| Hero Dubai Desert Classic | |
| Location: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Establishment: | 1989 |
| Course: | Emirates Golf Club |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | 7428yd |
| Tour: | European Tour |
| Format: | Stroke play |
| Month Played: | January |
| Aggregate: | 264 Bryson DeChambeau |
| To-Par: | −24 as above |
| Current Champion: | Rory McIlroy |
| Map: | UAE |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Label: | Emirates GC |
| Coordinates: | 25.086°N 55.161°W |
| Map Size: | 200 |
The Dubai Desert Classic is a European Tour golf tournament held on Majlis course at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 1999 and 2000 it was held at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club, all other editions have been held at Emirates Golf Club.
When founded in 1989, it was the first European Tour event to be staged in the Arabian Peninsula, but is currently one of six.[1]
The tournament is part of a wider strategy, via a government program called "Dubai Golf", to develop both professional and casual golf tourism in Dubai. It has historically had one of the strongest fields on the European Tour due to "promotional" money paid to top golfers.[2]
The 1995 edition is notable for being the first live event broadcast on the Golf Channel, an American pay-television network.[3]
In September 2021, it was announced that the event would gain a new title sponsor, Slync.io, in 2022.[4] The event was also added to the Rolex Series, with an increased prize fund of .[5] The deal was terminated in September 2022.[6]
In January 2023, it was confirmed that Hero MotoCorp would become the new title sponsor of the event, beginning in 2023.[7]
| European Tour (Rolex Series) | 2022– | ||
| European Tour (Regular) | 1989–2021 |
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Purse (US$) | Winner's share ($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hero Dubai Desert Classic | |||||||||
| 35th | Rory McIlroy (4) | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | 9,000,000 | 1,530,000 | |||
| 34th | Rory McIlroy (3) | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | 9,000,000 | 1,530,000 | |||
| Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic | |||||||||
| 33rd | 276 | −12 | Playoff | 8,000,000 | 1,333,330 | ||||
| Omega Dubai Desert Classic | |||||||||
| 32nd | 271 | −17 | 4 strokes | 3,250,000 | 528,514 | ||||
| 31st | 279 | −9 | Playoff | 3,250,000 | 541,660 | ||||
| 30th | 264 | −24 | 7 strokes | 3,250,000 | 541,660 | ||||
| 29th | 265 | −23 | 1 stroke | 3,000,000 | 500,100 | ||||
| 28th | 269 | −19 | 3 strokes | 2,650,000 | 441,755 | ||||
| 27th | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | 2,650,000 | 441,755 | ||||
| 26th | Rory McIlroy (2) | 266 | −22 | 3 strokes | 2,650,000 | 441,755 | |||
| 25th | Stephen Gallacher (2) | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | 2,500,000 | 416,750 | |||
| 24th | 266 | −22 | 3 strokes | 2,500,000 | 416,750 | ||||
| 23rd | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | 2,500,000 | 416,750 | ||||
| 22nd | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | 2,500,000 | 416,750 | ||||
| 21st | 277 | −11 | Playoff | 2,500,000 | 416,750 | ||||
| Dubai Desert Classic | |||||||||
| 20th | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | 2,500,000 | 416,750 | ||||
| 19th |  Tiger Woods (2) | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | 2,500,000 | 416,750 | |||
| 18th | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | 2,400,000 | 309,862 | ||||
| 17th | 269 | −19 | Playoff | 2,400,000 | 309,862 | ||||
| 16th |  Ernie Els (3) | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | 2,200,000 | 366,667 | |||
| 15th | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | 2,000,000 | 333,333 | ||||
| 14th | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | 2,000,000 | 333,333 | ||||
| 13th | Ernie Els (2) | 272 | −16 | 4 strokes | 1,500,000 | 250,000 | |||
| 12th | 266 | −22 | 2 strokes | 1,500,000 | 250,000 | ||||
| 11th | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | 1,300,000 | 216,667 | ||||
| 10th | 275 | −13 | 4 strokes | 1,300,000 | 216,667 | ||||
| 9th | 269 | −19 | 3 strokes | 1,300,000 | 216,667 | ||||
| 8th | 272 | −16 | Playoff | 1,200,000 | 200,000 | ||||
| 7th | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | 1,000,000 | 166,667 | ||||
| 6th | 268 | −20 | 3 strokes | 700,000 | 116,667 | ||||
| 5th | 268 | −20 | 6 strokes | 700,000 | 116,667 | ||||
| 4th | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | 500,000 | 83,333 | ||||
| 3rd | 272 | −16 | Playoff | 650,000 | 108,333 | ||||
| – | Cancelled due to the Gulf War[8] | ||||||||
| Emirates Airlines Desert Classic | |||||||||
| 2nd | 276 | −12 | 4 strokes | 450,000 | 75,000 | ||||
| Karl Litten Desert Classic | |||||||||
| 1st | 277 | −11 | Playoff | 450,000 | 75,000 | ||||