Rory McIlroy wins Dubai Desert Classic



The wonderful young talent of Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, still only 19, has won his first professinal title at the Dubai Desert Classic. A wire to wire win to boot!
 
He edged out the Englishman Justin Rose, who has returned to a wee bit of form recently, by one shot finishing on 19 under par. Rory had a bit of a wobble on the back nine with a few bogeys allowing Rose to get within a shot thanks to a great eagle and some birdies but he held on and with a good up and down from a bunker at the 18th, after Rose missed his 15 foot birdie putt, to secure his first title in his short professional career.
 
This win takes Rory up into the top 16 on the World Rankings and into 2nd place behind Garcia in the European 'Race to Dubai'. This young guy has it all, great temperament, steady driving, superb iron play and invention around the greens . It is going to be great to watch him, Kim and Villegas battle it out over the next few years. A new generation is coming to golf...fantastic.

1MCILROY  RoryNIR-1964686770269€  323514.99 
2ROSE JustinENG-1868666967270€  215674.07 
3STENSON HenrikSWE-1768657167271€  121514.17 
4CASEY  PaulENG-1668686868272€  82432.94 
4KARLSSON RobertSWE-1665717165272€  82432.94 
4KAYMER MartinGER-1670676867272€  82432.94 
7JIMÉNEZ Miguel AngelESP-1372706766275€  47266.30 
7OOSTHUIZEN  LouisRSA-1368656874275€  47266.30 
7STRANGE ScottAUS-1369716669275€  47266.30 
7WALL AnthonyENG-1370686869275€  47266.30 
11GARCIA  SergioESP-1270667367276€  34551.95 
11GREEN RichardAUS-1271636973276€  34551.95 
13FISHER RossENG-1172696769277€  29828.56 
13MONTGOMERIE  ColinSCO-1170707067277€  29828.56 
13QUIROS  AlvaroESP-1170687564277€  29828.56 
16DREDGE BradleyWAL-1073687166278€  25671.32 
16HANSEN AndersDEN-1071716571278€  25671.32 
16SINGH Jeev MilkhaIND-1069687269278€  25671.32 
16WILSON OliverENG-1071687366278€  25671.32 
20DERKSEN Robert-JanNED-970697070279€  22905.23 



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