Rikuya Hoshino claimed his maiden DP World Tour title as he became the first Japanese player to win the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.
Below, we've put together a fact file to summarise what he accomplished with this win.
Key Facts: Rikuya Hoshino's victory at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters
- It is his first DP World Tour win on his 34th appearance
- He becomes the first Japanese winner of this event
- He becomes the fourth Japanese winner in DP World Tour history, joining Isao Aoki, Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune
- It is the shortest gap between victories for Japanese players on the DP World Tour (140 days since Hisatsune's win at the Cazoo Open de France)
- It is the sixth win by a player from Japan on the DP World Tour
- Rises to second on the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex, up from fifth
- He climbs to eighth on the International Swing Rankings, up from 108th
- He moves to 75th on the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 105th, and nears his career high of 63rd achieved in June 2022
