Emirates GC

UAE flagDubai, United Arab Emirates
Tournaments hosted
35
Years
1989–2026
Tour
DP World Tour
Most wins here
Rory McIlroy (4)
By the numbers

Scoring records across the venue's history.

Course record
61
Ernie Els · 1994
Lowest winning score
-24
2019
Highest winning score
E
1998
Avg winning score
-15.5
35 editions
Avg margin
1.8
strokes
Plays well here

Best records at this venue (minimum 3 starts).

PlayerWinsTop 10s
NIR flagRory McIlroy412
RSA flagErnie Els311
SCO flagStephen Gallacher26
USA flagTiger Woods25
SWE flagHenrik Stenson19
ESP flagMiguel Ángel Jiménez16
SCO flagColin Montgomerie16
DEN flagThomas Bjørn15
ENG flagTyrrell Hatton15
ESP flagAlvaro Quiros14
Tournament history
YearTournamentWinner
2026Hero Dubai Desert ClassicUSA flagPatrick Reed
2025Hero Dubai Desert ClassicENG flagTyrrell Hatton
2024Hero Dubai Desert ClassicNIR flagRory McIlroy
2023Hero Dubai Desert ClassicNIR flagRory McIlroy
2022Slync.io Dubai Desert ClassicNOR flagViktor Hovland
2021Omega Dubai Desert ClassicENG flagPaul Casey
2020Omega Dubai Desert ClassicAUS flagLucas Herbert
2019Omega Dubai Desert ClassicUSA flagBryson DeChambeau
2018Omega Dubai Desert ClassicCHN flagHaotong Li
2017Omega Dubai Desert ClassicESP flagSergio Garcia
2016Omega Dubai Desert ClassicENG flagDanny Willett
2015Omega Dubai Desert ClassicNIR flagRory McIlroy
2014Omega Dubai Desert ClassicSCO flagStephen Gallacher
2013Omega Dubai Desert ClassicSCO flagStephen Gallacher
2012Omega Dubai Desert ClassicESP flagRafa Cabrera Bello
2011Omega Dubai Desert ClassicESP flagAlvaro Quiros
2010Omega Dubai Desert ClassicESP flagMiguel Ángel Jiménez
2009Dubai Desert ClassicNIR flagRory McIlroy
2008Dubai Desert ClassicUSA flagTiger Woods
2007Dubai Desert ClassicSWE flagHenrik Stenson
2006Dubai Desert ClassicUSA flagTiger Woods
2005Dubai Desert ClassicRSA flagErnie Els
2004Dubai Desert ClassicUSA flagMark O'Meara
2003Dubai Desert ClassicNED flagRobert-Jan Derksen
2002Dubai Desert ClassicRSA flagErnie Els
2001Dubai Desert ClassicDEN flagThomas Bjørn
1998Dubai Desert ClassicESP flagJosé María Olazábal
1997Dubai Desert ClassicAUS flagRichard Green
1996Dubai Desert ClassicSCO flagColin Montgomerie
1995Dubai Desert ClassicUSA flagFred Couples
1994Dubai Desert ClassicRSA flagErnie Els
1993Dubai Desert ClassicRSA flagWayne Westner
1992Dubal Desert ClassicESP flagSeve Ballesteros
1990Emirates Airlines Desert ClassicIRL flagEamonn Darcy
1989Karl Litten Desert ClassicENG flagMark James