January 23-26
Emirates GC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
$3,250,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Australia's Lucas Herbert recovered from his "worst shot ever" to beat South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout in a play-off and claim his first European Tour title at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
Herbert birdied the second extra hole at Emirates Golf Club to edge out Bezuidenhout after the pair had finished tied on nine under par following matching final rounds of 68.
Defending champion Bryson DeChambeau held a share of the lead after a birdie on the 13th but bogeyed each of the last four holes to finish in a tie for eighth.
Bezuidenhout had looked set for victory on the first play-off hole when Herbert went for the green in two but carved his approach wildly into the water, a shot he described to his caddie as "maybe the the worst shot I've ever hit in my life".
Aussie Aussie Aussie! 🏆@lhgolf5 wins the #ODDC after a dramatic play-off! pic.twitter.com/cQP5xhET3l
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) January 26, 2020
However, Herbert managed to regain his composure and, after a penalty drop, hit a superb pitch to within two feet of the hole to save par before Bezuidenhout was unable to convert a long birdie putt.
Herbert made the most of his reprieve with a huge drive on the second extra hole and this time only needed an iron to find the putting surface to set up a two-putt birdie as Bezuidenhout was unable to get up and down from over the green.
"It's awesome, just the best thing ever," Herbert told Sky Sports. "I've got a bottle of scotch back home in Australia to celebrate so I can't wait to get into that with the boys.
"The last 10 minutes feels like I've just been dreaming. It's so weird.
"Last week I was probably 20th going into the weekend and for about the 10th time in the last 12 months seemed to just back it out and finished at the back of the field.
Lucas Herbert pays thanks to the brave volunteers and fire-fighters for their service during the #AustraliaFires ❤️ pic.twitter.com/wZFl4e5Zuq
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) January 26, 2020
"I got really frustrated so put in some really good tactics this week with my mental coach Jamie Glazier, trying to be really positive. It's such a cliche but it works so much, I felt so confident out there."
Bezuidenhout had earlier held a two-shot lead as he stood in the 18th fairway in regulation, only to spin his third shot off the green into the water. The resulting bogey opened the door for the chasing pack and Herbert took advantage with birdies on the 17th and 18th to force the play-off.
"I thought Ashun (Wu) was still on 11 under so I tried to make a birdie," Bezuidenhout said. "I laid it up to my perfect yardage, 78 yards to the flag and it just came off a little bit low on the face, a little bit soft."
England's Tom Lewis shared third place on seven under par with Spain's Adri Arnaus and South African Dean Burmester, with overnight leader Wu a shot further back alongside Kurt Kitayama after covering the back nine in 42 in his closing 77.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
-9 |
69 |
71 |
71 |
68 |
279 |
2 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
-9 |
73 |
66 |
72 |
68 |
279 |
T3 |
Adria Arnaus | ESP |
-7 |
72 |
68 |
71 |
70 |
281 |
T3 |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
-7 |
69 |
68 |
72 |
72 |
281 |
T3 |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
-7 |
73 |
69 |
65 |
74 |
281 |
T6 |
Ashun Wu | CHI |
-6 |
69 |
69 |
67 |
77 |
282 |
T6 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
-6 |
69 |
70 |
68 |
75 |
282 |
T8 |
Bryson DeChambeau | USA |
-5 |
70 |
67 |
70 |
76 |
283 |
T8 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
-5 |
74 |
71 |
67 |
71 |
283 |
T8 |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
-5 |
74 |
70 |
67 |
72 |
283 |
T11 |
David Lipsky | USA |
-4 |
68 |
75 |
71 |
70 |
284 |
T11 |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
-4 |
69 |
67 |
72 |
76 |
284 |
T11 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
-4 |
69 |
71 |
75 |
69 |
284 |
T11 |
Shane Lowry | IRL |
-4 |
72 |
69 |
69 |
74 |
284 |
T11 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
-4 |
75 |
65 |
69 |
75 |
284 |
T16 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
-3 |
73 |
68 |
69 |
75 |
285 |
T16 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
-3 |
71 |
73 |
71 |
70 |
285 |
