He’s the hottest man in world golf and, with a little luck, will ride his rich vein of form all the way back to Emirates Golf Club in early 2021.Continue Reading
Herbert dedicates his Dallah trophy win to the true Aussie battlers back home
Lucas Herbert intends on celebrating his life-changing European Tour breakthrough exactly how you’d imagine any excited young Aussie battler would on Australia day.Continue Reading
Aussie Lucas Herbert wins dramatic Desert Classic in overtime
Lucas Herbert emerged from a wild final round at the OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday to claim his maiden European Tour title and celebrate Australia Day in style. Continue Reading
With a dash of luck and some inspired wedge work and putting, Ashun Wu is the man to beat in Dubai
With a brilliantly fluky eagle to open, a luckless finish and lashings of wedge wizardry and silky putting in between, Ashun Wu fired a memorable 67 on ‘moving day’ to snare the initiative at the $3.25 million event.Continue Reading
Tom Lewis, two back heading into Sunday at Dubai, says ‘if it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be’
With his amateur pedigree, two European Tour titles and that sweet swing of his, few are surprised that Tom Lewis has crept up on everyone to give himself a shot at OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic glory on Sunday. Perhaps other than Lewis himself, that is.Continue Reading
After a day of sniffles and missed putts, expect the new and improved Bryson to return for Sunday’s shootout in Dubai
Bryson DeChambeau 2.0 was more like a slightly off-key version of his original self at the OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday. Continue Reading
Great golf and that droll sense of humour. What more could you ask for from Eddie Pepperell?
Eddie Pepperell has employed a new putter grip and the same old, droll sense of humour to make it a memorable week at Emirates Golf Club so far.Continue Reading
Bryson DeChambeau’s thus far impressive Dubai defence is a mix of old and new
The reinvention of the OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic’s defending champion, Bryson DeChambeau 2.0 if you will, remains a captivating work in progress.Continue Reading
Dean Burmester uses car crash as catalyst to contend in Dubai
Dean Burmester’s putting has been a feature of the first half of the OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic. Chasing a second European Tour title, he’s quite happy to take care of the driving, on and off the Majlis, from here on in too.Continue Reading
Eddie Pepperell fires 67 for halfway lead in Dubai; DeChambeau and fightback Fleetwood lurk
A fine fightback from Tommy Fleetwood has given pacesetter Eddie Pepperell and defending champion plenty to ponder on ‘moving day’.Continue Reading
European Tour pro in contention in Dubai after being in car accident on eve of tournament
That Dean Burmester shot a three-under 69 on the Majlis course during the first round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic was notable on its own, given how difficult the conditions were during Thursday’s opening round.Continue Reading
Pieters putts his way out of a pickle to fire 67, leads by one in Dubai
Midway through his topsy-turvy opening round, there was a scary reminder that the Majlis layout doesn’t really suit Thomas Pieters’ big power fade game.Continue Reading
Motivated by Ryder Cup obligations, Padraig Harrington’s return to Dubai has a surprise twist
An opening one-under 71 has the 48-year-old Irishman in the early conversation at Emirates Golf Club.Continue Reading
DeChambeau ‘smooth sailing’ after opening Dubai defence with two-under 70
Appropriately enough on a day when even the hardiest of seagulls might have reconsidered all non-essential flights, Bryson DeChambeau described the encouraging start to his OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic defence as “smooth sailing”.Continue Reading
Wattel best of the MENA Tour contingent as Hill struggles on opening day at Desert Classic
Romain Wattel was the last of the six MENA Tour by Arena players to qualify for this week’s OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic. By the end of the opening round, the Frenchman was first among those proudly flying the regional developmental circuit’s flag at the $3.25 million event.Continue Reading
Lipsky takes advantage of his lucky dawn break
David lipsky is loving the liberty of being unshackled from any equipment deals but not half as much as he enjoyed the freedom of the back nine on the opening morning of the 31st OMEGA Dubai Desert Classic.Continue Reading
From majors to Dubai’s traffic lights, Bryson DeChambeau didn’t disappoint in his defender’s presser
Bryson DeChambeau didn’t go where many expected he might in his defending champion’s press conference on the eve of the 31st Omega Dubai Desert Classic.Continue Reading
Stenson: ‘The golf course doesn’t know if you’re 20, 30 or 40 when you’re teeing it up’
Henrik Stenson spent the off-season working on his driving, a 40-foot RV around the Californian countryside that is. He’ll take all of February off too for fear of “running out of fuel” later in one of the busiest golf seasons on record.Continue Reading
