Omega Dubai Desert Classic
January 28th – 31st, 2021
Emirates G.C.
Dubai, UAE
Par: 72 / Yardage: 7,353
Purse: $3.25 million
with $541,660 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Lucas Herbert

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 28 of the top 100 and 13 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with two top-10s in the field: #4 Collin Morikawa and #5 Tyrrell Hatton. Here is the rest of the top-100 in the field #18 Matthew Fitzpatrick, #19 Tommy Fleetwood, #27 Paul Casey, #34 Victor Perez, #35 Christiaan Bezuidenhout, #36 Shane Lowry, #37 Lee Westwood, #38 Justin Rose, #42 Bernd Wiesberger, #45 Sergio Garcia, #49 Matt Wallace, #51 Ian Poulter, #53 Andy Sullivan, #66 Danny Willett, #68 Lucas Herbert, #69 Sami Valimaki, #70 Henrik Stenson, #74 Aaron Rai, #81 Thomas Pieters, #83 Rafa Cabrera Bello, #84 Martin Kaymer, #86 Thomas Detry, #90 George Coetzee, #92 Rasmus Hojgaard, #93 Jazz Janewattananond and #94 Garrick Higgo.
Last year 16 top-50 players were in the field.
The field includes 19 of the Top-25 on the final Race to Dubai standings for 2020. Those players are #1 Lee Westwood, #2 Matthew Fitzpatrick, #4 Tommy Fleetwood, #5 Collin Morikawa, #6 Victor Perez, #7 Christiaan Bezuidenhout, #8 Aaron Rai, #9 Tyrrell Hatton, #11 Sami Valimaki, #12 Andy Sullivan, #14 Lucas Herbert, #16 Rasmus Hojgaard, #17 Paul Casey, #18 Thomas Detry, #19 Laurie Canter, #21 Renato Paratore, #23 Robert Macintyre, #24 Martin Kaymer and #25 Adrian Otaegui.
The field includes 12 past champions: Lucas Herbert – 2020, Haotong Li – 2018, Sergio Garcia -2017, Danny Willett – 2016, Stephen Gallacher – 2014 & ’13, Rafael Cabrera-Bello – 2012, Alvaro Quiro – 2011, Miguel Angel Jimenez – 2010, Henrik Stenson – 2007, Ernie Els – 2005, ’02 & 1994, Thomas Bjorn – 2001 and David Howell – 1999.
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic field is our performance chart listed by average finish. One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Player | Abu Dhabi | American Express | Sony Open | Sentry T of C. | Mayakoba Golf Classic | RSM Classic | DP World, Dubai | South African Open | Golf in Dubai | Alfred Dunhill | Joburg Open | Masters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyrrell Hatton (159.33 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (9) |
T8 (25) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Collin Morikawa (134 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T44 (4) |
Matt Wallace (105.83 pts) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (4.33) |
T29 (10.5) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | T46 (2.67) |
Tommy Fleetwood (100 pts) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (4.33) |
T10 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (20.67) |
Jason Scrivener (100 pts) |
2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Antoine Rozner (99.67 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (7) |
T51 (0) |
Win (44) |
T36 (4.67) |
T20 (10) |
DNP |
Marc Warren (97.33 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (9) |
T45 (1.67) |
T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Andy Sullivan (95 pts) |
T25 (25) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T10 (20) |
T6 (20) |
T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
George Coetzee (78.17 pts) |
11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (10.5) |
T6 (20) |
DNP | T24 (8.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Rafael Cabrera-Bello (76.67 pts) |
4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
Bernd Wiesberger (75.33 pts) |
T25 (25) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (26.67) |
T36 (7) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
DNP | DNP | 58 (0) |
David Lipsky (70 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout (69 pts) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 (18) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T15 (11.67) |
T38 (8) |
Danny Willett (63 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T32 (9) |
DNP | T30 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
Paul Casey (58 pts) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
Robert MacIntyre (57.83 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (13.5) |
DNP | T19 (10.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Matthew Fitzpatrick (55.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Win (66) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T46 (2.67) |
Chris Paisley (55 pts) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Lee Westwood (54.67 pts) |
T62 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
2 (50) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
Adri Arnaus (51.33 pts) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (20) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Fabrizio Zanotti (48.33 pts) |
T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Scott Jamieson (45 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T48 (1) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP |
Mike Lorenzo-Vera (42.33 pts) |
T41 (9) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Wilco Nienaber (42.17 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (13.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T24 (8.67) |
2 (33.33) |
DNP |
Sergio Garcia (42 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T47 (3) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Mikko Korhonen (41.67 pts) |
15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T30 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Stephen Gallacher (40.67 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T30 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Joachim B. Hansen (39.17 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T43 (3.5) |
T45 (1.67) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP |
Wade Ormsby (38 pts) |
T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Pablo Larrazabal (35 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T48 (1) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP | DNP |
