Overview
- Elvira closed with a two-under 69 to finish 10 under, birdied the 17th, and secured the win with a closing par for his third DP World Tour title.
- New Zealander Daniel Hillier surged with a 65 to finish solo second at nine under.
- Shane Lowry led on the 18th tee but made double bogey after finding a bunker then the water, dropping into a tie for third at eight under.
- Rory McIlroy made five straight birdies to share the lead late, then bogeyed the last from rough and sand to finish tied for third at eight under.
- The volatile finish at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club highlighted the course’s perilous closing stretch as the field now shifts to next week’s Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club.