David Howell 1999 Dubai Desert Classic winner which this year was held at a different venue.
David Howell showed himself to be a fearless front-runner for the second time in three months when he captured the Dubai Desert Classic at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club.
The 23-year-old from Swindon, who won the Australian PGA by a runaway seven strokes in November, claimed his first European Tour title with an emphatic four-shot victory in Dubai.
A closing five under par 67 ensured that the title was in Howell’s safe keeping a long way from home, and he was permitted the luxury of bogeying the last hole to win in style with a 13 under par total of 275.
His win in Dubai propelled him to the top of the 1999 Volvo Order of Merit, and to 6th place in the Ryder Cup Points Table, and he said: "This is a big day for me. Hopefully, I can now play in the majors, although my ultimate aspirations are to be No1 and play in the Ryder Cup. I’ve promised myself that it comes this year, in two years time or in 10 years time I want to make it."
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