Golfer Thomas Bjorn wins final Hero Challenge in Dubai

DUBAI: Thomas Bjorn won the final Hero Challenge of 2021, defeating former Masters Champion Danny Willett and European Tour winners Min Woo Lee and Marcus Armitage at the Topgolf Dubai.

The year-end DP World Tour Championship, carrying a purse of US 9 million dollar, which decides the European Tour No.1 begins on Thursday. The field includes World No.2 American Collin Morikawa, who is bidding to become the first American to take the spot of being European Tour No.1. Another American in the fray is Billy Horschel.

They will be challenged by defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Patrick Reed, Lee Min Woo, Bernd Wiesberger, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Paul Casey, Sam Horsfield and Andy Sullivan from a field of 53 players.

Ahead of the main event, the third and final Hero Challenge of 2021 was held at the iconic location, located next to Emirates Golf Club. The 2018 Ryder Cup Captain Bjørn scored the most points in the fun and fast shoot-out contest.

The quartet went head-to-head ahead of this week's final Rolex Series event, the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

They competed in the TOPSHOT Advanced game, with each player getting 20 shots, split into four rounds of five balls, with points awarded for hitting targets at increasing distances. (IANS)

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