American Patrick Reed surged to the summit of the European Tour’s Race to Dubai after holding his nerve to claim the iconic Green Jacket in a dramatic final day at the 82nd Masters Tournament.

The 27 year old, who holds both European Tour and PGA Tour cards, came into the final day with a three shot lead over former Race to Dubai champion, Rory McIlroy but, after the Northern Irishman fell out of contention, a final round 71 was enough for Reed to win by one over fellow countryman Rickie Fowler. The win saw the two-time Ryder Cup star pick up 1,980,000 Race to Dubai points which takes his season tally to 2,216,000 and sees him move from 31st to first place in the Race to Dubai Rankings.

“Many congratulations to Patrick on a fabulous performance and picking up his maiden Major at such a prestigious event as the Masters Tournament,” said Nick Tarratt, Director European Tour International, Dubai Office. “With his place now emphatically sealed in the top 60 we look forward to welcoming him back to Jumeirah Golf Estates for the third time at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai in November.”

The pressure looked to have got to Reed after a slow start saw him make his first bogey of the week on the first hole but the World No.11 quickly put that dropped shot to the back of his mind with a birdie on the fourth to put him back at level par for the day. With the chasing pack going all guns blazing Reed’s superb birdie at 14 put him back in control, he then held his nerve to par the next four to seal glory in his fifth appearance at Augusta National.

“It’s almost impossible to put into words,” said Reed before being presented with his Green Jacket. “To make the par on the last and watch the ball go in the hole knowing that I’ve won my first Major is special.

The DP World Tour Championship, Dubai takes place at Jumeirah Golf Estates from November 15-18.

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