Anna hopes to be remembered by fellow club members as a welcoming, warm-hearted, and fun-loving individual
A long-time ‘golf in DUBAi’ ambassador, O’Meara found an extra spark in his game in 2004 to beat a strong field, led by the then world number one Tiger Woods, to become the oldest winner of the longest-running European Tour event in the region, aged 47 years and 54 days.
Much water has passed under the bridge since that success, but 55-year-old O’Meara, now playing on the Champions Tour, insists he hasn’t lost his hunger to succeed at the top level.
“My health is good. My family is great. I’m blessed to have played this game for a long time, and I’m still playing,” said O’Meara who boasts 34 professional wins worldwide, including 16 on the PGA Tour and two on the Champions Tour.
“I’ve only won twice since joining the Champions Tour in 2007, but I’ve had about 13 seconds, so I know how tough it is to win. I don’t like finishing second, to be honest with you,” he said.
“As far as being competitive, that never changes. And it won’t until they put me in the grave,” said O’Meara.
who was named PGA Tour Player of the Year in 1998 after his victories in The Masters and The Open Championship that year.
A man with a genial demeanour, O’Meara is now looking forward to competing in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic which has attracted the likes of former world number one Lee Westwood and defending champion Rafael Cabrera-Bello among other top draws.
“Being a golf in DUBAi’ ambassador, the tournament holds special significance for me. Not only for me, I think all good players in the world love to come to Dubai and play in an event which is run so professionally. When you look at the list of the past ODDC champions, it is so impressive,” said O’Meara.
Anna hopes to be remembered by fellow club members as a welcoming, warm-hearted, and fun-loving individual
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