UK Swiss Omega replica Ambassador and defending Omega Dubai Desert Classic Champion, Rory McIlroy, teed off on a gloriously sunny day at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai to get the 27th edition of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic underway.

The Omega Dubai Desert Classic, a part of the European Tour, is regared as the top professional golfing tournament in the Middle East and in recent years has risen to become a extremely reputed tournament on the world circuit.

The Northern Irishman, McIlroy, is looking to reclaim the Omega Dubai Desert Classic trophy which he lifted last year in 2015, and appears to be in top form to dominate a field full of the world’s best golfers. Since McIlroy won the Omega Dubai Desert Classic he has consistently finished in the tournament’s top ten, showing that there is great potential for him to succeed once again.