Omega Dubai Desert Classic Facts and Figues
First played: 1989
Most wins: 3– Ernie Els, 1994, 2002, 2005
Consecutive wins: None
Youngest winner: Rory McIlroy, 19 years and 273 days, 2009
Oldest winner: Mark O’Meara, 47 year and 54 days, 2004
Lowest 18 hole score: 61 (-11), Ernie Els, 1994
Lowest first 18 hole score: 61 (-11), Ernie Els, 1994
Lowest first 36 hole score: 128 (-16), Tiger Woods, 2001
Lowest first 54 hole score: 196 (-20), Tiger Woods, 2001
Lowest 72 hole score: 266 (-22), Thomas Björn, 2001
Lowest under par winning score: 266 (-22), Thomas Björn, 2001
Lowest final round by a winner: 65 (-7), Robert-Jan Derksen, 2003; Tiger Woods, 2008
Wire-to-wire-winners: Eamonn Darcy, 1990; Seve Ballesteros, 1992; Ernie Els, 1994;
José Coceres, 2000; Rory McIlroy, 2009
Largest 18 hole lead: 5 shots, Ernie Els, 1994
Largest 36 hole lead: 6 shots, Ernie Els, 1994
Largest 54 hole lead: 8 shots, Ernie Els, 1994
Largest winning margin: 6 shots, Ernie Els, 1994
Biggest final round 4 shots, Tiger Woods, 2008
comeback by a winner:
Play-offs: Mark James beat Peter O’Malley, 1989
Seve Ballesteros beat Ronan Rafferty, 1992
Richard Green beat Greg Norman and Ian Woosnam, 1997
Tiger Woods beat Ernie Els, 2006
Miguel Angel Jiménez beat Lee Westwood, 2010
Holes-in-one: Miguel Angel Jiménez, 4th Hole, Rnd 2, 1990 (Emirates)
Chris Moody, 11th Hole, Rnd 3, 1990 (Emirates)
Mark McNulty, 11th Hole, Rnd 3, 1990 (Emirates)
José Coceres, 7th Hole, Rnd 2, 1992 (Emirates)
Wayne Westner, 7th Hole, Rnd 1, 1995 (Emirates)
José Coceres, 4th Hole, Rnd 1, 1996 (Emirates)
Roger Wessels, 7th Hole, Rnd 2, 1996 (Emirates)
Peter Hedblom, 15th Hole, Rnd 2, 1996 (Emirates)
Stuart Cage, 8th Hole, Rnd 1, 1999 (Dubai Creek and Yacht Club)
Peter Downie, 16th Hole, Rnd 1, 2000 (Dubai Creek and Yacht Club)
Henrik Bjornstad, 7th Hole, Rnd 4, 2002 (Emirates)
Brad Kennedy, 4th Hole, Rnd 2, 2004 (Emirates)
Yasin Ali, 7th Hole, Rnd 1, 2005 (Emirates)
Nobuhito Sato, 15th Hole, Rnd 1, 2005 (Emirates)
Stephen Gallacher, 4th Hole, Rnd 4, 2005 (Emirates)
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño, 4th Hole, Rnd 2, 2007 (Emirates)
Miguel Angel Jiménez, 7th hole, Rnd 1, 2008 (Emirates)
Louis Oosthuizen, 11th hole, Rnd 2, 2009 (Emirates)
David Howell, 7th hole, Rnd 1, 2011 (Emirates)
Keith Horne, 4th hole, Rnd 2, 2011 (Emirates)
Raphaël Jacquelin, 7th hole, Rnd 3, 2011 (Emirates)
Alvaro Quiros, 4th hole, Rnd 11, 2011 (Emirates)
Stephen Gallacher, 15th hole, Rnd 1, 2012 (Emirates)
Martin Kaymer, 7th hole, Rnd 2, 2012 (Emirates)
Low cut: 141 (-3), 2001, 07
High cut: 149 (+5), 1989
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