Breaking news ....Danny Willett has just hung on to win Omega Dubai Desert Classic
Danny Willett has just made a 12 foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win the Omega Dubai Desert Classic by a shot over Andy Sullivan and Rafa Cabrara Bello.
Willet shot -3 69 -19 269 and held off the hard charging field including the Spaniard Bello -3 69 -18 270 T2 and Willett's talented countryman Sullivan -4 68 -18 270 T2.
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For years stalwarts like Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter have been the standard bearers for English golf, and while they hardly all said and done, the future of the game for that country is on full display yet again playing round 4 this morning in spectacular Dubai.
After second successive round of -7 65 Danny Willett held a one-shot after the third round Saturday at -16. Remember that name if you haven't been paying attention, he's no flash in the pan, battling right to the end before finishing second to Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai last year.
Red hot Spaniard, Rafa Cabrera Bello who won here in 2012 began play this morning in second place at -15 after a third consecutive -5 67 with Willett's fellow country man little Andy Sullivan (-6 66), who finished runner-up to McIlroy in November’s DP World Tour Championship third at -14 202
Defending champion McIlroy again got off to a slow start on Saturday but saved his round with another brilliant back nine to shoot -4 68 starting today eight shots behind Willett at 208 but he has been charging hard this morning shooting -7 65 -15 T5 including 3 straight birdies at 13,14,15, .
One of the great stories this week has been the play of Ernie Els who who started Saturday just one shot behind the leader but stumbled a little in the middle of his round ending up with a +2 74 T28 at -7. However he back on form this morning, firing a very solid -5 67 and he is in the clubhouse at -12
With young guns like Matt Fitzpatrick, Eddie Pepperall, Tyrrel Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood all vying for England's 2 spots at the Olympics and places in future Ryder Cup teams that country is going through a real purple patch in the men's game, with Willett and Sullivan right at the top.
Making a run this afternoon along with Rory were South Korean star Byeong An who birdied the first 4 holes of the back nine, -7 65 -16 4th, and Henrik Stenson -6 66 -15 6th, Alvaro Quiros -7 65 -16 4th
Bryan Angus
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