Dubai Desert Classic

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

Web links

• Official website (English)

Remarks

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