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Golf Tournament results : Dubai Desert Classic

The Dubai Desert Classic year-by-year results are listed below. Tournaments are sorted by year and feature the title sponsor, name of winner, golf tournament venue, score and prize money.

The Dubai Desert Classic has been played annually as a European Tour event since 1989. It was the first European Tour event played in the Middle East. It has been played as the: Karl Litten Desert Classic (1989); Emirates Airlines Desert Classic (1990); Dubai Desert Classic (1992-2009); Omega Dubai Desert Classic (2010 - ).

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2012	Omega	Cabrera-Bello, Rafael	Emirates GC	270 (-18)	€315,532
Played as the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Second-placed Stephen Gallacher (Scot) and Lee Westwood (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Cabrera-Bello (Esp). [Majlis course, Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE].
2011	Omega	Quiros, Alvaro	Emirates GC	277 (-11)	€301,353
Played as the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. Second-placed Anders Hansen (Den) and James Kingston (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Quiros (Esp), who carded a final round eagle two at the par-4 2nd and a hole-in-one at the par-3 11th. Played on the Majlis Course.
2010	Omega	Jimenez, Miguel Angel	Emirates GC	277 (-11)	€296,500
Played as the Omega Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Jimenez (Esp) beat Lee Westwood (Eng) at the third hole of a playoff. Played on the Majlis Course.
2009	x	McIlroy, Rory	Emirates GC	269 (-19)	€323,514
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Justin Rose (Eng) finished 1 shot behind McIlroy (NIR). This was the first professional win and first European Tour win for 19-year old McIlroy. Played on the Majlis Course.
2008	x	Woods, Tiger	Emirates GC	274 (-14)	€283,965
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Martin Kaymer (Ger) finished 1 shot behind Woods (USA). Played on the Majlis Course.
2007	x	Stenson, Henrik	Emirates GC	269 (-19)	€309,862
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Ernie Els (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Stenson (Swe), who resides locally in Dubai. Played on the Majlis Course.
2006	Dubal	Woods, Tiger	Emirates GC	269 (-19)	€329,760
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Woods (USA) beat Ernie Els (RSA) at the first hole of a sudden-death playoff. Played on the Majlis Course.
2005	Dubal	Els, Ernie	Emirates GC	269 (-19)	€277,877
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Stephen Dodd (Wales) and Miguel Angel Jimenez (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Els (RSA). Els eagled the last, a 547 yard par-5 to clinch the victory.
2004	Dubal	O'Meara, Mark	Emirates GC	271 (-17)	€268,000
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Paul McGinley (Ire) finished one shot behind O'Meara (USA). This was O'Meara's first win since the 1998 Open Championship.
2003	Dubal	Derksen, Robert-Jan	Emirates GC	271 (-17)	€292,000
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Derksen (Ndl) just nicked his first European Tour win with a birdie at the last to complete a final day 65, and edge out strong favourite Ernie Els (RSA) by one-shot.
2002	Dubal	Els, Ernie	Emirates GC	272 (-16)	€273,335
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Niclas Fasth (Swe) finished 4-strokes behind Els (RSA).
2001	Dubal	Bjorn, Thomas	Emirates GC	266 (-22)	€265,153
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Padraig Harrington (Ire) and Tiger Woods (USA) finished 2 shots behind Bjorn (Den).
2000	Dubal	Coceres, Jose	Dubai Creek	274 (-14)	€230,823
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Paul McGinley (Ire) and Patrik Sjoland (Swe) finished 2 shots behind first-time European Tour winner Coceres (Arg).
1999	Dubal	Howell, David	Dubai Creek	275 (-13)	€198,324
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Lee Westwood (Eng) finished 4 shots behind first-time European Tour winner Howell (Eng).
1998	x	Olazabal, Jose Maria	Emirates GC	269 (-19)	£130,000
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Steve Allan (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Olazabal (Esp).
1997	x	Green, Richard	Emirates GC	272 (-16)	£116,660
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Richard Green (Aus) won at the first hole of a playoff against Greg Norman (Aus) and Ian Woosnam (Wales).
1996	x	Montgomerie, Colin	Emirates GC	270 (-18)	£108,330
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Miguel Angel Jimenez (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Montgomerie (Scot).
1995	x	Couples, Fred	Emirates GC	268 (-20)	£75,000
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Couples (USA).
1994	x	Els, Ernie	Emirates GC	268 (-20)	£75,000
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Greg Norman (Aus) finished 6 shots behind Els (RSA).
1993	x	Westner, Wayne	Emirates GC	274 (-14)	£66,660
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed Retief Goosen (RSA) finished 2 shots behind Westner (RSA).
1992	x	Ballesteros, Seve	Emirates GC	272 (-16)	£58,330
Played as the Dubai Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Ballesteros (Esp) beat Ronan Rafferty (N.Ire) in a playoff.
1991	x	(not played)		x	x
Tournament not played in 1991.
1990	Emirates Airlines	Darcy, Eamonn	Emirates GC	276 (-12)	£45,825
Played as the Emirates Airlines Desert Classic (a European Tour event). Second-placed David Feherty (N.Ire) finished 4 shots behind Darcy (Ire).
1989	Karl Litten	James, Mark	Emirates GC	277 (-11)	£41,660
Played as the Karl Litten Desert Classic (a European Tour event). James (Eng) beat Peter O'Malley (Aus) in a playoff.