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….. Emirates GC, Dubai Can there be anything more rewarding sight for a golfer than to see your photograph among those featuring Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy as fellow former tournament champions. That was the scenario for Lucas Herbert as he worked on his putting ahead of this week’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic. The Hero Motor Corp, and the world’s largest manufacturer of motor-cycles, has arranged here at the Emirates Golf Club for all 34 former Desert Classic champions photographs to placed ...

…. Emirates Club, Dubai Patrick Reed has presented his side of the story by declaring he did not throw any golf tee in the direction of World No. 1 Rory McIlroy. It has been reported widely by websites and newspapers around the globe, and following a story written in Spanish on the Ten Golf website, that Masters champion Reed hurled a tee in disgust after the Texan was blanked by McIlroy in wishing him a ‘Happy New Year’ while each were on the Emirates Club practice range. In speaking this ...

…. Emirates Club, Dubai Rory McIlroy says it’s a ‘storm in a tea cup’ an incident earlier this week when it’s been widely reported Masters champ Patrick Reed allegedly hurled a tee at the current World No. 1. McIlroy was on the Emirates club range and was bending down beside his golf bag when Reed walked over to wish both McIlroy and long-time caddy Harry Diamond a ‘happy new year’. Diamond responded with a similar wish but when Reed reached out to McIlroy, the Irishman reacted ...

  Patrick Reed has presented his side of the story that has the golf world abuzz declaring he did not throw a golf tee at World No. 1 Rory McIlroy. It was reported widely by websites and newspapers around the globe, and following a story written in Spanish on the Ten Golf website that Masters champion Reed hurled a tee in disgust after the Texan was blanked by McIlroy while each were on the Emirates Club practice range. In speaking with them this morning with Ten Golf’s Alejandro Rodrigeuz ...

…. Dubai, UAE The opening event of the 2023 Asian Tour schedule clearly boasts the strongest field of any Tour of the New Year if the number of major champions competing is an indication. The second Asian Tour hosting of PIF Saudi Invitational will feature 12 major champions in the limited 126-player field taking to the stunning Royal Greens laid out along the Red Sea at King Abdullah Economic City, and around 100 kms north of Jeddah. That’s one major champion more than the field that competed ...

… Dubai, UAE Stephen Gallacher boasts he’s just as excited returning to Dubai as he was twenty-three years in making his debut in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Gallacher, 48, is contesting a 625th Tour event this week thanks to a sponsor’s invitation and after losing full Tour status at the close of the 2022 season. He said: “It was nice to receive the invitation because it’s been a tournament dear to my heart, so delighted to be here. “I was working for SKY at the Hero Cup in ...

… Dubai, UAE  World No. 1 Rory McIlroy played a 10-hole Hero Dubai Desert Classic practice round will fellow Holywood club member Tom McKibbin that allowed him to reach out to the 20-year-old following last week’s gut-wrenching outcome in Abu Dhabi. It was the second practice round for the duo in less than a fortnight as McIlroy arranged for a practice round last week in Florida just prior to McKibbin getting a late call-up into the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. McKibbin was out in the final ...