffed with the result.

Frenchman Jean-Francois Remesy birdied the last hole to earn a share of second place.

He said: "I didn't know the situation playing the last, and I didn't want to."

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