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Garcia, Morikawa join Casey

Englishman secured 15th European Tour win in Dubai this year

- DUBAI Staff report

World Number Two Collin Morikawa and fellow Major winner Sergio Garcia are amongst the top-ranked global stars confirmed to join defending champion Paul Casey at the Slync. io Dubai Desert Classic for the second Rolex Series event on the 2022 Race to Dubai.

Casey secured an emotional four shot triumph for his milestone 15th European Tour win at Emirates Golf Club earlier this season, taking his tally of profession­al victories worldwide to 21, and the Englishman is aiming to make a winning return to Dubai from January 27-30, 2022.

Slync.io, the logistics technology provider that is revolution­ising the way global logistics works, is the new title sponsor of the Dubai Desert Classic, with the iconic event elevated to the European Tour’s signature Rolex Series of tournament­s for the first time in 2022.

‘Desert Swing’

The Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic 2022 will be the second of back-to-back Rolex Series events in the Middle East in January, with the tournament­s in Abu Dhabi and Dubai also part of the European Tour’s traditiona­l ‘Desert Swing’ which annually attract the sport’s leading players.

“Dubai was an emotional win for me in January,” said Casey, a five-time Ryder Cup player.

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