Dubai Desert Classic
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| Dubai Desert Classic | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Location |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Established | 1989 |
| Course(s) | Emirates Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Yardage | 7,301 |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Purse | €1,700,000 |
| Month Played | February |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 266 Thomas Bjørn (2001) |
| Current champion | |
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The Dubai Desert Classic is an annual professional golf tournament which will be contested in 2008 from January 28 - February 3rd. It takes place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and is part of the European Tour schedule. It was inaugurated in 1989 and was the first European Tour event in the Middle East. It is played on the "Majlis" course at Emirates Golf Club, although it moved to Dubai Creek Golf Club for two years in 1999 and 2000. Ernie Els has won the Desert Classic the most times, with three wins. The main sponsor of the event is DUBAL Aluminum, with co-sponsors consisting of Omega, National Bank of Dubai, Jumeirah Golf Estates, CNN, Emaar, Emirates Airlines, BMW and Gulf News.
The event is notable for attracting some of the biggest stars in the world of golf with the assistance of generous appearance fees.
[edit] Winners
Dubai Desert Classic
- 2008
Tiger Woods - 2007
Henrik Stenson - 2006 Tiger Woods
- 2005
Ernie Els - 2004 Mark O'Meara
- 2003
Robert-Jan Derksen - 2002 Ernie Els
- 2001
Thomas Bjørn - 2000
José Cóceres - 1999
David Howell - 1998
José María Olazábal - 1997
Richard Green - 1996
Colin Montgomerie - 1995 Fred Couples
- 1994 Ernie Els
- 1993
Wayne Westner - 1992 Seve Ballesteros
- 1991 No tournament
Emirates Airlines Desert Classic
- 1990
Eamonn Darcy
Karl Litten Desert Classic
- 1989 Mark James
[edit] See also
The other two European Tour events part of the Gulf Swing:
