Omega Dubai Desert Classic 2020: Your form guide ahead of this week's event at Emirates Golf Club

Andy Swales
20 January 2020

Omega Dubai Desert Classic 2020, Emirates Golf Club

Emirates Golf Club is staging its 29th European Tour event this week

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Andy Swales provides course and current form stats for this week's European Tour event in the United Arab Emirates ....

"Over the years, champions at Emirates have tended to hit the ground running. Since 2000, 15 of the tournament's 19 winners have been within three shots of the lead after 18 holes."

Another week in the Persian Gulf for the European Tour, which has travelled around 70 miles north to set up camp at Emirates Golf Club, host venue of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.

Although the field is not quite as strong as the one which teed-up in Abu Dhabi, there are still eight members of the world's top 30 in attendance.

Tommy Fleetwood, who tied for second on Sunday, is the 'top seed,' followed by Louis Oosthuizen, defending champion Bryson DeChambeau and last year's Open winner Shane Lowry.

Fleetwood is one of a number of in-form golfers who have continued where they left off at the end of 2019.

The Englishman's last three starts reads 1-2-2, while Oosthuizen is currently enjoying his best run of results for a few years.

Five of his last six events have been top-10s and, in his most recent 12 outings, the South African has only once slipped outside the top 20.

Although he has missed the cut on his last two visits to the Emirates, he did stand on the podium here as long ago as 2008.

New World High For Englishman

Up to a career-high World Ranking of 24 is England's Matt Fitzpatrick.

The 25-year-old from Sheffield is developing into one of golf's most solid performers, and is already a five-time winner on the European Tour.

Since his last win during the autumn of 2018, there have been half-a-dozen runner-up finishes, including one on the PGA Tour.

As for those with a strong course history, read Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Henrik Stenson.

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With the exception of Poulter, the other three are former champions at the Emirates where you rarely end up with a shock winner.

The most recent massive outsider to triumph here was Robert-Jan Derksen 17 years ago, and there's unlikely to be another one this coming Sunday.

Andy Sullivan, without a title since 2015, is slowly finding some better form while South African Shaun Norris followed a strong autumn in the Far East by posting a tie-for-sixth in Abu Dhabi at the weekend

Flat Track

The Majlis Course at Emirates Golf Club navigates its way through sand dunes and has water coming into play on 10 holes.

The fairways have few undulations and are reasonably generous in width, while the greens are largely flat and uncomplicated.

Over the years, champions at Emirates have tended to hit the ground running.

Since 2000, 15 of the tournament's 19 winners have been within three shots of the lead after 18 holes.

Sixteen of these 19 have been no lower than tied-third at the half-way stage, while the last seven champions have all held the outright lead heading into Sunday's concluding round.

Course history suggests that a big hitter, with a hot putter, will always stand a chance at Emirates, where good weather is the one other ingredient required to turn this tournament into a birdie-fest.

