Dubai Desert Classic

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Omega Dubai Desert Classic
information
Country: United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Major (yes / no) : No
Tour (s) : PGA European Tour
open to professionals (yes / no) : Yes
organized since: 1989
Venue (s): Dubai
Course (s): Emirates Golf Club
Length in yards : 7,328
Length in meters : 6,701
Par : 72
Game form : Stroke play
Total prize money: 2020: $ 3,250,000
Prize money for d. Winner: 2020: 541,660 euros
normal appointment (month) : January February
Top performances
Total number of strokes : (name) (year) 264 Bryson DeChambeau (2019)
under par: (name) (year) −24 Bryson DeChambeau (2019)
most frequent winner: Ernie Els (1994, 2002, 2005)
Title holder
Surname: Lucas Herbert
Nationality: AustraliaAustralia Australia
Title holder since: 2020

The Dubai Desert Classic is an annual professional golf tournament which takes place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates . It has been an integral part of the European Tour since its inauguration in 1989 and was the first event on the tour to be held in the Middle East . The tournament was mostly organized on the "Majlis" course at the Emirates Golf Club , with the exception of the years 1999 and 2000, when they played at the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club .

The event is known for attracting the biggest stars in the golf world, who are also attracted with generous inaugural salaries. The most successful so far has been Ernie Els , who won the Desert Classic three times. The main sponsors of the tournament are Dubai and Omega (since 2010), the secondary sponsors include Mercedes-Benz , National Bank of Dubai , Jumeirah Golf Estates , CNN , Emaar , Emirates Airlines and Gulf News .

Winners list

year winner nationality Result head Start
Omega Dubai Desert Classic
2020 Lucas Herbert AustraliaAustralia Australia 279 (- 9) Victory in the playoff
2019 Bryson DeChambeau United StatesUnited States United States 264 (−24) 7 strokes
2018 Li Haotong China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 265 (−23) 1 hit
2017 Sergio Garcia SpainSpain Spain 269 ​​(−19) 3 strokes
2016 Danny Willett EnglandEngland England 269 ​​(−19) 1 hit
2015 Rory McIlroy  (2) Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland 266 (−22) 3 strokes
2014 Stephen Gallacher  (2) ScotlandScotland Scotland 272 (−16) 1 hit
2013 Stephen Gallacher ScotlandScotland Scotland 266 (−22) 1 hit
2012 Rafael Cabrera-Bello SpainSpain Spain 270 (−18) 1 hit
2011 Álvaro Quirós García SpainSpain Spain 277 (−11) 1 hit
2010 Miguel Ángel Jiménez SpainSpain Spain 277 (−11) Victory in the playoff
Dubai Desert Classic
2009 Rory McIlroy Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland 269 ​​(−19) 1 hit
2008 Tiger Woods  (2) United StatesUnited States United States 274 (−14) 1 hit
2007 Henrik Stenson SwedenSweden Sweden 269 ​​(−19) 1 hit
2006 Tiger Woods United StatesUnited States United States 269 ​​(−19) Victory in the playoff
2005 Ernie Els  (3) South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 269 ​​(−19) 1 hit
2004 Mark O'Meara United StatesUnited States United States 271 (−17) 1 hit
2003 Robert-Jan Derksen NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 271 (−17) 1 hit
2002 Ernie Els  (2) South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 272 (−16) 4 strokes
2001 Thomas Bjørn DenmarkDenmark Denmark 266 (−22) 2 strokes
2000 José Cóceres ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 274 (−14) 2 strokes
1999 David Howell EnglandEngland England 275 (−13) 4 strokes
1998 José María Olazábal SpainSpain Spain 269 ​​(−19) 3 strokes
1997 Richard Green AustraliaAustralia Australia 272 (−16) Victory in the playoff
1996 Colin Montgomerie ScotlandScotland Scotland 270 (−18) 1 hit
1995 Fred Couples United StatesUnited States United States 268 (−20) 3 strokes
1994 Ernie Els South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 268 (−20) 6 strokes
1993 Wayne Westner South Africa 1961South Africa South Africa 274 (−14) 2 strokes
1992 Seve Ballesteros SpainSpain Spain 272 (−16) Victory in the playoff
Emirates Airlines Desert Classic
1990 Eamonn Darcy IrelandIreland Ireland 276 (−12) 4 strokes
Karl Litten Desert Classic
1989 Mark James EnglandEngland England 277 (−11) Victory in the playoff

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Remarks

  1. Information on the course 2018
  2. ^ With the exception of 1991.