Victor Perez (34.17 pts) |
T46 (4) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 7 (27.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T46 (2.67) |
Romain Langasque (34 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sami Valimaki (34 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (35) |
T51 (0) |
T13 (12.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Kristoffer Broberg (34 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Nacho Elvira (34 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Laurie Canter (33.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (35) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T14 (12) |
DNP | DNP |
Jayden Trey Schaper (33.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T6 (20) |
DNP | T42 (2.67) |
T18 (10.67) |
DNP |
Benjamin Hebert (30.67 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Richard Sterne (30.33 pts) |
T25 (25) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T14 (12) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Connor Syme (29.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (7) |
T22 (9.33) |
DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | DNP |
Jazz Janewattananond (29.33 pts) |
T25 (25) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | T37 (4.33) |
DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
Brandon Stone (26.83 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (13.5) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP |
Callum Shinkwin (25.33 pts) |
T35 (15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (7) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T30 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Aaron Rai (25.33 pts) |
T25 (25) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | T50 (0.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Victor Dubuisson (25 pts) |
T25 (25) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Player | Abu Dhabi | American Express | Sony Open | Sentry T of C. | Mayakoba Golf Classic | RSM Classic | DP World, Dubai | South African Open | Golf in Dubai | Alfred Dunhill | Joburg Open | Masters |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Graeme McDowell (-22.5 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T59 (0) |
WD (-2.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
Oliver Fisher (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Raphael Jacquelin (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
David Law (-16.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T59 (0) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Chris Wood (-16.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
David Howell (-15 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | WD (-1.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Richard McEvoy (-14 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
T42 (2.67) |
DNP |
Shubhankar Sharma (-13.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Guido Migliozzi (-13.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ross Mcgowan (-13.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T73 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Best Bets:
Tyrrell Hatton
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T38 | T3 | T3 | T8 | T55 | CUT |
He is playing the best of anyone in the field, has won four events in last 20 starts.
Collin Morikawa
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Has played well the last month. Yes he has never playing before in this event, but did play in the DP World, Dubai last month.
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | T6 | T11 | T2 | CUT | T41 | T17 | Win | T20 | CUT |
Surprised everyone last week in Abu Dhabi, has a good track record playing this course.
Best of the rest:
Jason Scrivener
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T58 | T7 | T6 | T39 |
Was great last week in Abu Dhabi, could carry over.
Matthew Fitzpatrick
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T45 | T16 | CUT | T5 | T45 | CUT |
We will see if he wakes up from missing the cut last week in Abu Dhabi.
Andy Sullivan
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DQ | CUT | 6 | CUT | T2 | T4 | CUT | T12 |
Plays like Jekyll and Hyde, you never know which player will step up this week.
Lucas Herbert
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T7 |
Defending champion hasn’t played much in the last four months, but still was ok in Abu Dhabi and has a great track record at the Emirates.
Solid contenders
Victor Perez
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T16 | T29 |
Been very consistent as he is 13 under in two trips at this event.
Robert Macintyre
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T8 |
Was T-8th last year, been on a run the last six months.
Lee Westwood
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T50 | T7 | CUT | T23 | CUT | T9 | T5 | T2 | T15 | 2 | T39 |
After last year’s previous during the year you can never say no about his game.
Sergio Garcia
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T23 | T3 | T32 | Win | CUT | T17 | T20 | T11 |
Past champion, you never know how he is going to play, always a gamble taking him.
Paul Casey
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T9 | T37 | T11 | T4 |
Made the long trip from Palm Springs, shows that when he putts well he does well.
George Coetzee
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T38 | CUT | T7 | T26 | CUT | T5 |
Always steady and surprises a lot of people with his game.
Long shots that could come through:
Scott Jamieson
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T32 | CUT | T51 | T60 | T45 | 74 | T48 | T26 | T5 |
Always been consistent in this event.
Adri Arnaus
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 | T29 |
Was T-3rd last year at the Emirates.
Joost Luiten
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T66 | CUT | CUT | T23 | T8 | T47 | T23 | CUT | T33 | CUT | CUT |
Always a steady player.
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