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00:00So we're here at Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club today.
00:09The course opened in 1993, so almost 30 years old, a little bit younger than me.
00:17Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club was host to the Asia-Pacific Amateur last year, which
00:21is pretty special.
00:24So we're here on the first tee, it's a 420-yard dogleg par 4 round to the left-hand side.
00:30Corner we've probably got about 280-300 yards, so I'm getting nowhere near that I'm afraid.
00:35Thankfully the wind is blowing off the right-hand side, because it could go very right.
00:41First swing of the day and it went straight.
00:49A lot to look at on this course, you've got the creek on a lot of the holes, you've also
00:53got the background of the Burj Khalifa just right behind us here.
00:57It's pretty special, you've got all of the skyline basically of downtown Dubai.
01:01We've got 182 yards to the flag, probably a 4-iron in, see if we can get it there.
01:11Not too sure about this, but we'll see how it goes.
01:24Is it good?
01:25Oh, can't complain at that.
01:34Nope.
01:49We are hole 5.
01:52It's a little par 3, we've got the Burj Khalifa in the background, it's one of my favourite
01:55holes, it looks out onto the creek and you've got all the skyline in the background.
02:01OK, 147 to the flag, 7-iron I think.
02:06Pin's tucked away on that left side of the green where there's really not that much room
02:10for error.
02:11I think it's going to go a little bit right to left as well, so I'm just trying to get
02:18it somewhere near.
02:21Go!
02:23I'll take that.
02:29Ah!
02:34That was nearly a 4-pot!
02:48What are you doing?
02:50Just putting my hat on.
02:53It's too bright.
02:54Yep, I can't see anything, that's better.
02:58It's boiling as well.
03:01I feel like it's coming backwards.
03:28Go!
03:29Go!
03:33Am I winning?
03:34Yeah?
03:35Always?
03:37I'll take it.
03:42So, we are on hole 12, long par 4, very much so into the wind today, which is going to
03:48make it even longer, so just hit it as far as we can.
03:52Stroke index 1, so hardest hole on the course.
03:58Oh no!
04:00High and right, which means it's gone nowhere.
04:04So, 200 yards through or over the trees, we'll see what happens.
04:09Really into wind, so I'm just going to hit my 3-wood down there.
04:15Go!
04:16I think it was good, but I can't see.
04:22Not very far, I think we've got about 15-20 yards to the pin.
04:25With my putt in, I'd much rather chip it.
04:27My chip in is normally pretty solid, so the safer option for sure.
04:37A lot better than a putt would have been.
04:45Par, on stroke index 1, so pretty happy with that.
04:49Net birdie, because I'd normally get a shot there.
05:04Oh wow!
05:06Oh wow!
05:18Look at that!
05:28The last two-hole stretch is quite iconic here in Dubai.
05:31You've got the creek all on the left-hand side, danger zone,
05:35and you can just see the cell-shaped clubhouse in the background,
05:38which looks pretty cool.
05:42Thinking now it's not driver, can I change?
05:52There we go, we're safe.
05:54Just hit a 50 degree.
06:00That's fine, it's on the green.
06:02We made it.
06:05Nothing too crazy going on here.
06:08A little bit left-hand side.
06:12Turn.
06:16Sorry, I can't putt with it.
06:23And nice little par.
06:26The final hole.
06:28So we're here on the 18th now.
06:31Again, straight back down, so we've still got the creek on the left-hand side,
06:35only we've got water on the right-hand side as well now,
06:38followed by a massive bunker.
06:41So I need to be pretty accurate with this tee shot.
06:46So we've got 115 yards to the flag,
06:51which means I've hit a pretty big drive.
06:54Okay, I think we'll go pigeon wedge.
07:01And this is the last hole, really.
07:03Going to go a little bit left to right, I think.
07:09Left is so short.
07:15Oh, I wasn't expecting a hole like that.
07:19Nice par to finish.
07:30you