Dubai Moonlight Classic Explained

Dubai Moonlight Classic
Location:Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Establishment:2006
Course:Emirates Golf Club
(Faldo course)
Par:72
Yardage:6274yd
Tour:Ladies European Tour
Format:Stroke play
Purse:260,000
Month Played:October
Aggregate:267 Shanshan Feng (2012)
267 Shanshan Feng (2015)
To-Par:−21 as above
Current Champion: Bronte Law

The Dubai Moonlight Classic is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET). The event was played for the first time in October 2006.[1] Its prize fund of 500,000 made it the fourth most valuable tournament on the LET. Between 2009 and 2020, Swiss luxury watch company Omega was the tournament's title sponsor. Promoted and organised by Golf In Dubai, the tournament is played on the Faldo course at Emirates Golf Club, which also hosts the Dubai Desert Classic on the men's European Tour.

Annika Sörenstam won the event the first two times it was played. Sörenstam beat out Karrie Webb in 2006, and in 2007 defeated Iben Tinning by two shots. The 2008 event, which was Sörenstam's final tournament before her retirement, was won by Germany's Anja Monke. The 2016 event was shortened to 54 holes when during the morning session of the first round. Maximilian Zechmann collapsed on the 13th hole (fourth hole for Anne-Lise Caudal, whom he was caddie at the tournament), dying in the hospital a short time later.[2]

Winners

Year Dates Champion Country Score To par Margin
of victory
Purse (€) Winner's
share (€)
Dubai Moonlight Classic
27–29 Oct 68-69-64=201 −15 1 stroke260,000 36,736
Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic
4–6 Nov 72-65-69=206 −10 Playoff 260,000 36,267
1–3 May 67-68-71=206 −10 1 stroke US$285,000 US$37,500
Omega Dubai Ladies Classic
2018 No tournament
6–9 Dec 70-71-65-67=273 −15 Playoff 500,000 75,000
Omega Dubai Ladies Masters
7–10 Dec Shanshan Feng (4) 72-70-64=206^ −10 2 strokes 500,000 75,000
9–12 Dec Shanshan Feng (3) 67-67-67-66=267 −21 12 strokes 500,000 75,000
10–13 Dec Shanshan Feng (2) 66-67-66-70=269 −19 5 strokes 500,000 75,000
4–7 Dec 68-70-69-66=273 −15 1 stroke 500,000 75,000
5–8 Dec 66-65-67-69=267 −21 5 strokes 500,000 75,000
14–17 Dec 70-66-70-67=273 −15 4 strokes 500,000 75,000
8–11 Dec 70-69-69-69=277 −11 2 strokes 500,000 75,000
9–12 Dec 70-65-67-68=270 −18 3 strokes 500,000 75,000
Dubai Ladies Masters
11–14 Dec 68-71-68-68=275 −13 3 strokes 500,000 75,000
16–19 Dec Annika Sörenstam (2) 70-70-68-70=278 −10 2 strokes 500,000 75,000
26–29 Oct 65-68-68-69=270 −18 6 strokes 500,000 75,000
^ Shortened to 54 holes following first-round incident involving Anne-Lise Caudal, whose caddie died on her fourth hole.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cutler . Bethan . 26 May 2006 . LET announces Dubai Ladies Masters . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185013/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_feature.php?Id=5786&PHPSESSID=325909e49a36011bc15659eb8658fc14 . 30 September 2007 . Ladies European Tour.
  2. News: 7 December 2016 . Caddie dies, 1st round stopped and event shortened in Dubai . ESPN . Associated Press .