Quad biking Dubai for UAE Residents: Weekend Itineraries
Quad biking Dubai for UAE residents: weekend itineraries
There's a particular kind of freedom that comes with living in Dubai. Workweeks move fast, weather shifts in seasons, and the desert sits just beyond the last exit, ready whenever you are. Quad biking taps into that energy perfectly: a burst of adrenaline, a view of red dunes rolling to the horizon, and just enough grit in your teeth to remind you the city is only a skyline in the distance.
If you're a UAE resident planning a weekend around the dunes, you don't need a grand expedition. You need good timing, the right spot, and a plan that fits the season. Below are resident-friendly itineraries that work whether you have a full day or just a couple of hours, plus practical tips to keep it smooth, safe, and sensational.
The quick fix: Friday sundowner at Al Qudra
Why it works: Close to the city, golden-hour light, and easy logistics after work.
How to do it: Leave town around 3:30–4:00 pm. Head toward Al Qudra; several operators set up near the cycling track side roads and along the sandy approaches. Book in advance for a 60–90 minute quad session starting around 5:00 pm.
After the ride: Throw a mat in the back of the car and picnic near the lakes, or grab karak and a bite from the roadside food stops on the way back.
Quad biking Dubai desert fun adventure – Fun adventure where the desert becomes your playground.
Quad biking Dubai red dunes safari – Red dunes that look dramatic even without filters.
Quad biking Dubai thrill seekers – Built for people who think calm is overrated.
On clear nights, stargazing is surprisingly good once the wind settles.
Resident tip: Driving yourself to the meeting point is cheaper than taking operator transport, and parking is easy on compacted sand.
The sunrise sprint: Saturday at Lahbab's red dunes
Why it works: Cooler air, emptier dunes, and those famous rust-red sands near Lehbab (Lahbab) off Hatta Road.
How to do it: Set your alarm for early.
Quad biking Al Badayer desert – Famous dunes where even the sand looks excited to see you ride.
Quad biking Dubai desert ride experience – An experience that turns first-timers into repeat riders.
Quad biking Dubai outdoor adventure – Outdoor adventure where the only notification is engine noise.
Quad biking Dubai morning ride – Cooler air, calm dunes, and energy levels higher than your coffee.
Aim to arrive just before sunrise; the sand is firmer and more forgiving. Book a 60-minute ride if you're warming up for the season or 90 minutes if you already know your lines.
Add-ons: If you still have energy, swap to a two-seater dune buggy for a different feel, or head for breakfast at a simple roadside cafeteria on the Hatta stretch-karak, parathas, and a quick reset before you drive back.
Resident tip: Summer rides are best kept short and at dawn. In winter, you can stretch to mid-morning before the heat builds.
The classic full-day desert loop: Big Red and Fossil country
Why it works: A proper day out that mixes riding with scenery and a sense of place.
How to do it: Start early near Al Badayer (“Big Red”), where the dunes ramp steeply and operators cluster along the roadside. Warm up on gentler slopes; save the tall faces for when you're dialed in. After the ride, swing toward Maleha/Fossil Rock. Even if you don't hike, the rock formations give you a striking change from the sea of sand.
Lunch and recovery: Small grill houses and cafeterias along the route are perfect for keeping it unfussy. Hydrate, reapply sunscreen, and be honest about your energy before deciding on a second session.
Resident tip: If you're riding twice in a day, consider downsizing the engine the second time; lighter bikes are less fatiguing when the sand softens.
Family-friendly weekend: gentle dunes and a soft desert evening
Why it works: Everyone gets desert time without pushing limits.
How to do it: Book a shorter quad session on flatter terrain near Al Awir or opt for a side-by-side buggy with seatbelts-great for mixed ages and first-timers. Many operators run guided routes away from sharper slipfaces.
After the ride: Drive over to the Al Marmoom/Al Qudra area for sunset. Keep vehicles on established tracks and enjoy the wildlife from a distance-especially in winter when oryx and gazelles are more active.
