Sharjah 24 – WAM: Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, crowned the winners of both the 13th DP World Tour Championship Dubai and the year’s Race to Dubai, which culminated on Sunday after 42 tournaments across 23 countries, including three in Dubai – the Omega Dubai Desert Classic in January, the AVIV Dubai Championship earlier this month, and the DP World Tour Championship.
Sheikh Mansoor watched the European Tour’s best battle on the lush greens of Jumeirah Golf Estate’s Earth Course today, in the final round of the DP World Tour Championship Dubai. The finale of the European Tour’s season and culmination of its Race to Dubai competition, the $9 million DP World Tour Championship has been bringing the Tour’s top-ranked pros to Dubai every year since 2009, where they compete for the Tour’s biggest prize fund.
Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed, the Chairman of Dubai Sports Council said: "We are pleased to see the world’s best golf players here contesting for the grand prize as well as the Race to Dubai honours, on what is one of the world’s best golf courses.
"The DP World Tour Championship is the finale of the European Tour’s season as well as the richest event on its calendar. Hosting this tournament here, with more than 40,000 spectators attending the event, confirms Dubai’s position as one of the world’s premier golf destinations and a leading sports tourism hub. It is also a testament to Dubai’s ability to organise and host the world’s biggest sports events across disciplines.
"This championship has enjoyed a special place on Dubai’s annual sports calendar, and it has played a big part in enhancing Dubai’s reputation of being the destination of choice for the world’s leading sports stars and events.
"As we celebrate our Golden Jubilee as a nation and the Year of the 50th, and host one of the world’s biggest event, Expo 2020 Dubai, the presence of golf’s biggest stars and fans from within and outside the country is further testimony to the nation’s prominence in the global sporting landscape. This has been made possible by the vision and unlimited support of our leadership, and the emphasis they have laid on building state-of-the-art sports facilities, as well as effective regulations and protocols to deal with different challenges."
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