Dubai Desert Classic

Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic
Tournament information
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Established	1989
Course(s)	Emirates Golf Club
Par	72
Length	7,428 yards (6,792 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$8,000,000
Month played	January
Tournament record score
Aggregate	264 Bryson DeChambeau
To par	−24 as above
Current champion
	Viktor Hovland
Location Map
	Emirates GC Location in the United Arab Emirates

The Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic is a European Tour golf tournament held on Majlis course at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 1999 and 2000 it was held at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, all other editions have been held at Emirates Golf Club.

History[]

When founded in 1989, it was the first European Tour event to be staged in the Arabian Peninsula, but is currently one of six.^[1]

The tournament is part of a wider strategy, via a government program called "Dubai Golf", to develop both professional and casual golf tourism in Dubai. It has historically had one of the strongest fields on the European Tour due to "promotional" money paid to top golfers.^[2]

The 1995 edition is notable for being the first live event broadcast on the Golf Channel, an American pay-television network.^[3]

In September 2021, it was announced that the event would gain a new title sponsor, , in 2022. The event was also added to the Rolex Series, with an increased prize fund of US$8,000,000.^[4]

Winners[]

	European Tour (Rolex Series)	2022–
	European Tour (Regular)	1989–2021

#	Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse^[a]	Winner's share^[a]
Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic
34th	2022	Viktor Hovland	276	−12	Playoff	Richard Bland	8,000,000	1,333,330
Omega Dubai Desert Classic
33rd	2021	Paul Casey	271	−17	4 strokes	Brandon Stone	3,250,000	528,514
32nd	2020	Lucas Herbert	279	−9	Playoff	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	3,250,000	541,660
31st	2019	Bryson DeChambeau	264	−24	7 strokes	Matt Wallace	3,250,000	541,660
30th	2018	Li Haotong	265	−23	1 stroke	Rory McIlroy	3,000,000	500,100
29th	2017	Sergio García	269	−19	3 strokes	Henrik Stenson	2,650,000	441,755
28th	2016	Danny Willett	269	−19	1 stroke	Rafa Cabrera-Bello Andy Sullivan	2,650,000	441,755
27th	2015	Rory McIlroy (2)	266	−22	3 strokes	Alex Norén	2,650,000	441,755
26th	2014	Stephen Gallacher (2)	272	−16	1 stroke	Emiliano Grillo	2,500,000	416,750
25th	2013	Stephen Gallacher	266	−22	3 strokes	Richard Sterne	2,500,000	416,750
24th	2012	Rafa Cabrera-Bello	270	−18	1 stroke	Stephen Gallacher Lee Westwood	1,924,297	315,532
23rd	2011	Álvaro Quirós	277	−11	1 stroke	Anders Hansen James Kingston	1,837,825	301,353
22nd	2010	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	277	−11	Playoff	Lee Westwood	1,765,104	296,500
Dubai Desert Classic
21st	2009	Rory McIlroy	269	−19	1 stroke	Justin Rose	1,930,002	323,515
20th	2008	Tiger Woods (2)	274	−14	1 stroke	Martin Kaymer	1,700,703	283,965
19th	2007	Henrik Stenson	269	−19	1 stroke	Ernie Els	1,840,535	309,862
18th	2006	Tiger Woods	269	−19	Playoff	Ernie Els	1,996,325	329,760
17th	2005	Ernie Els (3)	269	−19	1 stroke	Stephen Dodd Miguel Ángel Jiménez	1,692,172	277,878
16th	2004	Mark O'Meara	271	−17	1 stroke	Paul McGinley	1,607,591	267,929
15th	2003	Robert-Jan Derksen	271	−17	1 stroke	Ernie Els	1,778,109	291,994
14th	2002	Ernie Els (2)	272	−16	4 strokes	Niclas Fasth	1,664,545	273,336
13th	2001	Thomas Bjørn	266	−22	2 strokes	Pádraig Harrington Tiger Woods	1,619,414	265,153
12th	2000	José Cóceres	274	−14	2 strokes	Paul McGinley Patrik Sjöland	1,393,529	230,824
11th	1999	David Howell	275	−13	4 strokes	Lee Westwood	1,191,785	198,324
10th	1998	José María Olazábal	269	−19	3 strokes	Stephen Allan	1,106,678	182,000
9th	1997	Richard Green	272	−16	Playoff	Greg Norman Ian Woosnam	988,778	163,324
8th	1996	Colin Montgomerie	270	−18	1 stroke	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	914,087	151,662
7th	1995	Fred Couples	268	−20	3 strokes	Colin Montgomerie	633,763	105,000
6th	1994	Ernie Els	268	−20	6 strokes	Greg Norman	636,556	105,000
5th	1993	Wayne Westner	274	−14	2 strokes	Retief Goosen	564,172	93,324
4th	1992	Seve Ballesteros	272	−16	Playoff	Ronan Rafferty	495,802	81,662
3rd	1991	Tournament cancelled due to the Gulf War^[5]
Emirates Airlines Desert Classic
2nd	1990	Eamonn Darcy	276	−12	4 strokes	David Feherty	386,897	64,155
Karl Litten Desert Classic
1st	1989	Mark James	277	−11	Playoff	Peter O'Malley	352,391	58,324

^ ^a ^b Before 2013 the prize fund was always stated and paid in Euro (€). Since 2013 the prize fund has been stated and paid in United States dollar (US$).

References[]

^ "European Tour - Dubai Desert Classic - History". PGA European Tour. 31 December 2018.
^ "Dubai Golf History". Dubai Golf. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ "1/17/1995: By a ceremonial flip of a switch, The Golf Channel launches by Co-Founders Arnold Palmer & Joe Gibbs". Golf History Today. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ "Slync.io becomes new title sponsor of the Dubai Desert Classic". European Tour. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 16 January 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[]

Coordinates: 25°05′10″N 55°09′40″E / 25.086°N 55.161°E / 25.086; 55.161

[prizemoney-5] Before 2013 the prize fund was always stated and paid in Euro (€). Since 2013 the prize fund has been stated and paid in United States dollar (US$).

[1] "European Tour - Dubai Desert Classic - History". PGA European Tour. 31 December 2018.

[2] "Dubai Golf History". Dubai Golf. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[3] "1/17/1995: By a ceremonial flip of a switch, The Golf Channel launches by Co-Founders Arnold Palmer & Joe Gibbs". Golf History Today. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[4] "Slync.io becomes new title sponsor of the Dubai Desert Classic". European Tour. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[6] "Sport in brief | Golf". The Guardian. London, England. 16 January 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 25 April 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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