McIlroy’s one shot Dubai Desert Classic victory

Rory McIlroy claimed a one shot victory over Justin Rose to win the 20th Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Golf Club on Sunday.

The 19-year-old from Northern Ireland, who was winning his first professional tournament, carded a final round two-under-par 70 to finish at 19-under. Henrik Stenson, winner of the tournament in 2007, finished this year in third on 17-under-par.

The win takes McIlroy up into 14th place in the world rankings and into second place in The Race to Dubai.

Emirates, the Official Airline of the Dubai Desert Classic, has a great affinity with golf and the Dubai Desert Classic tees of a busy year of golf sponsorship for Emirates with a portfolio that includes the BMW International Open, BMW Asian Open, Malaysian Open, Africa Open, The Hong Kong Open, The Austrian Open, Volvo Asian Masters, Hero Honda Open, HSBC Champions, Australian PGA Championship and the Dubai Ladies Masters.