T16 |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
-3 |
73 |
70 |
66 |
76 |
285 |
T16 |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
-3 |
71 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
285 |
T16 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
-3 |
72 |
71 |
73 |
69 |
285 |
T16 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | ESP |
-3 |
72 |
74 |
69 |
70 |
285 |
T16 |
Victor Perez | FRA |
-3 |
73 |
66 |
67 |
79 |
285 |
T23 |
Louis Oosthuizen | RSA |
-2 |
71 |
72 |
73 |
70 |
286 |
T23 |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
-2 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
72 |
286 |
T23 |
Sergio Garcia | ESP |
-2 |
71 |
72 |
70 |
73 |
286 |
T23 |
Viktor Hovland | NOR |
-2 |
71 |
70 |
71 |
74 |
286 |
T27 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
-1 |
73 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
287 |
T27 |
Kalle Samooja | FIN |
-1 |
69 |
74 |
70 |
74 |
287 |
T27 |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
-1 |
69 |
69 |
73 |
76 |
287 |
T30 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
Par |
74 |
71 |
68 |
75 |
288 |
T30 |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
Par |
76 |
70 |
66 |
76 |
288 |
T32 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
1 |
72 |
70 |
71 |
76 |
289 |
T32 |
Julien Guerrier | FRA |
1 |
71 |
74 |
73 |
71 |
289 |
T32 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
1 |
74 |
71 |
69 |
75 |
289 |
T32 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
1 |
73 |
73 |
72 |
71 |
289 |
T32 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
1 |
73 |
72 |
72 |
72 |
289 |
T37 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
2 |
70 |
75 |
69 |
76 |
290 |
T37 |
Henrik Stenson | SWE |
2 |
72 |
70 |
72 |
76 |
290 |
T37 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
2 |
76 |
70 |
65 |
79 |
290 |
T37 |
Justin Harding | RSA |
2 |
71 |
73 |
71 |
75 |
290 |
T37 |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
2 |
69 |
76 |
65 |
80 |
290 |
T37 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
2 |
67 |
77 |
69 |
77 |
290 |
T43 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
3 |
76 |
70 |
72 |
73 |
291 |
T43 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
3 |
75 |
70 |
73 |
73 |
291 |
T45 |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
4 |
72 |
71 |
74 |
75 |
292 |
T45 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
4 |
77 |
69 |
72 |
74 |
292 |
T45 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
4 |
72 |
73 |
68 |
79 |
292 |
T45 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
4 |
74 |
71 |
69 |
78 |
292 |
T45 |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
4 |
69 |
68 |
79 |
76 |
292 |
T50 |
David Law | SCO |
5 |
75 |
71 |
76 |
71 |
293 |
T50 |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | IND |
5 |
73 |
71 |
74 |
75 |
293 |
T50 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
5 |
78 |
68 |
73 |
74 |
293 |
T50 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
5 |
77 |
69 |
69 |
78 |
293 |
T50 |
Padraig Harrington | IRL |
5 |
71 |
75 |
73 |
74 |
293 |
T50 |
Romain Wattel | FRA |
5 |
70 |
76 |
76 |
71 |
293 |
T56 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
6 |
69 |
73 |
75 |
77 |
294 |
T56 |
Shaun Norris | RSA |
6 |
69 |
73 |
72 |
80 |
294 |
T58 |
Callum Shinkwin | ENG |
7 |
73 |
73 |
70 |
79 |
295 |
T58 |
David Drysdale | SCO |
7 |
74 |
71 |
74 |
76 |
295 |
T58 |
Jason Scrivener | AUS |
7 |
77 |
69 |
73 |
76 |
295 |
T58 |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
7 |
75 |
70 |
74 |
76 |
295 |
T58 |
Niklas Noergaard Moeller | DEN |
7 |
74 |
72 |
75 |
74 |
295 |
T58 |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
7 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
76 |
295 |
T58 |
Sean Crocker | USA |
7 |
72 |
72 |
75 |
76 |
295 |
T58 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
7 |
71 |
75 |
74 |
75 |
295 |
T66 |
Joost Luiten | NED |
8 |
72 |
72 |
73 |
79 |
296 |
T66 |
Matthiam Keyser | RSA |
8 |
74 |
68 |
72 |
82 |
296 |
T66 |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
8 |
74 |
70 |
70 |
82 |
296 |
T66 |
Sebastian Heisele | GER |
8 |
70 |
69 |
74 |
83 |
296 |
70 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
10 |
71 |
75 |
77 |
75 |
298 |
71 |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
11 |
77 |
69 |
72 |
81 |
299 |
CUT |
Andrew Johnston | ENG |
3 |
76 |
71 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Benjamin Poke | DNK |
3 |
76 |
71 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Graeme McDowell | NIR |