Resident tip: Age rules and capacities vary by operator. If you've got teens itching to ride, check the minimum age and engine-size policies in advance.
When to go and how long to ride
Best season: October to April. You'll get longer, safer sessions without heat stress. In December–February, mid-mornings and late afternoons are ideal.
Hot months: May to September, aim for 30–45 minutes at sunrise or just before sunset, with a hard stop if the wind picks up or you start feeling the heat.
Weekends: Saturday mornings book out early; Friday evenings are busiest. Mid-week rides sometimes come with resident rates if your schedule allows.
Where to ride (close and reliable)
Al Qudra: Fast access from the city, gentle to moderate dunes, great for quick sessions.
Lahbab (Lehbab): Iconic red dunes, good mix of terrain, popular with tour operators.
Al Badayer/Big Red: Steeper faces and a lively scene on weekends; great for confident riders.
Al Awir: Closer-in sandy stretches and lots of guided options for beginners.
Costs and resident smarts
Expect a range depending on engine size, duration, and whether transport is included. Driving yourself usually trims the price.
Bring your Emirates ID; some operators offer resident-only promos, especially outside peak hours.
Group up: booking multiple bikes at once can unlock a better rate, and it's safer to ride with friends.
Safety and desert etiquette
Gear up: helmet, goggles, gloves, closed shoes, long sleeves. Quad biking Dubai thrill ride – A thrill ride where you control the fun, not the rails. A buff saves your face from sand and sun.
Ride within your line of sight: never crest a blind dune fast; ease up, peek, then commit.
Keep distance: sand can swallow a bike's braking distance; leave space on climbs and descents.
Hydrate and communicate: carry more water than you think you need, share your live location with someone, and save a dropped pin where you park.
Respect the desert: stick to areas set up for riding, avoid conservation zones and private camps, and pack out every scrap.
What to pack in the boot
Two liters of water per person, electrolyte tabs, sunscreen, lip balm.
Compact first-aid kit and a small soft cooler.
Power bank, phone mount, and a microfiber cloth for goggles.
A mat or lightweight chairs for post-ride cool-down.
A note on rules and requirements
Operators typically brief you on local guidelines, age limits, and insurance cover before you ride. Quad biking Dubai on a Budget: Cheap Thrills, Real Fun . Requirements and access zones can change-check the latest details when you book, and carry your ID.
The best part of being a UAE resident is how easily the desert fits into real life. You don't need to wait for visitors or a long holiday-just a window in the weekend and a plan that matches the season. Pick your dunes, chase the light, ride smart, and be home in time to wash the sand from your shoes and scroll through photos of a city that somehow feels brighter after a morning out there.
About Dubai College
Private selective school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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]
History
[edit]
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]
KHDA inspection report
[edit]
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]
2018-2022
2017-2018
2016-2017
2015-2016
2014-2015
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
2008-2009
Outstanding
Outstanding
Outstanding
Outstanding
Outstanding
Outstanding
Outstanding
Outstanding
Outstanding
Good
Good
A summary of all the schools in Dubai's ratings can be found at KHDA School Ratings.
School fees
[edit]
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]
Campus
[edit]
Sports field of Dubai College, showing rugby posts and cricket pitch in distance.
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.
Student body
[edit]
As of 2018 there were 951 students, with 50% originating from British families and the remainder from other foreign nationalities.[12]
Extracurricular activities
[edit]
Over 130 extracurricular activities are participated in by Dubai College students including the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, and F1 in Schools.
Athletics
[edit]
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.
Debating
[edit]
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.
Rugby
[edit]
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.
F1 in Schools
[edit]
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.
Golf
[edit]
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.
Controversies
[edit]
Resignation of the headmaster
[edit]
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]
Fraud by accountant employee
[edit]
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]
Notable alumni
[edit]
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
Gallery
[edit]
Dubai College signpost.
