The Day Rory McIlroy Turned Media, Carrying A Long Lens & Get To Walk Closer To Tiger.
While this year marks the 37th hosting of the Dubai Desert Classic there is also two special ‘events’ that took place at the tournament 20-years ago.
Firstly, the 2006 hosting of the Dubai Desert Classic is probably more remembered as the year World No. 1 Tiger Woods won the Dubai Desert Classic for a first of two occasions.
Woods had made his Dubai debut in 2004, won in 2006, played again in 2007 and then won for a second time in 2008 while returning to tee-up again in 2011, 2014 and ...
Italian Sensation Set To Make It Two From Three New Season MENA Wins.
ADDABBO TAKES CONTROL AT EGYPT GOLF SERIES NEW GIZA
Italian fires 66 to lead by one heading into final round
Cairo, Egypt – 20 January 2026: Italy’s Ludovico Addabbo carded a six-under-par 66 to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the maiden Egypt Golf Series New Giza at the New Giza Golf Club in Cairo.
The 27-year-old, who won the PGA Aroeira Challenge wire-to-wire in November for his first professional victory, moved to ten under par overall as he bids to close the gap on MENA ...
Birthday Boy Fleetwood’s Simple Golfing Wish
Tommy Fleetwood is one of the more affable golfers to be around.
From the time this journalist was present in 2013 at Gleneagles when Fleetwood was holding aloft the trophy of a first DP World Tour victory, and with his much-loved ailing dog Maisie beside him, to more than a decade on in having captured 10 world titles and been a proud member of two winning European Ryder Cup sides, Fleetwood’s not changed.
Of course, Fleetwood’s latest individual taste of success at the 2025 PGA Tour Championship ...
Reed On Joining LIV Golf: “I’m Already Playing Three Tours, Why Add Another”.
Patrick Reed had probably the most simpliest of replies involving one of more complicated scenarios currently in men’s pro golf, and that was being quizzed if he would consider following fellow countryman Brooks Koepka in also rejoining the PGA Tour.
“Of course. I mean, if it’s up to me, I’ll play everywhere”, said Reed after speaking to the Telegraph during last week’s Dubai Invitational.
“I’m already playing on three tours, so why should I want to add ...
MacIntyre Singles Out ‘Attitude’ Snapping A Putter In Being So Close To Hawaiian Victory Luau.
Top Scot Robert MacIntyre has reached a career high of No. 6 in the world but blamed his ‘attitude’ in letting slip possible victory at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
MacIntyre stormed to an eventual share of fourth just four shots adrift of American Chris Gotterup, the reigning Genesis Scottish Open champ, who produced a closing 64 for a two-shot success, and also a third Tour triumph.
MacIntye birdied five of his outward nine holes and then the 15th and last in a best of the final round 63 for the ...
Lowry Shattered: “A Disaster. I Hit A Shocking Shot. Tried My Best But Not Good Enough”.
No prize for knowing Shane Lowry was naturally guttered, horribly letting slip a first DP World Tour in victory in well over three years at the final hole on the last day of the Dubai Invitational.
The double Ryder Cup winning Irishman was leading by a shot heading to the last when, after finding a greenside bunker with his second, he thinned his third shot across the putting surface and into the water guarding the green.
Lowry took a penalty fourth shot ahead holing out for a double-bogey ‘6’ ...
McIlroy’s Simple Three-Word Message Post A 13th Top-3 Finish In 19-Years Starting A New Year
“Hit more fairways”.
This was Rory McIlroy’s simple three-word message post the Dubai Invitational after going so close to just a second victory in 19-years at a first tournament of a New Year.
The Grand Slam winning McIlroy was struggling early on, posting a 10th bogey of the four days when he bogeyed the seventh hole at the host Dubai Creek Golf Club course.
He earlier had birdied the third but for a second day running, McIlroy bogeyed the fourth hole before finding a greenside ...
