Viktor Hovland claimed his second DP World Tour title after winning the 2022 Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic. The Norwegian played great golf today and posted a round of 66 after a birdie-eagle-birdie finish. As a result he climbed to 12 under par for the tournament. This score was matched by Richard Bland who played the course at four under par today. The duo had to go out on the course one more time to determine the winner. He was decided on the first extra hole won by Hovland with a birdie. The big favorite this week Rory McIlroy finished third at 11 under par.
Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic 2022 крайно класиране
This is Viktor Hovland’s second DP World Tour title from 22 appearances. Thanks to it the Norwegian will climb to career best third in the world.
Rory McIlroy was in share of the lead on the 18th tee and needed a par to make the playoff. However he decided to play aggressively and found the water with his second shot. As a result, McIlroy bogeyed the hole and dropped to 11 under par.
Richard Bland was very solid today and posted final round 68. Since he won his maiden title in May last year Bland has been playing great golf. The veteran started the week ranked 80th in the world and we often see him on the first page of the leaderboard.