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Sunday 25 January 2026DP World TourYear in Review
Reed wins Hero Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 January 2026 · Patrick Reed’s win no. 4 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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 46° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/15°C · wind 29 km/h NNW, gusts 46 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R223°/12°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 13 km/h E, gusts 24 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/17°C · wind 30 km/h SSE, gusts 46 · 2.2 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
- Andy Sullivan ENG · 278recovered from a shaky front nine and finished birdie-birdie for 71, four behind Reed in solo second Patrick Reed masters the Majlis to claim Hero Dubai Desert Classic, his first Rolex Series title (Golf Digest Middle East)
126 started · cut +1, 70 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Hero Dubai Desert Classic
Emirates Golf Club (Majlis Course), Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Patrick Reed
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Digest Middle East
25 January 2026
Instead of keeping the foot on the gas early, I tried to protect that lead. Next thing you know, David goes and birdies eight and nine and shuts it down to two. Then it was a dogfight.
Golf Digest Middle East
25 January 2026
Today was a lot harder than I expected. I knew it was going to be. I just couldn’t really get anything going on the front nine.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Reed | 69 · 66 · 67 · 72 | 274 | −14 |
| 2 | Andy Sullivan | 71 · 65 · 71 · 71 | 278 | −10 |
| 3 | Julien Guerrier | 73 · 72 · 65 · 69 | 279 | −9 |
| T4 | Jayden Schaper | 71 · 68 · 71 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Nicolai Højgaard | 71 · 67 · 72 · 70 | 280 | −8 |
| T4 | Francesco Molinari | 65 · 72 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T7 | Marcus Armitage | 71 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | Ricardo Gouveia | 72 · 69 · 70 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| T7 | David Puig | 72 · 68 · 66 · 75 | 281 | −7 |
| T10 | Darius Van Driel | 74 · 69 · 70 · 69 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Martin Couvra | 70 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Christiaan Maas | 70 · 71 · 69 · 72 | 282 | −6 |
| T10 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 70 · 72 · 67 · 73 | 282 | −6 |
The golfer
born 1990-08-05, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.; USA; turned pro 2011; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 4; majors to date: 1; world No. 44 that week (OWGR rank before the event (44 -> 29) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Titleist GT3 8.5°, Aldila Tour Rogue Silver 70 Tour X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi35 15°, Fujikura Ventus Black TR 7 X
- Utility Iron Titleist 716 T-MB (2016) True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Irons Grindworks PR-202 4, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Irons Grindworks PR-101A 5-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedge Cleveland RTX6 Tour Rack 52°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Wedge Titleist Vokey SM10 56°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Wedge Cleveland RTZ 60°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Putter Scotty Cameron Tour Rat I Proto
- Ball Titleist Pro V1x Plus
standard bag, not confirmed for this week