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Sunday 18 January 2026DP World TourYear in Review
Elvira wins Dubai Invitational
Dubai Creek Resort, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 January 2026 · Nacho Elvira’s win no. 3 on the DP World Tour · purse $2,750,000 USD
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 38 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/16°C · wind 23 km/h WSW, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/19°C · wind 31 km/h W, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R322°/17°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 39 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R423°/14°C · wind 17 km/h WSW, gusts 28 · 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 · 275closing 65 with an eagle at 13 and birdie at 15 got him into a share of the lead, but he finished one short after Elvira birdied the 71st and parred the last Dubai Invitational: Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy miss out as Nacho Elvira snatches dramatic DP World Tour victory (Sky Sports)
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Same week
DP World Tour event
Dubai Invitational
Dubai Creek Resort, Dubai Creek Resort, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Nacho Elvira
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sky Sports
18 January 2026
It [winning] means the world. If you told me on Tuesday that I'm going to be winning this tournament, I would have never believed you.
Sky Sports
18 January 2026
I've always dreamt of my kids walking up to me with a win. I mean, anything that happens after this is just nothing compared to this.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacho Elvira | 69 · 68 · 68 · 69 | 274 | −10 |
| 2 | Daniel Hillier | 69 · 72 · 69 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| T3 | Julien Guerrier | 68 · 76 · 66 · 66 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | David Puig | 67 · 72 · 70 · 67 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | Rory McIlroy | 66 · 74 · 68 · 68 | 276 | −8 |
| T3 | Shane Lowry | 69 · 68 · 70 · 69 | 276 | −8 |
| T7 | Matt Wallace | 68 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 73 · 70 · 66 · 69 | 278 | −6 |
| T7 | Marcus Armitage | 69 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 278 | −6 |
| T10 | Thriston Lawrence | 69 · 71 · 72 · 67 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Antoine Rozner | 68 · 72 · 70 · 69 | 279 | −5 |
| T10 | Dylan Frittelli | 70 · 71 · 66 · 72 | 279 | −5 |
The golfer
born 1987-02-17, Madrid, Spain; ESP; turned pro 2011; age 38 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 190 that week (OWGR rank before the event (190 -> 118) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond Max 7.5°, Graphite Design Tour AD 7 TX
- Fairway Wood Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max 14°, Fujikura Ventus TR Red 7 X
- Hybrid Callaway Apex UW 25 19°, Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-8 TX
- Utility Iron Callaway X Forged UT CF18 24°, Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei AV Raw White 90 HY TX
- Irons Callaway Apex TCB 5, KBS $-Taper X
- Irons Callaway Apex MB 6-9, KBS $-Taper X
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Wedgeworks 44°, KBS $-Taper X
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM10 50°, 54°, KBS $-Taper X
- Wedge Titleist Vokey Wedgeworks Proto 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Putter Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini 1/2 Ball Prototype
- Ball Titleist Pro V1
verified for this week