Nacho Elvira capitalised on a final-hole blunder from Shane Lowry and Sunday cost from Rory McIlroy to say a dramatic victory on the DP World Tour’s Dubai Invitational.
Elvira took a two-stroke lead into the ultimate day on the Dubai Creek Resort and briefly prolonged his result in three photographs, earlier than a late front-nine stumble noticed the chasing pack pull degree with the Spaniard.
McIlroy got here again from six behind to share the lead after a five-birdie run whereas Lowry, Marcus Armitage and Daniel Hillier additionally sat tied prime of the leaderboard throughout a unprecedented Sunday.
Lowry edged into the solo lead and remained one forward till discovering the water on his last gap, with a double-bogey dropping him again to eight underneath, as Elvira birdied his penultimate gap and made par on the final to shut out a one-shot win.
Elvira posted a two-under 69 to finish the week on 10 underneath and declare a 3rd DP World Tour title, with Hillier taking second spot forward of McIlroy, Lowry, David Puig and Julien Guerrier.
“It [winning] means the world,” Elvira stated. “In case you informed me on Tuesday that I’ll be successful this match, I’d have by no means believed you.
“It’s a dream come true, especially having the family here. I’ve always dreamt of my kids walking up to me with a win. I mean, anything that happens after this is just nothing compared to this.”
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The DP World Tour stays in Dubai for the Hero Dubai Desert Basic at Emirates Golf Membership, the opening Rolex Sequence occasion of the season, with Tyrrell Hatton returning as defending champion and McIlroy that includes once more.
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