Making his debut in 2023, after a show finale where he made two birdies in the last holes, Rory McIlroy won the Hero Desert Classic in Dubai - the second tournament of the Rolex Series of the DP World Tour 2023 - beating his rival Patrick Reed in the photo finish with whom, in recent days, he had a tough altercation. In the United Arab Emirates the Northern Irishman won with a total of 269 (66 70 65 68, -19) shots, one less than the American, second with 270 (-18) ahead of the Australian Lucas Herbert, 3/o with 272 (-16).
Rory McIlroy, Hero Desert ClassicFor McIlroy it is the first career success in a Rolex Series race (whose story began in 2017), the third in this event that he had already made his own in 2009 (it was the first success as a professional, at the age of 19 ) and in 2015. On the course of the Emirates GC (par 72), the 32-year-old from Holywood emulated the primacy of the South African Ernie Els, who conquered this event in 1994, 2002 and 2005.
What a finish in Dubai where McIlroy reaffirmed his leadership, confirming himself as number 1 in the world. In the last round, he made three birdies between 9 and 13. Then, at 15 he 'scored' the first bogey of the day. At 17 he signed a new birdie overtaking Reed who, however, at 18, replied with a feat. And the last hole played by McIlroy was from thriller movies. Tee shot just a few centimeters from the water, third shot on the green and a putt for the birdie from long distance made the most of by the Northern Irishman who then indulged in unbridled exultation. All while Reed was ready to face the playoffs. Nothing to do for the American who in recent days, after a greeting denied by McIlroy, threw himself a "tee".
On the one hand the Northern Irish, the first with Tiger Woods to defend the traditionalist circuits (PGA Tour and DP World Tour) from the economic advance of the Arab Super League. On the other Reed, among the first to embrace the new LIV Golf project and to take up a lawsuit with the PGA Tour. And who in Dubai, in a DP World Tour tournament, showed up wearing a LIV shirt and hat. And just on Christmas Eve Reed sued McIlroy – through his lawyers – in the lawsuit with the top American men's circuit.
In the United Arab Emirates, fate, but also the skill of the two players, wanted them to be the protagonists of a match that gave a show despite the exit of the Molinari brothers, Francesco and Edoardo, as well as Migliozzi. And that earned McIlroy $1,530,000 for a prize pool of $9,000,000. For the Northern Irishman it is the 15th success (the figure includes 4 Majors) on the DP World Tour, which comes 13 years and 363 days after the first.
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