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Sunday 5 March 1989European TourYear in Review
James wins Karl Litten Desert Classic
United Arab Emirates · Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 March 1989 · Mark James’s win no. 10 on the European Tour · purse US$450,000 USD · start and end dates from OWGR event page; end date matches season table
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Peter O'Malley AUSlost playoff on first extra hole Dubai Desert Classic - Wikipedia
120 started, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Karl Litten Desert Classic
United Arab Emirates
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Mark James
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark James | 69 · 68 · 72 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Peter O'Malley | |||
| 3 | Paul Broadhurst | |||
| 4 | Brett Ogle | |||
| 5 | Magnus Persson Atlevi | |||
| T6 | Mike Miller | |||
| T6 | Sam Torrance | |||
| T6 | Barry Lane | |||
| T6 | Jim Rutledge | |||
| T6 | Emmanuel Dussart |
The golfer
born 1953-10-28, Manchester, England; ENG; turned pro 1976; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 10; world No. 50 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player events table)).
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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