THE European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic beginning over the Emirates Course on Thursday, offers $2.5m (€1.8m) in prize money while, across the Atlantic, The AT&T Pro-Am on the US PGA Tour carries a purse of $6.3m (€4.6m).

EUROPE’S Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie must have been delighted as he watched the drama unfold in the final round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday.