{"id":225403,"date":"2018-05-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/omega-dubai-desert-classic\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T10:49:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T10:49:17","slug":"omega-dubai-desert-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/omega-dubai-desert-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Omega Dubai Desert Classic 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DATES<\/b>: January 25-28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SITE<\/b>: Emirates GC<\/b><\/a>, Dubai, United Arab Emirates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PRIZE MONEY:<\/b> $3,000,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Round 4 – Li Haotong holds on to lead and beats McIlroy to Dubai title<\/h1>\n

January 28, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n

China’s Li Haotong displayed nerves of steel to beat Rory McIlroy in a head-to-head battle and win the $3 million Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday.<\/p>\n

In an intense battle played out between the two players in the final group, Li managed to protect his one-shot lead at the start of the day by shooting a three-under-par round of 69 to tally a tournament-record 23-under total of 265.<\/p>\n

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