Mark O’Meara of America put on a display of consummate professionalism to secure victory in the Dubai Desert Classic and take the first prize of €267,929 with a fourth round 69 for 17 under par, 271, that left him one stroke ahead of his four round playing partner, Irishman Paul McGinley.
O’Meara drew on every ounce of the experience that made him Masters Champion and Open Champion in 1998, hitting every green in regulation during his final 18 holes to close out his fourth European Tour International Schedule victory – and his first since that 1998 Open Golf Championship victory.
McGinley and O’Meara’s brilliant battle for first place was similar to that of Denmark’s Thomas Björn and Tiger Woods of America in 2001, when Bjorn upstaged the World Number One after playing every round side by side at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai.
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