Twitter: Andy Swales@GolfStatsAlive

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Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W3	W2	W1	W51	W50	W49	W48	W47	W46
Tommy Fleetwood	2							2	1
Bryson DeChambeau	MC					15
Louis Oosthuizen	5	2				2		20	6
Shane Lowry	MC	2						12
Bernd Wiesberger	8							28	3
Matthew Fitzpatrick	2							9	10
Henrik Stenson	23					1		44	17
Danny Willett	MC							5
Matt Wallace	64							28	44
Shugo Imahira		MC				3	39	1	36
Jazz Janewattananond	3	4		1	1	20	29	20	10
Sergio Garcia	8					MC		6
Rafael Cabrera-Bello	12							20	17
Victor Perez	2							20
Ian Poulter	MC							44	39
Erik Van Rooyen	12	22						28	30
Eddie Pepperell	MC	MC					19
Tom Lewis	MC							6	13
Shaun Norris	6	36				4	2	Wd	2
Lee Westwood	1							38	6
Robert MacIntyre								14	8
Mike Lorenzo-Vera	34							3	52
Hao Tong Li	41						2	43	52
Paul Waring	12							14	24
Kurt Kitayama	34							48	30
Andrea Pavan	MC	30						49	62
Justin Harding	51	MC				MC	7	36	48
Matthias Schwab	42							20
Marcus Kinhult								16	2
Thomas Pieters	30					13		6	30
Joost Luiten	42							20	10
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	59	MC				21	MC	12	24
Benjamin Hebert	MC					4		38	24
Viktor Hovland	MC								MC
Graeme McDowell		4	23						23
Jorge Campillo	34							18	13
Guido Migliozzi	MC							16	21
Romain Langasque	34					26		40	30
Calum Hill	MC			68		17	13		48
Thomas Detry	55	28		2		4		28	3
Adri Arnaus	51							28	30
Francesco Laporta	17	MC					MC
Martin Kaymer	8								21
Andy Sullivan	21	6						10	61
Sebastian Soderberg	42								30
Mikko Korhonen	MC							28	24
Wade Ormsby	51	1		3		27
Matthew Southgate	MC							28	52
Jordan Smith	21							47	48
Jason Scrivener	59			Wd		13		10	3
Joachim B Hansen	MC	45						36	17
Ryan Fox	MC			27		21			57
Andrew Johnston	69
Pablo Larrazabal	MC						1		48
George Coetzee	MC	6				21	24		30
Richard Sterne	MC	MC					14	20	60
Aaron Rai	MC							40	13
Masahiro Kawamura	17	MC					7	44	59
Jack Senior	30	4		33		60	MC
Joakim Lagergren	21			35					39
Kalle Samooja	MC								10
Nicolas Colsaerts	42			7		MC			30
Antoine Rozner		51				2	36
Alexander Bjork	69					MC	MC
Rasmus Hojgaard	MC	MC				1	49
Zander Lombard	34	MC				26	7		8
Sebastian Heisele	21	MC
David Lipsky	30							20	58
Brandon Stone	21	MC				13	59
Adrian Otaegui	MC						33
Lucas Herbert	67			64		MC
Gavin Green	21	15		35			2		21
Adrian Meronk	MC					MC	42
Robin Roussel		MC				MC	14
Oliver Wilson	MC						61		30
Richie Ramsay	42								42
Sam Horsfield	12	62
Steven Brown	MC								42
Ross Fisher	6						69
Scott Hend	17	47		12	59			49	48
Shubhankar Sharma	59					MC			56
Dean Burmester	MC	MC				MC	MC
Chris Paisley	MC	57							44
Sean Crocker	42	MC
Richard Bland	MC	22				60	42
Renato Paratore	21					2	19
Justin Walters	55	MC				33	MC
Nacho Elvira	67								13
Fabrizio Zanotti	MC
Scott Jamieson	8								44
Alexander Levy	MC
Alvaro Quiros	MC								24
Jeff Winther	59	36				MC	49
Callum Shinkwin	MC	MC
Padraig Harrington	MC								20
Nino Bertasio	MC	15
Jeung-Hun Wang	MC			54	8
Grant Forrest	66					4	55
Edoardo Molinari	21					MC	33
Robert Rock	MC
Gaganjeet Bhullar	MC					MC			37
Tapio Pulkkanen	MC	15
Ashun Wu	MC					13	9
Ashley Chesters	42					26
David Law	69	MC				43	59
Stephen Gallacher	MC
Lorenzo Gagli	MC					26	42
Chris Wood	MC	MC
Jack Singh Brar	12					38	36
Maximilian Kieffer	MC
Soren Kjeldsen	51					13	MC
David Drysdale	55	MC				MC	36
Matthieu Pavon	55					17	42
Oliver Fisher	42						MC
Jamie Donaldson	MC	MC
Niklas Norgaard Moller
Lee Tae-Hee	52	MC		28	15	MC
Thomas Aiken	MC					MC	33
Victor Dubuisson	69
Benjamin Poke		MC				MC	36
Dave Horsey	MC
Haydn Porteous	59	45		20		26	55
Romain Wattel				33
Thongchai Jaidee	MC
James Morrison	MC	MC					55
Richard McEvoy	MC	MC				MC	MC
Mathiam Keyser					MC				14
Robert Karlsson	MC
Julien Guerrier	MC	49				9	MC
Thomas Bjorn	65						MC
Miguel Angel Jimenez
Jayden Trey Schaper		6					42
Raphael Jacquelin	MC	MC				MC
Daniel Gaunt
Josh Hill	MC
Harry Konig
Ahmed Marjan
Paul Lawrie	MC					49
David Howell	73	MC		MC		MC	Wd
Graeme Storm	MC