References
[edit]
^
"Teach Middle East Mag - Dubai College". 17 January 2016. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
^ ab"Dubai College Homepage". Retrieved 2022-09-27.
^Dubai College - Governance, retrieved February 11, 2022.
^The National - Dr. Ferrario Resignation Article, retrieved April 21, 2022.
^Sircar, Nandini. "UAE: 10 schools in top 15 in Middle East education rankings". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
^English-schools.org: Dubai College, retrieved September 24, 2010.
^Dubaiphotomedia: Dubai College Archived 2010-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved September 24, 2010.
^ abcDubai College: History Archived February 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved September 24, 2010.
^"Council of British International Schools (COBIS): COBIS Games – Primary and Secondary". www.cobis.org.uk. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
^Mansell, Warwick. "Expat guide to the UAE: schools" (Archive). The Telegraph. 30 April 2010. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.
^ abcdefghThe National: Dubai College headmaster resigns, Retrieved September 23, 2010.
^ abcdubaifaqs: headmaster resignation, Retrieved September 23, 2010.
^ ab"Former Dubai College auditor gets 5-year sentence for stealing Dh15.7m". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
^Chaudhury, Shipra (21 June 2001). "Music of the heart". Gulf News. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
^"DC Alumni FB Post Omar Daair". Retrieved 2 Aug 2022.
External links
[edit]
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
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The World Golf Championships (WGC) were a group of annual professional golf tournaments played from 1999 through 2023 created by the International Federation of PGA Tours as a means of gathering the best players in the world together more frequently than the pre-existing four major championships. All WGC tournaments are official money events on the PGA Tour and the European Tour, and officially sanctioned by the Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Sunshine Tour, and PGA Tour of Australasia.[citation needed]
The WGC tournaments offered comparable prize money to the major championships. In the pantheon of golf events, the WGCs ranked below the major championships and above most other competitions, although The Players Championship, promoted by the PGA Tour as the "fifth major", may also claim such status.
Despite the name, the World Golf Championships did not claim to crown a recognised 'world champion'.[citation needed]
The World Golf Championships came to an end as the PGA Tour announced the 2023 WGC Match Play would be the last WGC tournament.[1] The COVID-19 pandemic severely hampered the WGCs, as several tournaments were moved and the WGC-HSBC Champions in China was never played again once the pandemic began. As the PGA Tour's conflict with LIV Golf began, the PGA Tour pursued an "elevated status" for some existing events which have some similarities to WGC events (smaller fields, no cut, and higher prize money).[2]
Events
[edit]
Event
Format
WGC Championship (1999–2021)
Individual stroke play
WGC Match Play (1999–2023)
Individual match play
WGC Invitational (1999–2021)
Individual stroke play
WGC World Cup (2000–2006)
Team stroke play
WGC Champions (2009–2019)
Individual stroke play
The WGC Championship, WGC Match Play and WGC Invitational events all began in 1999, although the WGC Invitational is the direct successor of the World Series of Golf, which began in 1976 and the WGC Match Play is a direct successor to the Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf which began in 1995. The WGC Championship originally traveled to different venues around the world. After 2006 it found a home at Doral Resort in Florida superseding the Doral Open, a long-standing event on the PGA Tour. Between 2000 and 2006, the men's World Cup was accorded WGC status. The WGC Champions, first held in 2005, was awarded World Golf Championships status starting with the 2009 edition, becoming the fourth WGC tournament on the worldwide calendar.[3]
In April 2011, the Sunshine Tour announced that it would host a fifth WGC event. The event, to be known as the Tournament of Hope, was to be linked to awareness of poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa.[4] In early 2012 it was announced that the tournament would be played in 2013;[5] later in 2012 it was announced that the tournament would not be a WGC event,[6] but ultimately the tournament never took place.
The WGC concept was introduced to create a larger group of golf tournaments with a high global profile by bringing the leading golfers from different tours together on a more regular basis, rather than just for the major championships. At the time the publicity spoke of a "World Tour" which might develop on the basis of the World Championships and the majors.
