• DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 02: A portrait of Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain on the driving range prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 2, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 02: A portrait of Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain on the driving range prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 2, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland on the par five 3rd hole during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland on the par five 3rd hole during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland in action during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland in action during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Stephen Gallacher of Scotland plays from the eighth tee during the pro-am as a preview for the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Stephen Gallacher of Scotland plays from the eighth tee during the pro-am as a preview for the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Rafa Cabrera-Bello of Spain plays his secons shot on the par four 13th hole during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Rafa Cabrera-Bello of Spain plays his secons shot on the par four 13th hole during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland on the par three 7th hole during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland on the par three 7th hole during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Martin Kaymer of Germany on the five 13th hole during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Martin Kaymer of Germany on the five 13th hole during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland in action during the pro-am as a preview for the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland in action during the pro-am as a preview for the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland on the 7th tee during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland on the 7th tee during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Amateur, Bryson DeChambeau of the USA in action during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Amateur, Bryson DeChambeau of the USA in action during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: A crane is pictured on the eighth hole during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: A crane is pictured on the eighth hole during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Tommy Fleetwood of England looks on during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Tommy Fleetwood of England looks on during the pro-am event prior to the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Henrik Stenson of Sweden in action during the pro-am as a preview for the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: Henrik Stenson of Sweden in action during the pro-am as a preview for the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
  • DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: His Royal Highness Prince Rachid of Morocco (r) is presented with a set of Nike Golf clubs and a hand written note by Rory McIlroy of Nortehrn Ireland and a 'Golf in Dubai' golf bag by Mohamed Juma Buamaim The Deputy Chairman and Ceo of Golf in Dubai during the pro-am as a preview for the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
    DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 03: His Royal Highness Prince Rachid of Morocco (r) is presented with a set of Nike Golf clubs and a hand written note by Rory McIlroy of Nortehrn Ireland and a 'Golf in Dubai' golf bag by Mohamed Juma Buamaim The Deputy Chairman and Ceo of Golf in Dubai during the pro-am as a preview for the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic on the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on February 3, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

Golf

Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson and stars gear up for Dubai Desert Classic in pro-am – in pictures

Jonathan Turner

February 03, 2016

  • English
  • Arabic

Images from the pro-am prelude on Wednesday to Thursday's start of the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic.

The biog

Title: General Practitioner with a speciality in cardiology

Previous jobs: Worked in well-known hospitals Jaslok and Breach Candy in Mumbai, India

Education: Medical degree from the Government Medical College in Nagpur

How it all began: opened his first clinic in Ajman in 1993

Family: a 90-year-old mother, wife and two daughters

Remembers a time when medicines from India were purchased per kilo

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