This week we travel to the Middle East for the Dubai Desert Classic. This is one of the big money events on the DP World Tour . . . A $9 million total purse, the winner takes home just North of $1.5 million. The money increased dramatically in 2022 with the creation of the Rolex Series, the DP Tour equivalent of the PGA Premium Events. This event was first played in 1989, where the champion was Mark James. He took home $75,000 out of a purse of $450,000.
This event has a reputation for strong fields, not in the least because they paid appearance money. Past champions have included Ernie, Seve, Tiger, Jose and of course Rory.
FUN FACT: When played in 1989, this was the first European Tour event ever held on the Arabian Peninsula. Now one of six . . . the European Tour begins and ends its season in the Middle East. (Is this a good time to discuss Middle East money and golf?)
Four and an Alt
Slinger
Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4
Alternate
TOTAL
Wendy
Fleetwood -5
McIlroy -3
Højgaard R -7
Hatton -8
RAHM MC5
-23
Scrums
N Hojgaard -5
R Hojgaard -7
Fleetwood -5
McIlroy -3
JORDAN -
-20
JJ
N Nøjgaard -5
HATTON (3) -8
Fleetwood -5
MacIntyre -4
Hovland MC5
-19
Hedge
McIlroy -3
Scott -2
Fleetwood -5
Hatton -8
HOVLAND MC5
-18
Metro
McIlroy -3
Macintyre -4
M Lee -7
Scott -2
MERONK MC5
-16
Taf
McIlroy -3
NØRGAARD N (3) -5
Højgaard R -7
MacIntyre -4
Hovland MC5
-16
Deb
McIlroy -3
HATTON (3) -8
Fleetwood -5
Rahm MC5
Hovland MC5
-8
MX2
McIlroy -3
LEE M (3) -7
Fleetwood -5
Rahm MC5
Hovland MC5
-7
Phil
Rahm MC5
Hovland MC5
Reed -5
Hatton -8
MCILROY -3
-3
EMC
Migliozzi -5
Fritelli -3
HIDALGO (3) -2
Ravetto MC5
Campillo MC5
-2
Max
Reed -5
Hovland MC5
McIlroy -3
Rahm MC5
HATTON -8
2
“My esteem in this country has gone up substantially
It is very nice now that when people wave at me, they use all their fingers”
