French International Antoine Rosner was crowned the 24th edition of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Golf championship, which was held for four consecutive days at The Education City Stadium with the participation of the world's most prominent stars.

The Frenchman managed to finish the race in his favor after eight strokes below average and a total of 267 strokes, while three players shared second place with seven strokes below average and a total of 277 strokes, namely Italian Judo Miglozi, South African Darren Fisher and Indian Jaganjit Polar.

Two third-place players, Englishman Richard McAvoy and Welshman Jamie Donaldson, took part in the third round with five underpars and 279 strikes.

Chris Beasley and South African Brandon Stone went four strokes below average with a total of 280 strokes, while four players were equal to 3 strokes below average, namely Sweden's Niklas Lemke, American Kurt Kitayama, Belgian Thomas Derti and last Danish Joachim Hansen.

Hassan Al Nuaimi, President of the Qatar Golf Federation, praised the level of the championship in its current edition, and considered it one of the special championships of the Federation because it is held in exceptional circumstances in the light of the Corona pandemic, which affected the world sport with all its activities, and caused the cancellation of many events, adding that the organizing committee for this year's championship made a great effort to organize a safe version thanks to the precautionary measures followed in cooperation with the competent authorities in the country.

Al Nuaimi congratulated the winners of the first place in the championship, as well as thanked the volunteers who have made a significant contribution to the success of the championship, noting that the Qatar Golf Federation continues for the second year in a row the outstanding partnership with The Education City Club in hosting the Qatar Masters Golf Championship, one of the oldest tournaments in the region, and thanked the Commercial Bank, the sponsor of the tournament for many years, and the Qatar Olympic Committee for their continued support in all the events it organizes.

Frenchman Antoine Rosner, who is crowned the title holder, expressed his happiness to win the title, noting that the competitions were not easy at all as more than one player sought to capture the title.

The French champion thanked the tournament's organizing committee for organizing the competition in view of the Corona pandemic, praising the City's educational golf course, which has helped the players to achieve good rates despite the weather conditions characterized by strong winds.

For his part, Fahad Bin Nasser Al Nuaimi, Secretary General of the Qatar Golf Federation, said that the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Golf championship achieved great success under the Corona pandemic, noting that the medical bubble contributed to the conduct of the tournament safely, praising the commitment of all participants to precautionary measures both inside and around the course, as well as the commitment of the masses to social spacing.

He stressed that the level of the championship was outstanding although the wind relatively affected the performance of some players, thanking all the sponsors of the championship, notably the Qatar Olympic Committee and the Commercial Bank. (QNA)