Dubai Desert Classic
Dubai Desert Classic
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 Dates: Thursday, March 7th through Sunday, March 10th
 Site: Emirates Golf Club (Majlis course), Dubai, United Arab Emirates
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 7,185
 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 458 Yds   10 - Par 5 549 Yds
               2 - Par 4 351 Yds   11 - Par 3 169 Yds
               3 - Par 5 530 Yds   12 - Par 4 467 Yds
               4 - Par 3 188 Yds   13 - Par 5 550 Yds
               5 - Par 4 436 Yds   14 - Par 4 434 Yds
               6 - Par 4 475 Yds   15 - Par 3 180 Yds
               7 - Par 3 178 Yds   16 - Par 4 425 Yds
               8 - Par 4 434 Yds   17 - Par 4 351 Yds
               9 - Par 4 463 Yds   18 - Par 5 547 Yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    35 3,513 Yds         37 3,672 Yds

 Annual: 13th

 Defending champion: Thomas Bjorn
 Runner-Up: Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington
 Tournament Record: 266 (Thomas Bjorn, 2001)
 54-Hole Record: 196 (Tiger Woods, 2001)
 36-Hole Record: 128 (Tiger Woods, 2001)
 Course Record: 61 (Ernie Els, 1994)
 Total Purse: $1,414,512
 Share: 1st Place - $250,000; 2nd Place - 166,665; 3rd Place - 93,900

                             2001 Finish
                             -----------

 Player                Score              Player                 Score
 ------                -----              ------                 -----
 Thomas Bjorn           266               Jeev Milkha Singh       271
 Tiger Woods            268               Brian Davis             271
 Padraig Harrington     268               Trevor Immelman         271
 Ian Woosnam            270               Elliot Boult            272
 Mathias Gronberg       270               Paul McGinley           272
                                          Angel Cabrera           272

                Past Dubai Desert Classic Winners and Runners-up
                ------------------------------------------------

 2001 -- Thomas Bjorn (266) -- Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington
 2000 -- Jose Coceres (274) -- Patrik Sjoland, Paul McGinley
 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) -- Retief Goosen
 1992 -- *Seve Ballesteros (272) -- Ronan Rafferty
 1991 -- Not Held
 1990 -- Eamonn Darcy (276) -- David Feherty
 1989 -- *Mark James (277) -- Peter O'Malley

 * - won in playoff.

 Note: Formerly called Karl Litton Classic (1989), Emirates Airline Classic
       (1990).

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