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Danish Golf Championship

Tournament information
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
Established	2014
Course	Furesø Golf Klub
Par	71
Length	7,011 yards (6,411 m)
Tour	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$2,750,000
Month played	August
Tournament record score
Aggregate	263 Oliver Wilson (2022)
To par	−21 as above
Current champion
Marco Penge
Location map
Furesø Golf Klub Location in Denmark

The Danish Golf Championship is a professional golf tournament on the European Tour that is played annually in Denmark.

The inaugural tournament was played from 14 to 17 August 2014 at the HimmerLand Golf & Spa Resort, in Farsø,^[1] Denmark.^[2] HimmerLand hosted the event from 2014 to 2017. In 2015, the tournament featured the shortest par-3 hole in European Tour history, when the 16th hole played just 79 yards (72 m) in the final round.^[3]

In 2018, the Made in Denmark tournament was played at Silkeborg Ry Golfklub, before returning to HimmerLand Golf & Spa Resort in 2019. During the Made in Denmark Challenge in June 2018, the organisation behind the tournament announced that Made in Denmark would continue for another five years, until 2023.^[4]

Following the confirmation that HimmerLand Golf & Spa Resort would cease hosting from 2024 onwards,^[5] it was announced that Lübker Golf Resort would host the 2024 event, being renamed as the Danish Golf Championship.^[6]

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
Danish Golf Championship
2025	Marco Penge	268	−16	1 stroke	Rasmus Højgaard	Furesø
2024	Frédéric Lacroix	270	−14	4 strokes	Lucas Bjerregaard Romain Langasque	Lübker
Made in HimmerLand
2023	Rasmus Højgaard	267	−13	Playoff	Nacho Elvira	HimmerLand
2022	Oliver Wilson	263	−21	1 stroke	Ewen Ferguson	HimmerLand
2021	Bernd Wiesberger (2)	263[a]	−21[a]	5 strokes	Guido Migliozzi	HimmerLand
Made in Denmark
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[7]
2019	Bernd Wiesberger	270	−14	1 stroke	Robert MacIntyre	HimmerLand
2018	Matt Wallace	269	−19	Playoff	Steven Brown Jonathan Thomson Lee Westwood	Silkeborg Ry
2017	Julian Suri	265	−19	4 strokes	David Horsey	HimmerLand
2016	Thomas Pieters	267	−17	1 stroke	Bradley Dredge	HimmerLand
2015	David Horsey	271	−13	2 strokes	Kristoffer Broberg Daniel Gaunt Søren Kjeldsen Terry Pilkadaris	HimmerLand
2014	Marc Warren	275	−9	2 strokes	Bradley Dredge	HimmerLand

• Nordic Open, previous European Tour event in Denmark

Dubai College
كلية دبي
Dubai College Emblem
Location
P.O. Box 837   Al Sufouh   Dubai   United Arab Emirates
Coordinates	25°06′37″N 55°10′08″E / 25.1103°N 55.1689°E / 25.1103; 55.1689
Information
School type	Non-profit institution Independent school
Motto	Work hard, play hard. Be neat; be civil; be co-operative.[1]
Established	1978
Founder	Tim Charlton
Authority	KHDA
Headmasters	2025-Present Tomas Duckling 2015-2024 Michael Lambert 2010-2015 Peter Hill 2008-2010 Carlo Ferrario 1989-2008 Eric Parton Other Harry Deelman Tom Jackson Tim Charlton
Teaching staff	133[2]
Years	Year 7-13
Gender	Both
Age range	11-18
Enrollment	1085 students[2]
Average class size	22
Education system	British National Curriculum
Language	English
Campus	Urban
Houses	Barbarossa   Chichester   Cousteau   Heyerdahl
Colours	Brick Red and Navy Blue
Slogan	"A tradition of quality in education"
Sports
Nickname	DC
Rival	Dubai English Speaking College (amongst others)
Newspaper	DConstructed
Yearbook	Shamal
School fees	AED 82,482 - AED 93,399
Affiliations
Website	www.dubaicollege.org
Old view of Dubai College from Hessa Street.

Dubai College (DC) is a selective entry British school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Established in 1978, the school caters for students from Years 7 to 13, and is situated in the Al Sufouh area of Dubai. Students prepare for the British GCSE and A-Level examinations. It is a not for profit organisation, and is administered by a board of governors, currently chaired by British chartered accountant, Edward Quinlan.^[3]

Dubai College is considered one of the UAE's most prestigious schools.^[4] It is included in The Schools Index that lists world's leading 150 schools.

