• DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 29: Paul Casey of England plays his second shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic on the Majilis course at Emirates Golf Club on January 29, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056604997_02.jpg
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 29: Paul Casey of England plays his second shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic on the Majilis course at Emirates Golf Club on January 29, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056604997_02.jpg
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 30: Ernie Els of South Africa plays his third shot on the par four 6th hole during the second of round of the Dubai Desert Classic played on the Majlis Course on January 30, 2009 in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056612095.jpg
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 30: Ernie Els of South Africa plays his third shot on the par four 6th hole during the second of round of the Dubai Desert Classic played on the Majlis Course on January 30, 2009 in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056612095.jpg
  • Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano plays a shot on the 3rd hole during the second day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament on January 30, 2009. Sweden's Henrik Stenson grabbed the clubhouse lead at the Dubai Desert Classic but another lengthy fog delay meant that more than half the players failed to finish their second rounds. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI *** Local Caption *** 208966-01-08.jpg
    Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano plays a shot on the 3rd hole during the second day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament on January 30, 2009. Sweden's Henrik Stenson grabbed the clubhouse lead at the Dubai Desert Classic but another lengthy fog delay meant that more than half the players failed to finish their second rounds. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI *** Local Caption *** 208966-01-08.jpg
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 30: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland and Ernie Els of South Africa both on their follow-throughs are amongst players warming up in the fog that delayed the start by 3 three hours during the completion of the first round of the 2009 Dubai Desert Classic on the Majilis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on January 30, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056609503.jpg
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 30: Colin Montgomerie of Scotland and Ernie Els of South Africa both on their follow-throughs are amongst players warming up in the fog that delayed the start by 3 three hours during the completion of the first round of the 2009 Dubai Desert Classic on the Majilis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on January 30, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056609503.jpg
  • A golfer practices amid heavy fog at the Dubai Golf Club at the start of the 20th Dubai Desert Classic on January 29, 2009. The tournament got off to a fog-delayed start with world number two Sergio Garcia and three-time former winner Ernie Els among the favourites. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI *** Local Caption *** 984751-01-08.jpg
    A golfer practices amid heavy fog at the Dubai Golf Club at the start of the 20th Dubai Desert Classic on January 29, 2009. The tournament got off to a fog-delayed start with world number two Sergio Garcia and three-time former winner Ernie Els among the favourites. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI *** Local Caption *** 984751-01-08.jpg
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 30: Sergio Garcia of Spain and his caddie Glenn Murray during the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic played on the Majlis Course on January 30, 2009 in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056612185.jpg
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 30: Sergio Garcia of Spain and his caddie Glenn Murray during the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic played on the Majlis Course on January 30, 2009 in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056612185.jpg
  • Australian Richard Green hits out of a bunker on the sixth hole during the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the Gulf emirate on January 31, 2009. Green found himself two strokes off the leader Irish teenage prodigy Rory McIlroy at the halfway stage on the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy grabbed the halfway lead with a 25-foot eagle putt on the last. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB *** Local Caption *** 214168-01-08.jpg
    Australian Richard Green hits out of a bunker on the sixth hole during the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the Gulf emirate on January 31, 2009. Green found himself two strokes off the leader Irish teenage prodigy Rory McIlroy at the halfway stage on the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy grabbed the halfway lead with a 25-foot eagle putt on the last. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB *** Local Caption *** 214168-01-08.jpg
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 29: Gregory Havret of France tees off on the eighth hole during the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic on the Majilis course at Emirates Golf Club on January 29, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056605249.jpg
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 29: Gregory Havret of France tees off on the eighth hole during the first round of the Dubai Desert Classic on the Majilis course at Emirates Golf Club on January 29, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056605249.jpg
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 30: Khalid Yousef of the United Arab Emirates hits his second shot to the 9th hole during the second round of the 2009 Dubai Desert Classic on the Majilis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on January 30, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056612086.jpg
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 30: Khalid Yousef of the United Arab Emirates hits his second shot to the 9th hole during the second round of the 2009 Dubai Desert Classic on the Majilis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on January 30, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056612086.jpg
  • Ireland's Rory McIlroy plays a shot on the 3rd hole during the second day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament on January 30, 2009. First round show stealer with a 64, the 19-year-old Irishman, completed just three holes before darkness fell and after a bogey at the first he was at seven-under par for the tournament in search of his first win since turning professional in 2007. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI *** Local Caption *** 208815-01-08.jpg
