The long-awaited return to Dubai of Tiger Woods drew a document crowd to the Jebel Ali Golf Resort & Spa yesterday but it surely was defending champions Ernie Els and Darren Clarke who walked away with the trophy after edging Woods and companion Mark OaE™Meara in a mini play off within the annual pre-Desert Basic Problem Match. After the nine-hole shoot-out underneath a blazing solar, Els and Clarke had been tied with Woods and OaE™Meara on 34 (-2) whereas a missed putt on the final by Thomas Bjorn value he and taking part in companion Padraig Harrington a spot within the play-off. BjornaE™s miss meant a bogey six and a spherical of 35 (-1). Whereas earlier play-offs have concerned chipping competitions from the sting of the inexperienced, Clarke had different concepts and the massive Irishman rapidly dragged Woods, Els and OaE™Meara to the bunker on the entrance of the placing floor. With all 4 balls dropped within the sand, the winner could be decided by whoever obtained his bunker shot nearest the pin. And it was Clarke himself who proved to be the grasp from the sand, hitting his shot to inside a number of ft whereas Woods discovered himself just some inches brief.
It was a scorching efficiency by all six as they entertained a crowd of over 2,000 spectators following the motion over the stainless greens and fairways of the Jebel Ali Resort Course. However whereas Els and Clarke collected the Problem Match trophy, not one of the six gamers managed a hole-in-one within the $1 million competitors sponsored by The World. ClarkeaE™s recreation, like his new physique, definitely appears to be like to be in robust form going into the Basic. The large Irishman appears in good kind each bodily and mentally and heaE™ll be one to observe after going shut within the current WGC Accenture Matchplay Championship in California. However all eyes can be on Woods and the American famous person was warmly welcomed again to Dubai by HE Mohamed Ali Alabbar, Chairman of the Dubai Desert Basic Govt Committee, and Khaled and Ziyad Bakr, representing the DUTCO Group of Firms. Right this moment, Woods tees off within the Professional-Am the place he’ll team-up with UAE juniors Rashid Alabbar, Fares Almazroui and Abdullah Almosharrekh. For the rising stars of UAE golf, it guarantees to be fairly a day. http://www.klikonline.si/default.aspx?g=posts&t=548