The Headmaster, and the school, is a member of the HMC, COBIS and British Schools of the Middle East.

The school is included in The Schools Index as one of the 150 best private schools in the world and among the top 15 schools in the Middle East.^[5]

Dubai College was founded in 1978 under an Emiri decree issued by the late Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, with the now famous instruction: "Build us a school, here".^[6][7][8]

Before the school moved to its current location, it was housed in two small villas near Safa Park. Dubai College started its first year with five teachers and twenty two pupils.^[8]

The Board of Governors set up a debenture system and arranged bank loans to fund a permanent building for the school. The contracted architectural firm was Brewer, Smith and Brewer. In 1979, the first school building, now dubbed A Block, was constructed.^[8]

After some years of absence, the school has reintroduced a compulsory debenture system, payable for all new pupils entering the school from September 2015.

Dubai College was selected to host the COBIS Secondary Games 2016.^[9]

The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) is an educational quality assurance authority based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It undertakes early learning, school and higher learning institution management and rates them as well.

A summary of the inspection ratings for Dubai College.^[10]

A summary of all the schools in Dubai's ratings can be found at KHDA School Ratings.

The school fees for 2018–2019 are AED 80,808 for Year 7 to Year 11 and AED 91,503 for Year 12 and Year 13. A Personal Debenture is required for all new students joining the school to the value of AED 25,000, which will be returned less any outstanding sums owing when the student leaves.^[11]

The campus of Dubai College offers many facilities such as a large sports field with rugby pitches, football pitches, a cricket pitch and cricket nets as well as astroturf tennis courts and netball courts. There are also 3 Design and Technology workshops, a Music Centre with a recording studio, and a specialised Art department. The school has 5 computer suites, with internet access.

A new 950-seat auditorium began construction in 2007, and was opened in 2009. A Wi-Fi network was implemented into the Sixth Form centre in 2010 and the entire school in 2011.

The school has recently built a Sports Pavilion. In 2018 the school opened a new Reception Building and a Teaching and Learning Centre.

In 2020 the school built a new SPACE building (sports and performing arts center of excellence) which currently houses the indoor gym, fitness suite and swimming pool. It also houses the state of the art black box theatre, drama classrooms and several individual music practice rooms.

In 2024, the new Jafar center was opened spanning three floors housing the maths, art and computer science departments as well as a cafe, the library, several harkness rooms and DC studios.

As of 2018 there were 951 students, with 50% originating from British families and the remainder from other foreign nationalities.^[12]

Over 130 extracurricular activities are participated in by Dubai College students including the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, and F1 in Schools.

Dubai College students annually partake in the 'Fab 5' athletics tournament, competing against other schools in the area. The college also competes in athletic competitions on a regular basis at Rashid School for Boys. The school also participates in the annual British Schools in the Middle East Games.

Dubai College is considered one of the leading schools for Debating in Dubai. They have successfully competed at various international and regional Debate tournaments and competitions, including the British Schools of the Middle East Debating Tournament, Debate Dubai, Cambridge Union Schools Debating Competition and COBIS Student World Debate Competition. Students from the school have also been selected to represent the UAE at the World Schools Debating Championship.

Dubai College annually hosts the Dubai College Rugby 7's, and the Dubai College Rugby 10's tournaments. School teams from all over the United Arab Emirates and from the Persian Gulf are invited, and all the proceeds go to charity. Regular participants include The English College, Doha College, and Jumeirah College.

Dubai College also participates in the Gulf Under 18 Men section of the Dubai Sevens, and in an annual tour of Hong Kong preceding the Hong Kong Sevens.

In 2010 Dubai College participated in the F1 in Schools competition. Out of four Dubai College representative teams, Team Impulse won the UAE National Finals, and went on to represent the United Arab Emirates in the International Finals in Singapore. They won the Outstanding sportsmanship award. In the 2011 F1 in Schools UAE National Championships, two teams from Dubai College were entered, Team RedShift and Revolution Racing. Revolution Racing came 2nd overall, which means they will collaborate with a Malaysian team and compete in the world finals. Team RedShift won the Best Verbal Presentation award, as well as being named the 2011 F1 in Schools UAE National Champions. In 2017 Dubai College again participated in the F1 in Schools competition represented by only one team, Team Velocity. Team Velocity won the Best Verbal Presentation award and came 3rd overall.

