Four decades of victories
After Lee Westwood picked up the 25th European Tour victory of his career in Abu Dhabi last week, the European Tour heads to its second event in the desert swing; the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
Last year, Bryson DeChambeau produced a closing 64 to claim the 30th edition of the contest by a convincing seven shots, and returns as part of a field littered with former champions - including Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Rafa Cabrera Bello and Danny Willett.
Also in the field are last week's runner-ups Matthew Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood, who closed out his week in Dubai with a nine-under 63 on his 29th birthday.
Players to Watch:
Tommy Fleetwood: Fleetwood ended last season with a win at the Nedbank Golf Challenge and runner-up finish at the DP World Tour Championship before taking the remainder of the year off but showed up last week to add another 2nd place to his resume following a final round nine-under 63. He'll be hoping to carry over that form to Emirates GC this week, a place where he's finished T16 ('19) and T6 ('18) the last two years.
Sergio Garcia: Garcia returned to action last week with some major news: He's no longer contracted to play Callaway golf clubs. But he looked confident with his mixed bag of equipment, finishing in a tie for 8th in his first Tour start of 2020 after going T6 in Dubai and missing the cut at the Emirates Australian Open. Won here in 2017 before going on to win the Masters, and was T3 in 2019.
Andy Sullivan: After finishing his season off with a T10 at the DP World Tour Championship, Andy Sullivan started 2020 with a T6 at the South African Open and T21 in Abu Dhabi. He's definitely one to watch this week, despite a mixed set of results in the past few years: He was T6 here in 2018 and finished runner-up in 2016, but missed the cut in 2017 and 2019.
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