Dubai Desert Classic

2023 - 1 - 26

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Delayed play means friendly viewer hours for Dubai Desert Classic (Irish Mirror)

Among the Irish playing in Dubai are Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington. Harrington will tee off at 2.05 pm alongside Eddie Pepperell and Nicolai ...

But a delay in play means that the golfers will tee off at a much friendlier time for Irish viewers. And McIlroy will now tee at at 9.45 am alongside Ryan Fox and Tommy Fleetwood. Irish fans will be delighted after play was delayed in the Dubai Desert Classic.

Dubai Desert Classic delayed after huge downpour (RTE.ie)

The first round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic was delayed by more than six hours after heavy overnight rain left the course unplayable.

"So I didn't see a tee coming my direction at all, but apparently that's what happened. I didn't feel the need to acknowledge him. Players and officials were informed in the early hours of Thursday morning that Emirates Golf Club was "inaccessible" and told not to attempt to travel to the course due to several roads being flooded.

The Punter's In-Play Blog: Taylor Montgomery the favourite at the ... (Betting.betfair)

There's been no play in Dubai but the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open is all over so our man's here with his early in-running thoughts…

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Dubai Desert Classic: Play delayed due to weather conditions on ... (ZAWYA)

The Emirates Golf Club is currently inaccessible and the facilities are closed. Organisers have said that several roads to the course are flooded and are ...

Michelle Wei of US waits for the rain to stop to continue her shots during the third round of the the 500,000-euro Dubai Ladies Masters at the Emirates Golf Club on December 11, 2009 in Dubai. The organisers will assess conditions and provide a further update on round one of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic by 10 am. Organisers have said that several roads to the course are flooded and are advising visitors not to attempt to get to the golf course.

Dubai Desert Classic delayed because of rain (Radio Kerry)

The start of the Dubai Desert Classic has been delayed because of overnight rain.Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Padraig Harrington and Tom McKibbin are the ...

Dubai Desert Classic: Play to begin after delayed start due to heavy ... (Khaleej Times)

The DP World Tour announced on Thursday that the opening round's play at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic would commence at 1:15pm after a delayed start in th.

The organisers also announced that as parking spaces are limited, the best option for visitors is to take the Dubai metro. The course will be open only to the players, the caddies, officials and the media. Earlier, the organisers informed that several roads to the course were flooded and advised visitors to refrain from attempting to get to the golf course.