Students from Dubai College annually create a workforce of over 100 people from years 9 and 10 to perform scoring duties at the Dubai Ladies Masters and the Dubai Desert Classic. They have also been scorers at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, the season-ending event of the European Tour.

In 2009, schools in Dubai were subject to inspection by the KHDA, who separated schools into one of four categories; Outstanding, Good, Acceptable and Unsatisfactory. The assessments sparked significant controversy, partly because of the decision to link tuition increases to the results of the inspections.^[13] Outstanding schools were allowed fee increases by 15%, Good schools by 12%, Acceptable schools by 10%, and Unsatisfactory schools by 7%, diverging from the previous uniform allowance of an 8% increase each year.^[13]

The then headmaster of Dubai College, Dr. Carlo Ferrario, subsequently announced his resignation, citing government interference in the school's operations as the chief reason.^[13]

In a letter sent to parents of students, Ferrario was critical of the school inspections launched in the previous year, and said he would depart at the end of the academic year because of significant changes in the "educational landscape".^[13][14] "Over the past two years this has changed markedly, with the level of intervention from external agencies ... reaching levels that, in my view, compromise [the school’s] independence," Ferrario said in the letter. "While school inspection is important and I applaud it, I believe the system of inspection that has been adopted in Dubai presents more disadvantages than benefits for schools like Dubai College," he said. "It is not a regime with which I feel able to work."^[13][14]

Dubai College was given a result of Good, the second highest rating, in both the 2009 and 2010 inspections.^[13][14]

Ralph Tabberer, the chief of schools at Global Education Management Systems, said of Ferrario; "Carlo Ferrario is an outstanding educator, so we need to take notice of his comments on inspections. They are supposed to drive out the weak, not the strong".^[13] The owner of GEMS Education, Sunny Varkey, has also been critical of the inspections.^[13]

In 2011, Dubai College discovered that they had been defrauded to the sum of DH 15,770,000 by an accounting department employee who proceeded to flee the UAE to India, his home country. The theft took place over 16 months, beginning in June 2010.^[15]

The fraudster was ordered to repay the DH 15,770,000 he had stolen from the school, as well as being ordered to serve a 5-year prison sentence. As of March 2021 the employee has not been found, nor has the money been recovered.^[15]

• Andrew Chetcuti, Maltese Olympic swimmer
• Jessica Ellerby, actress^[16]
• Natacha Karam, Actor
• Ross Vintcent, Italian Rugby Player
• Tom Weston-Jones, Actor
• Dinuk Wijeratne, Musician Symphony Nova Scotia
• Ed Jones, IndyCar driver
• Omar Daair OBE,^[17] British High Commissioner to Rwanda and Ambassador to Burundi

• 
  Dubai College signpost.

• Dubai College - school website
• Schools in Dubai Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine - comprehensive list of private schools in Dubai and the UAE

1998 European Tour season

Duration	22 January 1998 (1998-01-22) – 1 November 1998 (1998-11-01)
Number of official events	38[a]
Most wins	Lee Westwood (4)
Order of Merit	Colin Montgomerie
Golfer of the Year	Lee Westwood
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Olivier Edmond
← 1997 1999 →

The 1998 European Tour, titled as the 1998 PGA European Tour,^[1] was the 27th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

For the first time the schedule included the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open and PGA Championship, although winnings did not count towards the Order of Merit. There were several changes from the previous season with the addition of the Qatar Masters, the return of the Belgian Open and the loss of the Dimension Data Pro-Am.

In March, the Chemapol Trophy Czech Open was cancelled in the wake of severe floods across the country in July 1997;^[2] it was later replaced on the schedule by the German Open.^[3] In July, the tour announced the cancellation of the Oki Pro-Am.^[4]

The following table lists official events during the 1998 season.^[5][6][7]

