Lights, camera, floodlights at Omega Dubai Desert Classic

Players hate having to mark their ball as the siren sounds to end play, with just a putt or a hole to go to finish their round, thus avoiding the 4am wake up call the next day...

The European Tour in conduction with the sponsors the Omega Dubai Desert Classic, January 25th -28th 2018, have taken a long overdue step to resolve that problem.

Promoters of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic have invested in state-of-the-art floodlighting around the combined ninth and 18^th greens on the Majlis Course to ensure that all players can finish on each day, especially in rounds one and two on Thursday January 25 and Friday January 26.

Canadian Keith Pelley, CEO European Tour, said: “This is a wonderful idea and fits perfectly with our desire to bring innovation to our sport. We thank the promoters of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic for their inventiveness and imagination which will allow six more players to compete in what is already a world-class field.

 

“No professional golfer ever wants to come back the following morning to complete a round due to lack of daylight and this intervention, should it be required, will rule out that necessity.

 

“The wonderful amphitheatre created by the huge hospitality units and grandstands around the ninth and 18^th greens at the Emirates Golf Club is already one of the most atmospheric arenas on our Tour and that element will only be increased by this idea.”

 

So no more cigarette lighters and car headlights around the 18th green as the European Tour continues to lead the way in making golf attractive to the traditional non golf fan.

 

Bryan Angus