The Dubai Desert Classic is a European Tour golf tournament held on the Majlis course at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 1999 and 2000 it was held at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club.
History When founded in 1989, it was the first European Tour event to be staged in the Arabian Peninsula. It is now one of six.
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.
The 1995 edition is notable as the first live event broadcast on the Golf Channel, an American pay-television network.
In September 2021, it was announced that the event would gain a new title sponsor, Slync.io, in 2022. The event was also added to the Rolex Series, with an increased prize fund of . The deal was terminated in September 2022.
In January 2023, it was confirmed that Hero MotoCorp would become the event's new title sponsor beginning in 2023.
Winners European Tour (Rolex Series) 2022– European Tour (Regular) 1989–2021 #YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upPurse(US$)Winner'sshare ($)Hero Dubai Desert Classic37th 2026 Patrick Reed 274 −14 4 strokes Andy Sullivan 9,000,000 1,530,00036th 2025 Tyrrell Hatton 273 −15 1 stroke Daniel Hillier 9,000,000 1,530,00035th 2024 Rory McIlroy (4) 274 −14 1 stroke Adrian Meronk 9,000,000 1,530,00034th 2023 Rory McIlroy (3) 269 −19 1 stroke Patrick Reed 9,000,000 1,530,000Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic33rd 2022 Viktor Hovland 276 −12 Playoff Richard Bland 8,000,000 1,333,330Omega Dubai Desert Classic32nd 2021 Paul Casey 271 −17 4 strokes Brandon Stone 3,250,000 528,51431st 2020 Lucas Herbert 279 −9 Playoff Christiaan Bezuidenhout 3,250,000 541,66030th 2019 Bryson DeChambeau 264 −24 7 strokes Matt Wallace 3,250,000 541,66029th 2018 Li Haotong 265 −23 1 stroke Rory McIlroy 3,000,000 500,10028th 2017 Sergio García 269 −19 3 strokes Henrik Stenson 2,650,000 441,75527th 2016 Danny Willett 269 −19 1 stroke Rafa Cabrera-Bello Andy Sullivan 2,650,000 441,75526th 2015 Rory McIlroy (2) 266 −22 3 strokes Alex Norén 2,650,000 441,75525th 2014 Stephen Gallacher (2) 272 −16 1 stroke Emiliano Grillo 2,500,000 416,75024th 2013 Stephen Gallacher 266 −22 3 strokes Richard Sterne 2,500,000 416,75023rd 2012 Rafa Cabrera-Bello 270 −18 1 stroke Stephen Gallacher Lee Westwood 2,500,000 416,75022nd 2011 Álvaro Quirós 277 −11 1 stroke Anders Hansen James Kingston 2,500,000 416,75021st 2010 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 277 −11 Playoff Lee Westwood 2,500,000 416,750Dubai Desert Classic20th 2009 Rory McIlroy 269 −19 1 stroke Justin Rose 2,500,000 416,75019th 2008 Tiger Woods (2) 274 −14 1 stroke Martin Kaymer 2,500,000 416,75018th 2007 Henrik Stenson 269 −19 1 stroke Ernie Els 2,400,000 309,86217th 2006 Tiger Woods 269 −19 Playoff Ernie Els 2,400,000 309,86216th 2005 Ernie Els (3) 269 −19 1 stroke Stephen Dodd Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,200,000 366,66715th 2004 Mark O'Meara 271 −17 1 stroke Paul McGinley 2,000,000 333,33314th 2003 Robert-Jan Derksen 271 −17 1 stroke Ernie Els 2,000,000 333,33313th 2002 Ernie Els (2) 272 −16 4 strokes Niclas Fasth 1,500,000 250,00012th 2001 Thomas Bjørn 266 −22 2 strokes Pádraig Harrington Tiger Woods 1,500,000 250,00011th 2000 José Cóceres 274 −14 2 strokes Paul McGinley Patrik Sjöland 1,300,000 216,66710th 1999 David Howell 275 −13 4 strokes Lee Westwood 1,300,000 216,6679th 1998 José María Olazábal 269 −19 3 strokes Stephen Allan 1,300,000 216,6678th 1997 Richard Green 272 −16 Playoff Greg Norman Ian Woosnam 1,200,000 200,0007th 1996 Colin Montgomerie 270 −18 1 stroke Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1,000,000 166,6676th 1995 Fred Couples 268 −20 3 strokes Colin Montgomerie 700,000 116,6675th 1994 Ernie Els 268 −20 6 strokes Greg Norman 700,000 116,6674th 1993 Wayne Westner 274 −14 2 strokes Retief Goosen 500,000 83,3333rd 1992 Seve Ballesteros 272 −16 Playoff Ronan Rafferty 650,000 108,333– 1991 Cancelled due to the Gulf WarEmirates Airlines Desert Classic2nd 1990 Eamonn Darcy 276 −12 4 strokes David Feherty 450,000 75,000Karl Litten Desert Classic1st 1989 Mark James 277 −11 Playoff Peter O'Malley 450,000 75,000
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External links
Coverage on European Tour's official site