Dubai, UAE …. South African Dean Burmester along with his wife, Melissa and four-year old son, Jordan were indeed fortunate to walk away from a four-car smash in returning to the Dubai hotel on Wednesday night.

The were passengers in a UBER-hired Lexus that ploughed into the back of a Porsche around two kilometres from their hotel during this week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic.

Burmester, 30 who has won seven times on the Sunshine Tour injured his right ankle while he wife was a bit shaken-up but fortunately no injuries to their son.

“It was pretty hectic and quite scary as we were heading back from visiting the Dubai aquarium and there was traffic on the other side of a blind rise in the road and our Uber driver was just too slow and so we went into the back of a Porsche,” said Burmester.

Dean Burmester and son Jordan following the second round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic (Photo @tourmiss)

“There were four cars involved.  I have a slight ankle problem, but nothing too serious. And my wifes got quite bad whiplash, but other than that we’re surviving and just happy and thank God that we’re all okay.”

The Zimbabwe-born South African has since being undergoing treatment on his ankle and also taking pain-killers though surprisingly the injury has clearly not affected his golf in producing rounds of 69 and 68 to be tied in second place at seven-under par midway through the second round at the Emirates Club.

“I have been seeing the greens and the lines pretty well,” he said.

“So I’m just happy to kind of just be out here playing. And the new changes are all good. I think 9’s a proper hole with that tee now. We haven’t used it the first two days, but this weekend’s going to be good fun off that back tee.

“There are a couple of green changes on six and a couple other things. But on the whole it’s amazing and they have done great job. I think the green keeping staff with the rough and everything have certainly taken the 5-under cut away.”