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Dubai Desert Classic
Tournament information
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	$2,500,000
Month played	January
Tournament record score
Aggregate	266 Thomas Bjørn (2001)
To-par	-22 (as above)
Current champion
	Rory McIlroy

The Dubai Desert Classic is an annual professional golf tournament which takes place in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It has been part of the European Tour schedule since its inauguration in 1989, and was the first European Tour event to be staged in the Middle East. Except for the 1999 and 2000 editions, which were held at the Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, it has been played on the "Majlis" course at the Emirates Golf Club.

The event is noted for attracting some of the biggest stars in the world of golf with the assistance of generous appearance fees. Ernie Els has had the most success, having won the Desert Classic on three occasions. The main sponsor of the event is Dubal, with co-sponsors consisting of Omega, National Bank of Dubai, Jumeirah Golf Estates, CNN, Emaar, Emirates Airlines, BMW and Gulf News.

[edit] Winners

Year	Winner	Score
Dubai Desert Classic
2009	Rory McIlroy	269 (-19)
2008	Tiger Woods	274 (-14)
2007	Henrik Stenson	269 (-19)
2006	Tiger Woods	269 (-19)^PO
2005	Ernie Els	269 (-19)
2004	Mark O'Meara	271 (-17)
2003	Robert-Jan Derksen	271 (-17)
2002	Ernie Els	272 (-16)
2001	Thomas Bjørn	266 (-22)
2000	José Cóceres	274 (-14)
1999	David Howell	275 (-13)
1998	José María Olazábal	269 (-19)
1997	Richard Green	272 (-16)^PO
1996	Colin Montgomerie	270 (-18)
1995	Fred Couples	268 (-20)
1994	Ernie Els	268 (-20)
1993	Wayne Westner	274 (-14)
1992	Seve Ballesteros	272 (-16)^PO
Emirates Airlines Desert Classic
1990	Eamonn Darcy	276 (-12)
Karl Litten Desert Classic
1989	Mark James	277 (-11)^PO

[edit] See also

The other two European Tour events part of the Gulf Swing:

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