Mark O’Meara, the 47-year-old former Masters and Open champion, today achieved his first big victory since 1998.
A closing 69 in the Dubai Desert Classic gave O’Meara, a lowly 201st in the world rankings, a one-stroke win over Ireland’s Paul McGinley, his playing partner on all four days.
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