Dubai Desert Classic: American Patrick Reed wins by four strokes in the UAE GC Championship

American Patrick Reed shot a par 72 in his final round to clinch an easy four-shot victory at the Dubai Desert Classic.

The 35-year-old LIV golfer finished the tournament at 14 under par for his first Rolex Series win on the DP World Tour.

Reid, the 2018 Masters champion, began the final round with a four-shot lead over the Spaniard and fellow LIV player David Puig, an advantage he maintained at the start despite not making a birdie across the front nine.

Puig birdied the eighth and ninth to briefly cut into his playing partner’s lead, before they both birdied the 10th and bogeyed the 11th.

When the Spaniard bogeyed the 13th and Reed made his second birdie of the day on the same hole, it was a straightforward end to the tournament for the former world number six.

“I couldn’t really get anything going up front, it was a bit difficult today,” Reid told Sky Sports.

“Instead of putting my foot on the gas early, I was just trying to protect my four-shot lead. I didn’t think I hit it that bad, I couldn’t get anywhere close.

“When you’re trying to protect, sometimes instead of looking at the flags, you look away and then you misjudge the wind and all of a sudden you’re 50 feet away. That’s kind of what happened.”