Elvira beats Lowry to dramatic Dubai title

Round four of the Dubai Invitational

-10 N Elvira (Spa), -9 D Hillier (NZ), -8 S Lowry (Ire), R McIlroy (NI), D Puig (Spa), J Guerrier (Fra)

Other notables include -6 M. Wallace (Eng), -1 E. Ferguson (Sco), G. Forrest (Sco), and Par T. Fleetwood (Eng).

In a dramatic final round, Shane Lowry’s chances of winning the Dubai Invitational were ruined by Nacho Elvira.

A wayward bunker shot flew past the flag and rolled into the lake on the other side of the green, leading one-shot after the final hole, which Lowry had to contend with.

Elvira, overnight leader, put a birdie putt on the 17th to put Lowry, who was struggling, on 10 under, just as the Irishman toiled.

Elvira of Spain won the third title of his career while Lowry had to accept a double bogey on the final hole and fell back to eight under.

Midway down the back nine, Rory McIlroy, Elvira, Lowry, Marcus Armitage, England, Marcus Armitage, and Daniel Hillier were just five players in a tie for the lead, but the rivals lost one by one.

McIlroy needed a birdie to take the lead, but he overhit from the same bunker, causing Lowry to lose his chance.

McIlroy, the reigning Masters champion, quickly regained control with five birdies in a row despite a slow start.

That gave him a chance to win, but a poor 18th-round tee shot left him in deep rough, and he could only find the bunker after recovering, which ended his hopes.

“I was merely attempting to make the most of what I had,” she said. I was just trying to piece it all together with good swings, McIlroy said, not that I had the best of starts or that I wasn’t really focused on winning.

“It was still a good first week back, and I came away with a lot of knowledge.” Although I wasn’t very sharp, I’m hoping to be a little sharper now for the upcoming week.

After McIlroy’s death, Lowry and Elvira had a shootout, with Elvira leading after back-to-back bogeys on the eighth and ninth, and Lowry, who had taken the lead after moving into the solo lead on 10 under with a birdie on the 13th.

Elvira’s excellent recovery on the 10th, when he made par despite taking a drop for finding water, sparked his comeback and he held his resolve to prevail.

The world is meant by it. The 38-year-old told Sky Sports, “If you had told me on Tuesday that I was going to win this, I would never have believed you.”