Dubai Moonlight Classic

Dubai Moonlight Classic
Tournament information
LocationDubai, United Arab Emirates
Established2006
Course(s)Emirates Golf Club
(Faldo course)
Par72
Length6,274 yards (5,737 m)
Tour(s)Ladies European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund260,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Shanshan Feng (2012)
267 Shanshan Feng (2015)
To par−21 as above
Current champion
England Bronte Law

The Dubai Moonlight Classic is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET). The event was played for the first time in October 2006.[1] Its prize fund of 500,000 made it the fourth most valuable tournament on the LET. Between 2009 and 2020, Swiss luxury watch company Omega was the tournament's title sponsor. Promoted and organised by Golf In Dubai, the tournament is played on the Faldo course at Emirates Golf Club, which also hosts the Dubai Desert Classic on the men's European Tour.[citation needed]

Annika Sörenstam won the event the first two times it was played. Sörenstam beat out Karrie Webb in 2006, and in 2007 defeated Iben Tinning by two shots. The 2008 event, which was Sörenstam's final tournament before her retirement, was won by Germany's Anja Monke. The 2016 event was shortened to 54 holes when during the morning session of the first round. Maximilian Zechmann collapsed on the 13th hole (fourth hole for Anne-Lise Caudal, whom he was caddie at the tournament), dying in the hospital a short time later.[2]

Winners

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Year Dates Champion Country Score To par Margin
of victory
Purse (€) Winner's
share (€)
Dubai Moonlight Classic
2021 27–29 Oct Bronte Law  England 68-69-64=201 −15 1 stroke 260,000 36,736
Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic
2020 4–6 Nov Minjee Lee  Australia 72-65-69=206 −10 Playoff 260,000 36,267
2019 1–3 May Nuria Iturrioz  Spain 67-68-71=206 −10 1 stroke US$285,000 US$37,500
Omega Dubai Ladies Classic
2018 No tournament
2017 6–9 Dec Angel Yin  United States 70-71-65-67=273 −15 Playoff 500,000 75,000
Omega Dubai Ladies Masters
2016 7–10 Dec Shanshan Feng (4)  China 72-70-64=206^ −10 2 strokes 500,000 75,000
2015 9–12 Dec Shanshan Feng (3)  China 67-67-67-66=267 −21 12 strokes 500,000 75,000
2014 10–13 Dec Shanshan Feng (2)  China 66-67-66-70=269 −19 5 strokes 500,000 75,000
2013 4–7 Dec Pornanong Phatlum  Thailand 68-70-69-66=273 −15 1 stroke 500,000 75,000
2012 5–8 Dec Shanshan Feng  China 66-65-67-69=267 −21 5 strokes 500,000 75,000
2011 14–17 Dec Lexi Thompson  United States 70-66-70-67=273 −15 4 strokes 500,000 75,000
2010 8–11 Dec Iben Tinning  Denmark 70-69-69-69=277 −11 2 strokes 500,000 75,000
2009 9–12 Dec In-Kyung Kim  South Korea 70-65-67-68=270 −18 3 strokes 500,000 75,000
Dubai Ladies Masters
2008 11–14 Dec Anja Monke  Germany 68-71-68-68=275 −13 3 strokes 500,000 75,000
2007 16–19 Dec Annika Sörenstam (2)  Sweden 70-70-68-70=278 −10 2 strokes 500,000 75,000
2006 26–29 Oct Annika Sörenstam  Sweden 65-68-68-69=270 −18 6 strokes 500,000 75,000

^ Shortened to 54 holes following first-round incident involving Anne-Lise Caudal, whose caddie died on her fourth hole.

References

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  1. ^ Cutler, Bethan (26 May 2006). "LET announces Dubai Ladies Masters". Ladies European Tour. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Caddie dies, 1st round stopped and event shortened in Dubai". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 December 2016.
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