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Sunday 19 January 2025DP World TourYear in Review
Hatton wins Hero Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 January 2025 · Tyrrell Hatton’s win no. 8 on the DP World Tour · purse $9,000,000 USD · Hero
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
10 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/14°C · wind 17 km/h NNW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/16°C · wind 17 km/h SW, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R323°/17°C · wind 31 km/h WSW, gusts 50 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/17°C · wind 24 km/h W, gusts 42 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Daniel Hillier NZL · 274overnight leader birdied the last to put pressure on Hatton, who holed a seven-foot par putt to win by one Tyrrell Hatton outduels Daniel Hillier to win Dubai Desert Classic by a stroke (AP via KSAT)
126 started · cut E, 79 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Hero Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Tyrrell Hatton
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
The Associated Press (via KSAT)
19 January 2025
I’m not going to lie, I was pretty nervous on the back nine to be honest,
The Associated Press (via KSAT)
19 January 2025
It’s bittersweet, that’s for sure,
The Associated Press (via KSAT)
19 January 2025
Hats off to Tyrrell. He was pretty solid down the stretch there. He’s class. Well done to him.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell Hatton | 71 · 65 · 68 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| 2 | Daniel Hillier | 68 · 65 · 70 · 71 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Laurie Canter | 68 · 68 · 71 · 68 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Rory McIlroy | 70 · 71 · 69 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T4 | Niklas Nørgaard | 71 · 68 · 71 · 66 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Tom McKibbin | 70 · 69 · 69 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Shaun Norris | 69 · 67 · 72 · 69 | 277 | −11 |
| T8 | David Micheluzzi | 65 · 73 · 75 · 65 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Guido Migliozzi | 66 · 73 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T10 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | 72 · 71 · 70 · 66 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Patrick Reed | 70 · 69 · 73 · 67 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Dylan Frittelli | 73 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Ryan Fox | 68 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1991-10-14, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2011; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0; world No. 17 that week (OWGR rankBefore for this event (17 -> 8) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet