Dates: Thursday, March 2nd through Sunday, March 5th
Site: Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Course Architect: Karl Litton
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,853
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 389 Yds 10 - Par 5 553 Yds
2 - Par 3 182 Yds 11 - Par 4 426 Yds
3 - Par 4 395 Yds 12 - Par 4 484 Yds
4 - Par 4 391 Yds 13 - Par 5 545 Yds
5 - Par 5 487 Yds 14 - Par 3 163 Yds
6 - Par 4 402 Yds 15 - Par 4 427 Yds
7 - Par 4 305 Yds 16 - Par 3 186 Yds
8 - Par 3 196 Yds 17 - Par 4 363 Yds
9 - Par 5 529 Yds 18 - Par 4 430 Yds
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36 3,276 Yds 36 3,577 Yds
Annual: 11th
Defending Champion: David Howell
Runner-Up: Lee Westwood
Tournament Record: 268 (Ernie Els, 1994; Fred Couples, 1995)
18-Hole Record: 61 (Ernie Els, 1994)
Course Record: 66 (Jonathan Lomas, 1999)
Total Purse: $1,345,516
Share: 1st Place - $224,052; 2nd Place - 148,475; 3rd Place - 83,735
1999 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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David Howell 275 Colin Montgomerie 282
Lee Westwood 279 Ed Fryatt 282
Paul McGinley 280 Miguel Angel Jimenez 283
Mark James 280 Jyoti Randhawa 283
Wayne Riley 282 Anthony Wall 283
Past Dubai Desert Classic Winners and Runners-up
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1999 -- David Howell (275) -- Lee Westwood
1998 -- Jose Maria Olazabal (269) -- Stephen Allan
1997 -- *Richard Green (272) -- Greg Norman, Ian Woosnam
1996 -- Colin Montgomerie (270) -- Miguel Angel Jimenez
1995 -- Fred Couples (268) -- Colin Montgomerie
1994 -- Ernie Els (268) -- Greg Norman
1993 -- Wayne Westner (274)
1992 -- *Seve Ballesteros (272)
1991 -- Not Held
1990 -- Eamonn Darcy (276)
1989 -- *Mark James (277) -- Peter O'Malley
* - won in playoff.
Note: Formerly called Karl Litton Classic (1989), Emirates Airline Classic
(1990).
Top Contenders in the Field
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David Howell - Defending champion, missed the cut at Portuguese Open
Seve Ballesteros - Making his 2000 debut, won this event in 1992
Thomas Bjorn - 7th on money list with two top-10's in three events
Darren Clarke - Won last week's Match Play Championship over Tiger Woods
Miguel A. Jimenez - Lost in the quarterfinals last week to Davis Love III
Paul Lawrie - 11th on money list following top-five finish at Match Play
Justin Leonard - Has failed to crack the top-10 this year in America
Colin Montgomerie - Lost to Bjorn in second round of Andersen Consulting
Jose M. Olazabal - Masters champion, currently 22nd on Order of Merit
Mark O'Meara - Lost to eventual champion Clarke in second round
Gary Orr - Won Portuguese Open for first career European Tour win
Lucas Parsons - 5th on money list, won Greg Norman Holden International
Lee Westwood - Won earlier this year on South African Tour
Ian Woosnam - Tied for 9th at Portuguese Open with final round of 66
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