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Reed triumphs in Dubai with authority and scalpel in hand

Silvia Pereira — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:04:54 +0000

– Patrick Reed (-14) has won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic with confidence and authority, marking his first victory in a Rolex Series tournament and also in a regular European Tour event (he had already won a Major, the 2018 Masters, and two World Golf Championships in Doral, 2014, and Mexico, in 2020). On a […]

Here’s how the cruel penalty imposed on David Puig in Dubai happened

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:24:19 +0000

They say that when it rains, it pours. Something like this happened to David Puig this Sunday in the final round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. It was a bad day of golf for the Spanish golfer. He never quite felt comfortable at any point. He only hit two fairways all day and wasn’t […]

¿To what extent can we still consider Rory McIlroy a favourite?

Silvia Pereira — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:23:31 +0000

– Patrick Reed (-9) is the solid leader of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic once the tournament’s midpoint is reached. More than solid, it’s concrete. Today, it’s true, he has treated himself to an unusual tribute on the greens of holes 12 and 13, sinking putts of over ten metres to sign an early series […]

Manu Elvira was convinced there was a hidden camera…

Alejandro Rodríguez — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:09:11 +0000

Manu Elvira (PAR) will take a while to forget today’s round at the Majlis course of the Emirates Golf Club. Not so much because of the score (75 shots), which wasn’t good, nor for being too hard on himself, but almost out of disbelief. Several minutes had passed after signing his card, and he was […]

Puig makes it clear to the bush who’s in charge

Alejandro Rodríguez — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:38:55 +0000

There are bushes that believe they have enough authority to ruin not only a professional golfer’s round but even an entire tournament. David Puig (-4) encountered one of these nuisances today in the second round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. It happened on the 6th hole, on the right side of the fairway. The […]

Reed is already entangling and D. J. is getting entangled…

Silvia Pereira — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:34:55 +0000

– As expected, the 65 that Francesco Molinari (-7) signed in the morning session of the first day of the Dubai Desert Classic has placed him at the top of the leaderboard by the end of the day. He hasn’t won a tournament in almost seven years (Arnold Palmer Invitational 2019), but even if only […]

The Power of the Hoosiers

Alejandro Rodríguez — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:22:07 +0000

Jorge Campillo (-2) has signed one of the best rounds of the afternoon on the first day of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. He shot 70 and is on the verge of the top 10. He finished with just enough light on the 9th, hitting a superb shot that stopped two rolls short of the […]

It is unclear whether Francesco’s or Rory’s performance is more surprising

Alejandro Rodríguez — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:44:52 +0000

– Francesco Molinari (-7) is the first standout leader of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. The Italian has delivered a magnificent card of 65 strokes that was not on any roadmap. The wind and the greens, very fast and increasingly hard, have sharpened the claws of the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club. It […]

Hovland sees the light at the end of the tunnel among the Dubai juicers

Alejandro Rodríguez — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:25:38 +0000

– Surely, the main key to playing well on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club is knowing how to choose the right line of shot from the tee. You have to be accurate because there are many holes that dogleg left and some that dogleg right, so it’s advisable to align the landing […]

The Dallah Trophy goes through Rory’s hand

Alejandro Rodríguez — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:49:41 +0000

– Anything other than focusing directly on Rory McIlroy would be sheer folly. He is the firm favourite to win this week at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and to say otherwise is to be ignorant and simply fascinated by contradicting the most stubborn reality. We might reach Sunday and the Northern Irishman hasn’t won, […]