Bryson DeChambeau showed imperious form as he secured his first title outside American soil, winning the $3.25 million Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday by a record seven shots. "I've always dreamed of winning any Tour event, and to have this many under my belt, I don't even know what I have right now," DeChambeau said after his fourth win in his last nine starts. "Being able to win internationally is something that I've always wanted to do after winning so many times in the States."
The highest-ranked player in the field at No. 5 in the world, DeChambeau pulled away from the chasing pack with three birdies in his first three holes and increased his lead to six with an eagle on the 10th and a birdie on the 11th. After making his only bogey of the day on the difficult par-4 12th, he added further birdies on the 13th, 14th and 17th to finish on eight-under par 64 for the day and 24-under for the four rounds, also the lowest in the history of the tournament.
"Especially under the gun with the heat of some good players coming up and playing well from behind me, I knew I needed to step on the pedal and that's what I did today," DeChambeau said. The previous biggest margin of victory was six by Ernie Els over Greg Norman in 1994. The old record for lowest tournament aggregate was set last year by Li Haotong (23-under par).
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