With this win Retief Goosen secured his 14th European Tour International Schedule victory in his 308th European Tour event and extends his streak of consecutive winning years on The European Tour to nine, dating back to the 1999 season, which is the current longest on The European Tour.
• His 32nd world-wide win as a professional
• The third South African to win The Commercialbank Qatar Masters, following Darren Fichardt in 2003 and Ernie Els in 2005
• The 11th of his 14 European Tour International Schedule he has lead or shared the lead going into the final round
• The second South African victory of The 2007 European Tour International Schedule, following Ernie Els (South African Airways Open)
• The 77th South African victory on The European Tour
• Fourth top five finish in five tournaments on The 2007 European Tour International Schedule
• Fourth player to win on The 2007 European Tour after leading or sharing the lead after 54 holes, following José Manuel Lara (UBS Hong Kong Open), Justin Rose (MasterCard Masters) and Ariel Canete (Joburg Open)
• Gains a place in the 2007 WGC – Bridgestone Invitational
• Gains a place in the 2008 HSBC Champions
• Moves to second on The European Tour Order of Merit with €594,801
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• His 96th top ten career finish on The European Tour
• First victory in Qatar, in his third appearance and first since 1999
