Alvaro Quiros has promised to keep his feet firmly on the ground after Sunday's Qatar Masters victory propelled the talented Spaniard firmly onto the world stage.

The 26-year-old held his nerve over the final round to seal a comfortable three-stroke victory over former champion Henrik Stenson and South African Louis Oosthuizen with a final-round, three-under-par 69.

The triumph, only three months after his win at the Portugal Masters, is set to propel the big-hitting Quiros into the world's top 30 and all-but ensure a first major appearance at The Masters, and also open the door for the forthcoming World Golf Championship events.

But after the avid James Bond fan, who watched Tomorrow Never Dies before today's final round, likened his fourth-round exploits to Daniel Craig's gambling-based thriller Casino Royale, he played down talk of more success on the big stage.

"It wasn't a perfect day at the beginning but I made the score and I won," said Quiros, who lives three miles from Valderrama.

"The birdie on nine was huge, I had been trying but the ball wouldn't go in. The tee shots and second shots weren't very good either. But after that putt I believed a bit more and I had more focus.

"My aim over these three weeks was to get into the top 50 in the world. After Abu Dhabi my game was good but the scores weren't coming and I had more doubts but I just waited and kept going and I am close to playing in the majors.

"The most important thing is that I have qualified for the Match Play, this is the first world event I am going to play and is going to be very important for me.

"There is no chance of me playing at the Ryder Cup, it is a long way off. It is easy to look at things like this after you have won but there are going to be tough times ahead and this is the most important thing, how you react to these tough times."

After blazing a stunning, bogey-free 65 yesterday to take the overnight lead, Quiros reached the turn one over par and was soon in a three-way tie as Stenson drained an eagle putt at the 10th.

But on the back nine the putting, which was a highlight of his third round, returned and, despite finding water at the 15th to give Stenson a glimmer of hope, back-to-back birdies handed him a two-stroke lead heading up the last.

A three-putt at the final green from Stenson extended the victory margin as the Dubai-based Swede carded a 68, which also allowed Oosthuizen to record a second runner-up appearance in a week as a birdie at the last secured a 71.

"It is a surprise to me, to win a tournament is not something you do everyday. For players like Sergio Garcia and Stenson it is easy but for me it is a very special thing," added Quiros, who rises to fourth place on the Race to Dubai.

"I am going to fly to The Masters, if I get in, to enjoy the situation. I grew up watching The Masters on TV, for me it is going to be a very special thing along with all the majors. I am just going to try and enjoy it, the scores will be important, but not the most important thing."

Stenson's second place ensured the 2006 champion has finished inside the top seven at Doha Golf Club for the last five years and also saw the consistent Swede record a 14th top-10 finish in 35 outings since his last European Tour success at the 2007 WCG - Accenture Match Play.

"It doesn't feel good, a three-putt at the last, but still I had to give it a go as that was my last chance to force a play-off to make birdie at the last. But I'm still happy with the performance," said Stenson, who missed the cut in Abu Dhabi last week.

"It was a good day. Alvaro kicked in some birdies but I also had chances. But it's nice to get a good week in early again and come bouncing back after missing the cut last week."

Oosthuizen held the halfway lead after a second-round 65, but again missed out on a maiden European Tour title.

"I'm disappointed with the way I played today, but I think the birdie at the last got me a bit more positive," he said. "It's a learning curve so hopefully next week will be better.

"I've been playing well, I think today's round was the only one in the 70s from my last eight rounds. But hat's off to Alvaro, he made some great putts. That's great stuff for him and he's a good player so well done to him."

Collated final round scores & totals in the European Tour Commercialbank Qatar Masters Presented by Dolphin Energy, Doha GC, Doha, Qatar

(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par: 72):

269 Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 69 67 64 69

272 Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 67 65 69 71, Henrik Stenson (Swe) 66 72 66 68

275 Damien McGrane 69 69 70 67

276 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spa) 66 71 70 69, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 68 70 66 72

277 Sergio Garcia (Spa) 70 70 67 70, Andrew Coltart 66 69 70 72, Chapchai Nirat (Tha) 69 69 69 70, Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (Spa) 69 72 67 69, Simon Dyson 72 70 69 66

278 Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 68 72 67 71, Hennie Otto (Rsa) 73 69 69 67, Anders Hansen (Den) 67 72 68 71, Paul Broadhurst 68 70 69 71

279 Brett Rumford (Aus) 67 69 73 70, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 70 72 70 67, Stephen Gallacher 72 69 69 69, Niclas Fasth (Swe) 70 71 70 68, Johan Edfors (Swe) 72 67 69 71

280 Anthony Wall 70 70 70 70, Alexander Noren (Swe) 72 71 66 71, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 69 72 69 70, Adam Scott (Aus) 73 70 70 67, Robert Dinwiddie 67 73 68 72, Retief Goosen (Rsa) 69 73 67 71

281 Nick Dougherty 68 72 71 70, Lee Westwood 67 73 67 74, Thomas Levet (Fra) 71 70 68 72, Andrew McLardy (Rsa) 70 69 70 72

282 Peter Hanson (Swe) 72 69 71 70, Rodney Pampling (Aus) 70 68 74 70, Soren Hansen (Den) 72 71 70 69, Ernie Els (Rsa) 70 71 73 68, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 71 72 71 68, Bradley Dredge 74 67 70 71

283 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 68 72 71 72, Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 71 72 69 71, Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 71 71 71 70, Richard Finch 73 67 74 69, David Howell 71 71 73 68, Marcel Siem (Ger) 72 71 72 68

284 Markus Brier (Aut) 70 71 72 71, Jean-Francois Lucquin (Fra) 71 73 71 69, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 73 71 73 67

285 Magnus A Carlsson (Swe) 70 71 71 73, Rory McIlroy 76 68 70 71, Paul Lawrie 72 71 72 70, Ross McGowan 73 66 75 71

286 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 72 70 71 73, Stephen Dodd 70 72 74 70, Ross Fisher 71 71 76 68, Mads Vibe-Hastrup (Den) 73 71 69 73, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 69 71 75 71, Jyoti Randhawa (Ind) 71 70 72 73

287 Danny Willett 73 71 71 72, Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 71 73 70 73

288 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 72 71 72 73, Gary Murphy 71 71 73 73

289 Thomas Bjorn (Den) 70 73 73 73, Scott Strange (Aus) 72 71 74 72

290 Joakim Haeggman (Swe) 73 70 71 76, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 73 71 73 73

291 Oliver Wilson 69 73 74 75, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 68 75 77 71

292 Steve Webster 72 71 75 74, Graeme Storm 72 72 77 71

293 Jamie Donaldson 70 73 73 77

297 Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 76 68 75 78