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Player	`19	`18	`17	`16	`15	`14	`13	`12	`11	`10
Tommy Fleetwood	16	6	MC	50	47	MC	10	57
Bryson DeChambeau	1			18
Louis Oosthuizen		MC		MC						44
Shane Lowry	12					MC	MC	66		MC
Bernd Wiesberger	MC	32	32	16	4	9	59	24	MC
Matthew Fitzpatrick	16	MC	5	45	MC
Henrik Stenson	MC	6	2	6	13	29	26	20	MC	8
Danny Willett		MC	54	1	13	13	MC	33	48	MC
Matt Wallace	2	37
Shugo Imahira
Jazz Janewattananond
Sergio Garcia	3	32	1		MC		17		20
Rafael Cabrera-Bello	MC	6	11	2	MC	41	17	1	20	MC
Victor Perez	29
Ian Poulter	3	6	15
Erik Van Rooyen	MC
Eddie Pepperell	38	MC		63	MC	MC	68
Tom Lewis	48				63	71	59	72	59
Shaun Norris	61
Lee Westwood	7	MC	23	MC	9		5	2	15	2
Robert MacIntyre
Mike Lorenzo-Vera	MC	MC	19	MC	42					MC
Hao Tong Li	12	1	39
Paul Waring	3	MC	MC		67	13	MC		48	20
Kurt Kitayama	71
Andrea Pavan	MC					MC		MC
Justin Harding	7
Matthias Schwab	64
Marcus Kinhult	MC
Thomas Pieters	29	32	23	MC	42
Joost Luiten	MC	MC	23	8	47	23	MC	33	MC	MC
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	69
Benjamin Hebert	MC	MC	MC	40	MC			MC
Viktor Hovland
Graeme McDowell		MC	13	MC	9					20
Jorge Campillo	56	MC	23	50	47	23	49	51
Guido Migliozzi
Romain Langasque	20
Calum Hill
Thomas Detry	48	22	MC
Adri Arnaus	29
Francesco Laporta
Martin Kaymer	24	19	23	MC	4			13	31	4
Andy Sullivan	MC	6	MC	2	4	MC	12
Sebastian Soderberg	MC
Mikko Korhonen	38	61		MC
Wade Ormsby	64	MC	42	26	67
Matthew Southgate	69	57	56
Jordan Smith	29	MC	23
Jason Scrivener	7	6	39
Joachim B Hansen	61			40		MC	MC
Ryan Fox	MC	MC	63
Andrew Johnston	24	45		45	35
Pablo Larrazabal	20	MC	MC	54	20	41	49	42	MC	MC
George Coetzee	38	MC	7	26	MC			5
Richard Sterne	MC	67		MC		54	2	37	59
Aaron Rai	29	MC
Masahiro Kawamura
Jack Senior
Joakim Lagergren	MC	MC	23	MC
Kalle Samooja	16
Nicolas Colsaerts	48	51	MC	40	32			9	28	MC
Antoine Rozner
Alexander Bjork	20	6
Rasmus Hojgaard
Zander Lombard		MC
Sebastian Heisele
David Lipsky	MC	6	42	63	27
Brandon Stone	MC	MC	7	MC
Adrian Otaegui	MC	22	65			MC
Lucas Herbert	7
Gavin Green	MC	45	32	MC
Adrian Meronk
Robin Roussel
Oliver Wilson				61	MC				MC	15
Richie Ramsay	56	6	60	MC	Wd		MC	51	31	MC
Sam Horsfield	MC	MC
Steven Brown	MC
Ross Fisher	24	45	MC	26	20	MC		66	10	11
Scott Hend	48	37	42	8	MC	29				MC
Shubhankar Sharma	29	61
Dean Burmester	48	22
Chris Paisley	56	5	15	MC			MC
Sean Crocker	MC	MC
Richard Bland		MC		36	55	MC	Ret		MC	31
Renato Paratore	MC	MC	42	26	13
Justin Walters	MC		32			65	26
Nacho Elvira	MC	MC	11	MC		MC
Fabrizio Zanotti	29	MC	MC	MC	MC	29	MC	71	MC	MC
Scott Jamieson	MC	51	60	45	74	48	26	5
Alexander Levy	MC	4	49	40	29	67
Alvaro Quiros	3	MC	MC	4	20	54		37	1	6
Jeff Winther
Callum Shinkwin	56	MC	MC
Padraig Harrington
Nino Bertasio	73	45	49
Jeung-Hun Wang	MC	6	MC
Grant Forrest
Edoardo Molinari	MC	45		MC	63	9	MC	24	MC	4
Robert Rock	MC	MC	MC	33	9	5	7	51	20	20
Gaganjeet Bhullar	38					MC
Tapio Pulkkanen	20
Ashun Wu	38	37	MC	24
Ashley Chesters	67	51
David Law
Stephen Gallacher	67	57	9	MC	3	1	1	2	10	31
Lorenzo Gagli							15	MC
Chris Wood		MC	19	8		23	30	20	10	20
Jack Singh Brar		MC
Maximilian Kieffer	MC	32	19	MC	32	54	17
Soren Kjeldsen	MC	MC		8	MC	29	MC	5	MC
David Drysdale	MC		Dq	54	MC	MC	45	28	59	31
Matthieu Pavon	24	Dq	MC
Oliver Fisher	MC	MC	MC	50	MC		67	MC	MC	MC
Jamie Donaldson		45	MC	MC		20	37	16	48	MC
Niklas Norgaard Moller
Lee Tae-Hee
Thomas Aiken	55	51	42		9				7	MC
Victor Dubuisson	38		MC				MC	MC	31
Benjamin Poke
Dave Horsey	MC	22	MC	36	MC	MC	59	MC	59	11
Haydn Porteous	48	19	MC	8
Romain Wattel	16	37	59	MC	MC	3	52	12	MC
Thongchai Jaidee	47	MC	15	MC	35	41	64	42	MC	3
James Morrison	MC	MC	23	40	MC		MC	MC	MC
Richard McEvoy	MC							57	MC
Mathiam Keyser
Robert Karlsson	38	51	MC	MC	MC	37				44
Julien Guerrier
Thomas Bjorn	29	MC	MC		MC	13	MC	9	MC	15
Miguel Angel Jimenez	MC	19	MC	MC		MC		79	40	1
Jayden Trey Schaper
Raphael Jacquelin	61		13	59	27	65	30	MC	20	MC
Daniel Gaunt							MC
Josh Hill
Harry Konig
Ahmed Marjan	MC	MC	MC		MC			MC
Paul Lawrie		MC	56	MC	29	54		51	MC	MC
David Howell	MC		MC	63	25	MC	30	37	MC	MC
Graeme Storm		MC	39	18	MC	MC		MC	MC	MC
Othman Al Mulla