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 Dates: February 2nd through February 5th
 Site: Emirates Golf Club (Majlis course), 
       Dubai, United Arab Emirates
 Course Architect: Karl Litten (1988)
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 7,264
 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 5 568 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 3 186 Yds   16 - Par 4 425 Yds
               8 - Par 4 459 Yds   17 - Par 4 359 Yds
               9 - Par 4 463 Yds   18 - Par 5 547 Yds
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                    35 3,584 Yds         37 3,680 Yds
 
 Annual: 17th
 Defending champion: Ernie Els
 Runner-Up: Miguel Angel Jimenez, Stephen Dodd
 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: $2,383,823
 Share: 1st Place - $401,333; 
 2nd Place - $267,522; 3rd Place - $150,725
 
                             2005 Finish
                             -----------
 Player             Score    Player           Score
 ------             -----    ------           -----
 Ernie Els           269     Robert Karlsson   276
 Miguel Angel Jimene 270     Lee Westwood      276
 Stephen Dodd        270     Nick Dougherty    276
 Colin Montgomerie   272     David Howell      277
 Gregory Havret      275     Soren Kjeldsen    277
 
 Past Dubai Desert Classic Winners
 ---------------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2005  Ernie Els (269) -- Miguel Angel Jimenez, Stephen Dodd
 2004  Mark O'Meara (271) -- Paul McGinley
 2003  Robert-Jan Derksen (271) -- Ernie Els
 2002  Ernie Els (272) -- Niclas Fasth
 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 Litten Classic (1989), Emirates Airline Classic
       (1990).