'After I made bogey at fifteen I thought I was out of it and said to my caddie we'd need to get to fifteen under. The last two holes were great finishing holes for me. I didn't hit the eighteenth fairway all week and today I finally hit a good drive and three wood to make the green.'

While Goosen was delighted to win his first Tour title since December 2005, there was only heartbreak for O?Hern who looked poised to finally end his winless streak in the PGA European/Asian Tour sanctioned event. But Goosen's dramatic finish saw O'Hern relegated to second place on fourteen-under par (274).

'Two up with two to play, I thought I was in good shape,' said the dejected Aussie. 'I didn't hit the ball well but my short game kept the round going. I wasn't really expecting him to make eagle but, as they say, expect the unexpected.'

While O?Hern took the runners-up spot behind Goosen - the third South African to lift the famous trophy in ten years - former champion Ernie Els narrowly failed to become the first double winner despite a final round 67 to finish on thirteen-under par (275) and take third place.

'It was really enjoyable,' smiled the Big Easy. 'The front nine was a little scrappy again but two birdies on seven and eight really helped me out. You know, you can't ever give up. Something crazy might happen so you try to keep your options open.'

But while Els gave it his all, a missed putt on fourteen set back his challenge and despite a birdie on the last he was unable to repeat his heroics of 2005 when he came from five back to win the title.

The day, however, was all about Goosen and the softly spoken champion jetted out of Doha bound for London, his confidence buoyed by a well-deserved victory.

'My goal now is to get back up the world rankings and to try and give myself more chances of winning tournament,' he said. 'Last year, I didn't have chances to win so it's good for the mind that things are working. I'm looking forward to the end of the year and trying to give myself a chance of winning the Order of Merit.'

Record galleries of over 20,000 passed through the gates of the Doha Golf Club during a tournament that featured many of the greatest names in world golf. One of them, Stuart Appleby, shot the round of the day - a 66 - but came up three holes short in equal fourth, while defending champion Henrik Stenson completed the defence of his crown with a 71 to finish on -11 (277) and equal seventh.

'When we took on the job of sponsoring and underwriting this tournament, our aim was to raise the level of every aspect of the tournament and I hope the players and fans think we are on the right track,' said Commercialbank Group CEO Andrew Stevens.

One player certainly delighted with his first experience of Doha was Chris DiMarco, the American describing Doha Golf Club as: '... a very good golf course and every bit as good as the ones we play in the States as far as toughness.'

DiMarco added: 'It's a good test and I've had a wonderful time here - the weather is good and the people are great. I think more Americans should play over here as it's good for golf.'

DiMarco's words will have been welcome to the organisers and sponsors of a USD2.2 million event that offered more world ranking points to the winner than the opening round of the 'Desert Swing' in Abu Dhabi a week earlier.

Unfortunately, two players who didn't take any of them home were Abu Dhabi champion Paul Casey and his fellow Ryder Cup hero Darren Clarke who both missed the Qatar cut.

But the tournament was all about Goosen - and with the greatest grandstand finish in the history of the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, he lifted his first title in 14 months before promising to return to defend his title in 2008.

Final standings Commercialbank Qatar Masters

-15 Goosen (RSA) 65, 68, 71, 69 - 273

-14 O?Hern (Aus) 66, 69, 69, 70 - 274

-13 Els (RSA) 69, 71, 68, 67 - 275

-12 Appleby (Aus) 70, 69, 71, 66 - 276

-12 Green (Aus) 68, 65, 71, 72 - 276

-12 McDowell (N. Ire) 73, 68, 68, 67 - 276

More information on the Commercialbank Qatar Masters 2007 is available at the official website www.qatar-masters.com