Robert Karlsson bounced back from four months on the sidelines last year to seal a comfortable three-shot victory in the Commercialbank Qatar Masters.
The Swede, who plays with a Titleist 909D2 golf driver and Titleist Pro V1x golf balls, was in majestic form over his closing round, as he fired a seven-under-par 65, including birdies on the final two holes, to gain a first European Tour victory since 2008.
Karlsson was particularly pleased with the way he retained his concentration at the business end of the round and how he failed to card a bogey after making a successful recovery from an eye injury.
He said: "It comes down to who can keep it together, alongside who can make the least mistakes and take the birdie chances when they come. I managed to do that and not get sort of too worried about what was happening around me and just kept playing.
"Every tournament you win is different in one way or another. This is a very, very strong golf course. The set up is very, very difficult. So it was fantastic to go and shoot a 65 in the circumstances. I'm very, very happy with it."
Big-hitting Callaway golf driver user Alvaro Quiros also finished strongly to overtake the fading Lee Westwood and Bradley Dredge and make a commendable defence of the title he won 12 months ago and claim second.
World number four Westwood was only one off the lead with four holes to play, but his resolute challenge was ended with a bogey on the 17th green when he needed three shots with his golf putter.
Westwood had earlier done well to remain in touch after struggling with a new golf driver and ended up finishing in a tie for third with Australian star Brett Rumford.
Meanwhile, Dredge, who began the final round sharing the lead with Nike golf clubs user Paul Casey, was still level with Karlsson at the turn before collapsing late on.
On the PGA Tour, there was to be no victory for Phil Mickelson in his opening event of 2010 as Ben Crane collected a surprise success with his golf ball in the Farmers Insurance Open.
The 33-year-old American ended a five-year drought without a win on the PGA Tour by registering a two-under-par 70 in his closing round at Torrey Pines to get the better of Michael Sim, Brandt Snedeker and Marc Leishman.
Crane was so hooked up in his own game that it was left to playing partner Ryuji Imada to be the first to congratulate him on the triumph.
He said: "I did not know that I had won when it was over. I didn't know who was playing well. I didn't know what was really going on in front of me.
"I did not know if someone was ahead of me that made a good score. I had no idea really what was going on. I'm thankful that I didn't."
Callaway golf equipment user and world number two Mickelson began the final round with four shots to make up but bogeys on his opening three holes laid to rest any real hopes of a substantial challenge.
He eventually finished in 19th spot on eight under par for the tournament after a 73.
Robert Karlsson bounced back from four months on the sidelines last year to seal a comfortable three-shot victory in the Commercialbank Qatar Masters.
