Celebs get in the swing in Dubai

RONAN KEATING was amongst the celebrities competing in yesterday's Dubai Desert Classic Pro Am.

The former Boyzone star took to the Majlis Course alongside the Dubai Duty Free team of Colm McLoughlin, Brendan O'Shea and former Desert Classic champion David Howell.

Barry Lane led his team of Roger John, Richard Alexander, Francisco Giles to victory with a score of 55, three shots ahead of Thomas Bjorn's Emirates' team of Khuram Hussein and sporting legends Frankie Dettori and Franz Beckenbauer. Third was the chairman's team of Tiger Woods, Rashid Alabbar, Faris Al Mazroui and Abdullah Almosharrekh, also on 58.

In the afternoon group, Japan's Shingo Katayama lead his Samsung team to a winning score of 58.