    Ireland's Rory McIlroy plays a shot on the 3rd hole during the second day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament on January 30, 2009. First round show stealer with a 64, the 19-year-old Irishman, completed just three holes before darkness fell and after a bogey at the first he was at seven-under par for the tournament in search of his first win since turning professional in 2007. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI *** Local Caption *** 208815-01-08.jpg
  • Mark O'Meara of the U.S. tees off on the second hole during the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament January 30, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) *** Local Caption *** AJS18_GOLF-_0130_11.JPG
    Mark O'Meara of the U.S. tees off on the second hole during the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament January 30, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) *** Local Caption *** AJS18_GOLF-_0130_11.JPG
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 30: Henrik Stenson of during the second of round of the Dubai Desert Classic played on the Majlis Course on January 30, 2009 in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056612018.jpg
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 30: Henrik Stenson of during the second of round of the Dubai Desert Classic played on the Majlis Course on January 30, 2009 in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056612018.jpg
  • Darren Clarke of Northern Island hits a shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament, January 31, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) *** Local Caption *** AJS07_GOLF-_0131_11.JPG
    Darren Clarke of Northern Island hits a shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament, January 31, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) *** Local Caption *** AJS07_GOLF-_0131_11.JPG
  • Robert Karlsson of Sweden hits a shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament January 31, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) *** Local Caption *** AJS16_GOLF-_0131_11.JPG
    Robert Karlsson of Sweden hits a shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament January 31, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES) *** Local Caption *** AJS16_GOLF-_0131_11.JPG
  • England's Justin Rose plays a shot from a bunker on the 7th hole during the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the Gulf emirate on January 31, 2009. Irish teenage prodigy Rory McIlroy grabbed the halfway lead with a 25-foot eagle putt on the last. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB *** Local Caption *** 212564-01-08.jpg
    England's Justin Rose plays a shot from a bunker on the 7th hole during the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the Gulf emirate on January 31, 2009. Irish teenage prodigy Rory McIlroy grabbed the halfway lead with a 25-foot eagle putt on the last. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB *** Local Caption *** 212564-01-08.jpg
  • Ireland's Rory McIlroy plays a tee shot on the 8th hole during the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the Gulf emirate on January 31, 2009. The Irish teenage prodigy grabbed the halfway lead with a 25-foot eagle putt on the last. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB *** Local Caption *** 212486-01-08.jpg
    Ireland's Rory McIlroy plays a tee shot on the 8th hole during the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the Gulf emirate on January 31, 2009. The Irish teenage prodigy grabbed the halfway lead with a 25-foot eagle putt on the last. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB *** Local Caption *** 212486-01-08.jpg
  • Ireland's Rory McIlroy eyes the ball after playing a shot on the 13th hole during the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the Gulf emirate on January 31, 2009. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI *** Local Caption *** 212460-01-08.jpg
    Ireland's Rory McIlroy eyes the ball after playing a shot on the 13th hole during the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the Gulf emirate on January 31, 2009. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI *** Local Caption *** 212460-01-08.jpg
  • South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen eyes the ball after playing a shot on the 16th hole during the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the Gulf emirate on January 31, 2009. Irish teenage prodigy Rory McIlroy grabbed the halfway lead with a 25-foot eagle putt on the last. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB *** Local Caption *** 212499-01-08.jpg
    South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen eyes the ball after playing a shot on the 16th hole during the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the Gulf emirate on January 31, 2009. Irish teenage prodigy Rory McIlroy grabbed the halfway lead with a 25-foot eagle putt on the last. AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIB *** Local Caption *** 212499-01-08.jpg
  • South African Louis Oosthuizen tees off on the eighth hole during the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the Gulf emirate on January 31, 2009. In-form Oosthuizen found himself two strokes off the leader Irish teenage prodigy Rory McIlroy on the third day of the fog-hit Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy was in pole position to chalk up his maiden win as a pro after a double eagle blast. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI *** Local Caption *** 214257-01-08.jpg
    South African Louis Oosthuizen tees off on the eighth hole during the third day of the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in the Gulf emirate on January 31, 2009. In-form Oosthuizen found himself two strokes off the leader Irish teenage prodigy Rory McIlroy on the third day of the fog-hit Dubai Desert Classic. McIlroy was in pole position to chalk up his maiden win as a pro after a double eagle blast. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI *** Local Caption *** 214257-01-08.jpg
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 31: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tees off on the eighth hole during the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic on the Majilis course at Emirates Golf Club on January 31, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056617365.jpg
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - JANUARY 31: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland tees off on the eighth hole during the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic on the Majilis course at Emirates Golf Club on January 31, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** GYI0056617365.jpg

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