News All Articles
Facts & Figures
Report

Facts & Figures

First played:

1989

Most wins:

2 – Ernie Els, 1994, 02

Consecutive wins:

None

Youngest winner:

David Howell, 23 and 236 days, 1999

Oldest winner:

Mark O’Meara, 47 and 54 days, 2004

Lowest 18 hole score:

61 (-11), Ernie Els, 1994

Lowest first 18 hole score:

61 (-11), Ernie Els, 1994

Lowest first 36 hole score:

128 (-16), Tiger Woods, 2001

Lowest first 54 hole score:

196 (-20), Tiger Woods, 2001

Lowest 72 hole score:

266 (-22), Thomas Björn, 2001

Lowest under par winning score:

266 (-22), Thomas Björn, 2001

Lowest final round by a winner:

65 (-7), Robert-Jan Derksen, 2003

Wire-to-wire-winners:

Eamonn Darcy, 1990

Seve Ballesteros, 1992

Ernie Els, 1994

José Coceres, 2000

Largest 18 hole lead:

5 shots, Ernie Els, 1994

Largest 36 hole lead:

6 shots, Ernie Els, 1994

Largest 54 hole lead:

8 shots, Ernie Els, 1994

Largest winning margin:

6 shots, Ernie Els, 1994

Biggest final round comeback by a winner:

3 shots, José Maria Olazábal, 1998

Robert-Jan Derksen, 2003

Play-offs:

Mark James beat Peter O’Malley, 1989

Seve Ballesteros beat Ronan Rafferty, 1992

Richard Green beat Greg Norman and Ian Woosnam, 1997

Holes-in-one:

Miguel Angel Jiménez, 4th Hole, Rnd 2, 1990 (Emirates)

Chris Moody, 11th Hole, Rnd 3, 1990 (Emirates)

Mark McNulty, 11th Hole, Rnd 3, 1990 (Emirates)

José Coceres, 7th Hole, Rnd 2, 1992 (Emirates)

Wayne Westner, 7th Hole, Rnd 1, 1995 (Emirates)

José Coceres, 4th Hole, Rnd 1, 1996 (Emirates)

Roger Wessels, 7th Hole, Rnd 2, 1996 (Emirates)

Peter Hedblom, 15th Hole, Rnd 2, 1996 (Emirates)

Stuart Cage, 8th Hole, Rnd 1, 1999 (Dubai Creek and Yacht Club)

Peter Downie, 16th Hole, Rnd 1, 2000 (Dubai Creek and Yacht Club

Henrik Bjornstad, 7th Hole, Rnd 4, 2002 (Emirates)

Brad Kennedy, 4th Hole, Rnd 2, 2004 (Emirates)

Low cut:

141 (-3), 2001

High cut:

149 (+5), 1989

Read next