3 |
72 |
75 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
James Morrison | ENG |
3 |
75 |
72 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Jayden Schaper | RSA |
3 |
71 |
76 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Maximilian Kieffer | GER |
3 |
77 |
70 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
3 |
75 |
72 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
4 |
76 |
72 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
David Horsey | ENG |
4 |
77 |
71 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
4 |
75 |
73 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
4 |
79 |
69 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
4 |
74 |
74 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
4 |
72 |
76 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
4 |
73 |
75 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Robert Rock | ENG |
4 |
74 |
74 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Sam Horsfield | ENG |
4 |
72 |
76 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Steven Brown | ENG |
4 |
77 |
71 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Taehee Lee | KOR |
4 |
72 |
76 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Wade Ormsby | AUS |
4 |
74 |
74 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Alvaro Quiros | ESP |
5 |
75 |
74 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
David Howell | ENG |
5 |
80 |
69 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Jeung-Hun Wang | KOR |
5 |
79 |
70 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
5 |
75 |
74 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Paul Waring | ENG |
5 |
77 |
72 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
5 |
76 |
73 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
5 |
73 |
76 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
5 |
75 |
74 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Ashley Chesters | ENG |
6 |
75 |
75 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Daniel Gaunt | AUS |
6 |
78 |
72 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
6 |
76 |
74 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
6 |
75 |
75 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Justin Walters | RSA |
6 |
78 |
72 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Stephen Gallacher | SCO |
6 |
73 |
77 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
6 |
74 |
76 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
7 |
78 |
73 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
8 |
81 |
71 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
8 |
73 |
79 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Jazz Janewattananond | THA |
8 |
76 |
76 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Rasmus Hoejgaard | DEN |
8 |
75 |
77 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Scott Hend | AUS |
8 |
73 |
79 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
8 |
77 |
75 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
9 |
76 |
77 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
9 |
77 |
76 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
9 |
75 |
78 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Paul Lawrie | SCO |
9 |
77 |
76 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
10 |
75 |
79 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Haotong Li | CHN |
10 |
78 |
76 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Joshua Hill | ENG |
10 |
77 |
77 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Shugo Imahira | JPN |
11 |
81 |
74 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Graeme Storm | ENG |
12 |
83 |
73 |
- |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
12 |
76 |
80 |
- |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
12 |
79 |
77 |
- |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Victor Dubuisson | FRA |
12 |
81 |
75 |
- |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Chris Wood | ENG |
13 |
79 |
78 |
- |
- |
157 |
CUT |
Ahmed Marjan | MOR |
14 |
79 |
79 |
- |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
14 |
76 |
82 |
- |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Harry Konig | ENG |
16 |
80 |
80 |
- |
- |
160 |
CUT |
George Coetzee | RSA |
18 |
82 |
80 |
- |
- |
162 |
CUT |
Othman Al Mulla | KSA |
27 |
83 |
88 |
- |
- |
171 |
DSQ |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
Par |
77 |
- |
- |
- |
77 |
RET |
Thomas Bjorn | DEN |
Par |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0 |