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner[b]	OWGR points	Other tours[c]	Notes
25 Jan	Johnnie Walker Classic	Thailand	750,000	Tiger Woods (n/a)	40	ANZ
1 Feb	Heineken Classic	Australia	A$1,200,000	Thomas Bjørn (2)	34	ANZ
8 Feb	South African Open	South Africa	450,000	Ernie Els (6)	30	AFR
15 Feb	Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship	South Africa	400,000	Tony Johnstone (5)	36	AFR
1 Mar	Dubai Desert Classic	UAE	US$1,300,000	José María Olazábal (18)	42
8 Mar	Qatar Masters	Qatar	US$1,000,000	Andrew Coltart (1)	30		New tournament
15 Mar	Moroccan Open	Morocco	350,000	Stephen Leaney (1)	20
22 Mar	Portuguese Open	Portugal	350,000	Peter Mitchell (3)	20
12 Apr	Masters Tournament	United States	US$3,200,000	Mark O'Meara (n/a)	100		Major championship[d]
19 Apr	Cannes Open	France	300,000	Thomas Levet (1)	20
26 Apr	Peugeot Open de España	Spain	550,000	Thomas Bjørn (3)	28
3 May	Italian Open	Italy	500,000	Patrik Sjöland (1)	22
10 May	Turespaña Masters Open Baleares	Spain	350,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (3)	20
17 May	Benson & Hedges International Open	England	750,000	Darren Clarke (3)	36
25 May	Volvo PGA Championship	England	1,200,000	Colin Montgomerie (15)	64		Flagship event
1 Jun	Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe	Germany	1,100,000	Lee Westwood (3)	42
7 Jun	National Car Rental English Open	England	650,000	Lee Westwood (4)	34
14 Jun	Compaq European Grand Prix	England	–	Abandoned[e]	–
21 Jun	Madeira Island Open	Portugal	300,000	Mats Lanner (3)	20
21 Jun	U.S. Open	United States	US$3,000,000	Lee Janzen (n/a)	100		Major championship[d]
28 Jun	Peugeot Open de France	France	500,000	Sam Torrance (21)	22
5 Jul	Murphy's Irish Open	Ireland	1,000,000	David Carter (1)	38
11 Jul	Standard Life Loch Lomond	Scotland	850,000	Lee Westwood (5)	42
19 Jul	The Open Championship	England	1,700,000	Mark O'Meara (n/a)	100		Major championship
26 Jul	TNT Dutch Open	Netherlands	800,000	Stephen Leaney (2)	36
2 Aug	Volvo Scandinavian Masters	Sweden	800,000	Jesper Parnevik (4)	34
9 Aug	Chemapol Trophy Czech Open	Czech Republic	–	Cancelled[2]	–
9 Aug	German Open	Germany	700,000	Stephen Allan (1)	20
16 Aug	PGA Championship	United States	US$3,000,000	Vijay Singh (8)	100		Major championship[d]
23 Aug	Smurfit European Open	Ireland	1,200,000	Mathias Grönberg (2)	38
30 Aug	BMW International Open	Germany	850,000	Russell Claydon (1)	32
6 Sep	Canon European Masters	Switzerland	800,000	Sven Strüver (3)	34
13 Sep	One 2 One British Masters	England	750,000	Colin Montgomerie (16)	34
20 Sep	Trophée Lancôme	France	800,000	Miguel Ángel Jiménez (4)	44
27 Sep	Linde German Masters	Germany	1,000,000	Colin Montgomerie (17)	40
4 Oct	Belgacom Open	Belgium	400,000	Lee Westwood (6)	22
25 Oct	Oki Pro-Am	Spain	–	Cancelled[4]	–
1 Nov	Volvo Masters	Spain	1,000,000	Darren Clarke (4)	42		Tour Championship

The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.

Date	Tournament	Host country	Purse (£)	Winner(s)	OWGR points	Notes
11 Oct	Alfred Dunhill Cup	Scotland	1,000,000	Team South Africa	n/a	Team event
18 Oct	Cisco World Match Play Championship	England	650,000	Mark O'Meara	44	Limited-field event
18 Oct	Open Novotel Perrier	France	350,000	Olle Karlsson and Jarmo Sandelin	n/a	Team event
8 Nov	Subaru Sarazen World Open	United States	US$2,000,000	Dudley Hart	38
22 Nov	World Cup of Golf	New Zealand	US$1,300,000	David Carter and Nick Faldo	n/a	Team event
	World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy		US$200,000	Scott Verplank	n/a

The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Pound sterling.^[9]

Position	Player	Prize money (£)
1	Colin Montgomerie	993,077
2	Darren Clarke	902,867
3	Lee Westwood	814,386
4	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	518,819
5	Patrik Sjöland	500,137
6	Thomas Bjørn	470,798
7	José María Olazábal	449,132
8	Ernie Els	433,884
9	Andrew Coltart	388,816
10	Mathias Grönberg	358,779

Award	Winner	Ref.
Golfer of the Year	Lee Westwood	[10]
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year	Olivier Edmond	[11]

• 1998 Challenge Tour
• 1998 European Seniors Tour