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It had to be Larrazábal the best on the hardest day

Silvia Pereira — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 14:50:57 +0000

It had to be Pablo Larrazábal (-10) who signed the best card of the fourth day of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on a Majlis course that was for few or no joy, with very fast, also very firm greens, and a wind that was noticeable enough to complicate even more some flag positions that […]

Rory McIlroy invents a new way to win the Desert Classic

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 14:19:24 +0000

On Friday afternoon, Rory McIlroy (-14) left for his hotel with a three under par score at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and a massive ten-stroke lead over Cameron Young. At that moment, no one could imagine a victory for the Northern Irishman. Not even Rory himself. Well, what the hell, maybe he did. Maybe […]

Well, it seems that Rory’s streak is not breaking…

Silvia Pereira — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 14:26:58 +0000

It seemed that this year could break the relentless streak of Rory McIlroy (-12) on this course, the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club, and in this tournament, the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, where he had managed to finish within the top ten in his last ten appearances, with three victories included, and this […]

It was only a matter of time before the Hojgaards went hunting together on a Saturday…

Silvia Pereira — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 16:02:26 +0000

– It won’t be the first time that the Hojgaard brothers, Rasmus and Nicolai, play together as professionals, but this time they will do it on a Saturday, movement day, in the penultimate match of a great tournament like this Hero Dubai Desert Classic, the first Rolex Series of the year. Something like this had […]

Young sweeps through Dubai unhurriedly, but with pause

Alejandro Rodríguez — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:27:04 +0000

The swing of Cameron Young (-13) is absolutely recognisable, with that pause at the top, so many times the prelude to fabulous shots. “Yes, the pause, it’s been there most of the time, although sometimes I tried to make it disappear. But when it’s not there, my game doesn’t work, so for now it’s going […]

The day Manu Elvira had a lightbulb moment

Alejandro Rodríguez — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:18:47 +0000

Manu Elvira (-4) has handed in a card of 69 strokes on the second day of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and not only has he made the cut, but he is fully involved in the noble area of the classification, with all the right in the world, and the illusion, to look up. Yes, […]

The life that comes from seeing a results screen on time

Alejandro Rodríguez — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:09:27 +0000

The last time Cameron Young took a look at the leaderboard before going out to play this afternoon at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, he got the idea that he would have to reach seven or eight under to be near the leaders. There were several players at four and five under par after nine […]

Sebas is close to the leadership in Dubai and his has not been an act of faith…

Silvia Pereira — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:33:16 +0000

Haotong Li (-5) is the provisional leader of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic once the morning round of the first day has finished. The Chinese, it must be said, has sunk four good cigars from more than six meters away (some, from almost ten meters), a circumstance that, of course, helps a lot and that […]

The Desert King issues an apocalyptic warning to world golf

Silvia Pereira — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:56:15 +0000

It is fair and necessary to focus on a specific name in the hours leading up to the start of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. That of Rory McIlroy. Firstly, because he is defending his title this year, which was also the third he achieved at this event (2009, 2015 and 2023); also because he […]

Although it may seem incredible, they had never played a single tournament together

Silvia Pereira — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:19:11 +0000

This is the first time they have shared a practice round at a tournament, although they have gone out to play together many times. They did it today at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, where they are preparing to compete from Thursday in the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. It is the first time, in […]