Paul Casey makes the short journey from Abu Dhabi to Qatar this week determined to build on his stunning start to the year.
Padraig Harrington thought 12 under par had a chance to win the opening event of the European Tour's three-week Middle East swing, but Casey took the title with a tournament-record 21 under.
It was a close-run thing in the end, though, as the newly-wed Ryder Cup star went from six clear with eight holes remaining to just one in front standing on the 15th tee.
Parring the final four gave Casey his first victory for two years - since the same event in 2007 - by one from defending champion Martin Kaymer and South African Louis Oosthuizen.
"I stumbled a bit, but got the job done," the 31-year-old said before looking ahead.
"I've probably got longer than 10 years, but I am going to give myself until I am 40 or 41 to really try to achieve my goals, which are laid out.
"My foot is flat to the floor. I can't be messing around - I have to approach every tournament with as much intensity as possible."
Back in 2003 when his third Tour victory came in the Benson and Hedes International at The Belfry, Casey made no secret of the fact that his target was to win each of the majors.
It looked a lofty ambition then and six years on his best performance in any of the big four events remains his sixth place in the 2004 Masters.
He has not made it into the world's top 10 yet either, but after sliding from 12th to outside the leading 40 he will be delighted at closing in on the top 20 again.
"I'm ecstatic," said the former World Match Play champion. "It feels absolutely fantastic to win again."
Remembering that Trevor Immelman did the same to win The Masters last April, Casey decided not to look at any leaderboards in the final round until the final green and was relieved to discover that he was one ahead of Oosthuizen, who had closed with a 64.
Kaymer, three back, then sank a long eagle putt - he did the same to be runner-up to Tiger Woods in Dubai last year - and Casey two-putted for the par that gave him victory.
Harrington finished joint fifth on 17 under, with the 12 under he mentioned as a possible winning score good enough only for 20th spot.
"I'm happy with what I scored, but it flattered how I played," said the Open and US PGA champion. "I made plenty of mistakes and I have more work to do, that's for sure."
His countdown to The Masters and his attempt for a third successive major will be conducted solely in America now, starting with the Buick Invitational in two weeks.
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