Uihlein Takes Crown in Doha

The 26 putts didn’t hurt either, as the game seemed to get a little easier after that, taking a two-shot lead entering the third round and never relinquishing it.

“You just kind of try and execute really, I mean, best you can,” Uihlein explained. “You’re not really playing like plotting, I guess you’re kind of playing like you’re painting a picture when you’re out there, I enjoy that style of golf. I mean when the wind picks up I kind of enjoy it. I feel like it brings everybody into my game.”

In Saturday’s final round the wind was again prevalent, but not as strong as earlier in the week and Uihlein, was steady nerved, taking a different approach to winning.

“The putt on 15 was nice, to get up and down there, and I got a nice break in the rough,” Uihlein said of his back nine save in the final round. “It was funny, I tried to do a little different mindset for me this week, at least on the back nine. I kind of saw the board, and I had a four-shot lead, and I was basically just trying to play match against the golf course and par was a good score. I felt like if I could beat the back nine, I was going to be in good position, so making those birdies at the end was kind of nice for my little mini goal.”

Next week in Saudi Arabia concludes race for The International Series Crown and with 1,000 points up for grabs, Uihlein’s lead is not safe.

“I feel like my game is trending, it's just getting better,” Uihlein said in looking toward next week. “Like stuff I've been working on even before, all that stuff feels like it's kind of getting easier under the gun, which was nice. But yeah, it’s 1,000 points to the winner next week so it’s obviously all still up in the air.”