European Tour Power Rankings: Omega Dubai Desert Classic
By Matt Coles
What a run Louis Oosthuizen is having! The former British Open champion has only finished outside the top 20 once in his last 12 starts, with three top-three finishes in that period.
The South African, who now sits at World No.18, has finished inside the top six in five of his last six outings, including runners-up finishes at Emirates Australian Open, the season-ending event on the ANZ Tour, and the South African Open hosted by the City of Johannesburg, the country’s national championship, finishing 2nd to compatriot Branden Grace.
He also came home in 3rd spot at the WGC-HSBC Champions in China, along with T6 finishes at both the Northern Trust on the PGA TOUR and the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player, the second of the Rolex Series trio to finish the 2019 season.
The South African then kept that run going with a 5th place finish at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the first Rolex Series event of the season.
Oosthuizen is back inside the top 20 in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time since the summer of 2017 but has only featured at this event twice in recent years, failing to make the cut on both occasions.
The former British Open champion has never won in the desert on the European Tour, with just a single victory in Asia. Could he change that record come Sunday afternoon?