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Aug 15, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, United States; Patrick Reed of 4 Aces GC looks at a line on the 5th hole during the first round of LIV Golf Indianapolis. Mandatory Credit: Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images
<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\nPatrick Reed took a conservative approach to the final round on Sunday at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in the United Arab Emirates, and it paid off as he turned in a 72 and recorded his first victory on the DP World Tour since 2020.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Reed took a four-stroke lead into play Sunday and turned in eight pars and a bogey on the front nine at Emirates Golf Club. But when David Puig of Spain, his playing partner, rattled off three birdies in a row beginning at No. 8, Reed countered with his own birdie at No. 10 to stay two shots up.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The final round turned Reed’s way for good on the par-5 No. 13, when his birdie and Puig’s bogey restored the American’s four-stroke lead. Reed closed the round with five pars and a 14-under 274 for the tournament.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “Instead of keeping the foot on the gas early, I tried to protect that lead since I had a four-shot lead, and next thing you know, David goes and birdied eight and nine, and shuts it down to two,” said Reed, who had won the WGC-Mexico Championship in 2020 when it was co-sanctioned by the European Tour.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n “We were able to get that birdie there on 13 to get to 1 under and (Puig) gave me a gift there by bogeying. From there on, just hit fairways, hit greens and just don’t make any mistakes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n Instead, it was Puig — who, like Reed, plays on LIV Golf — who made the mistakes, finishing with a bogey on No. 15 and a double bogey on the par-5 18th to end with a 75 and fall from second to seventh place at 7 under.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Englishman Andy Sullivan closed with two birdies to shoot a 71 and finish alone in second place at 10 under.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Scores in the 60s were plentiful in the first three rounds, but only a handful of players managed to finish sub-70 in windy conditions on Sunday. One of them was Julien Guerrier of France, who combined an eagle, two birdies and a bogey to shoot 69 and grab third place at 9 under par.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n First-round leader Francesco Molinari of Italy (72 on Sunday), Jayden Schaper of South Africa (70) and Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark (70) tied for fourth, six shots back of Reed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Viktor Hovland of Norway, who opened the day in third place, had three double bogeys and two birdies to shoot a 76 and finish well off the pace in a 14th-place tie.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n World No. 2 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland never got untracked on the week, and his 73 on Sunday left him 12 shots behind Reed and tied for 33rd. World No. 3 Tommy Fleetwood of England shot a 69 to end the tournament at 1-under 287.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n