The "World Tour" concept seems to have been dropped, but the four events usually attract almost all of the elite players who are eligible to compete and they rank among the most prestigious and high-profile events outside of the majors. The prize money on offer is very close to being the highest for any professional golf tournament. Winners generally receive 70 to 78 Official World Golf Rankings points, the most awarded for any tournament apart from the major championships, which carry 100 points, and The Players Championship, which is allocated 80.[a] Tiger Woods has dominated these tournaments, winning 16 of the first 32 individual (non-World Cup) events and winning at least one event each year from 1999 to 2009.
From 2000 to 2006 the men's golf World Cup, a tournament for teams of two players representing their country, was a World Golf Championship event, although it was not an official money event on any tour. Beginning in 2007 it is no longer part of the World Golf Championships, but it is still played, and is currently known as the Mission Hills World Cup.
Also from 2000 to 2006, two or three of the four events were staged in the United States in most of the years, and one or two were staged elsewhere. Starting in 2007, all three of the individual World Golf Championships events were played in the United States, which attracted criticism from some golfers, including Tiger Woods and Ernie Els, and in the media outside the United States. PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem responded by insisting that playing in the U.S. is best for golf as more money can be made there than elsewhere.[7] This criticism has been muted since the 2009 elevation of the HSBC Champions, held in China, to full WGC status. In addition, the WGC-Mexico Championship in 2017 marked the move of half the WGC events to outside the United States. At the end of the 2021 season, the number of WGC events was reduced to two, the Match Play and the HSBC Champions. The HSBC Champions was not held between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Match Play will cease following the 2023 edition.[8]
The winners receive Wedgwood trophies named for a golf legend. The HSBC Champions features the Old Tom Morris Cup; the Dell Match Play Championship, the Walter Hagen Cup; the Mexico Championship, the Gene Sarazen Cup; and the FedEx St. Jude Invitational, the Gary Player Cup.[9]
Winners
[edit]
Year
Championship
Match Play
Invitational
Champions
2023
Sam Burns
2022
Scottie Scheffler
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
Collin Morikawa
Billy Horschel
Abraham Ancer
2020
Patrick Reed (2/2)
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Justin Thomas (2/2)
2019
Dustin Johnson (6/6)
Kevin Kisner
Brooks Koepka
Rory McIlroy (3/3)
2018
Phil Mickelson (3/3)
Bubba Watson (2/2)
Justin Thomas (1/2)
Xander Schauffele
2017
Dustin Johnson (4/6)
Dustin Johnson (5/6)
Hideki Matsuyama (2/2)
Justin Rose (2/2)
2016
Adam Scott (2/2)
Jason Day (2/2)
Dustin Johnson (3/6)
Hideki Matsuyama (1/2)
2015
Dustin Johnson (2/6)
Rory McIlroy (2/3)
Shane Lowry
Russell Knox
Year
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions
2014
Jason Day (1/2)
Patrick Reed (1/2)
Rory McIlroy (1/3)
Bubba Watson (1/2)
2013
Matt Kuchar
Tiger Woods (17/18)
Tiger Woods (18/18)
Dustin Johnson (1/6)
2012
Hunter Mahan (2/2)
Justin Rose (1/2)
Keegan Bradley
Ian Poulter (2/2)
2011
Luke Donald
Nick Watney
Adam Scott (1/2)
Martin Kaymer
2010
Ian Poulter (1/2)
Ernie Els (2/2)
Hunter Mahan (1/2)
Francesco Molinari
2009
Geoff Ogilvy (3/3)
Phil Mickelson (1/3)
Tiger Woods (16/18)
Phil Mickelson (2/3)
2008
Tiger Woods (15/18)
Geoff Ogilvy (2/3)
Vijay Singh
2007
Henrik Stenson
Tiger Woods (13/18)
Tiger Woods (14/18)
Year
Match Play
Invitational
Championship
World Cup
2006
Geoff Ogilvy (1/3)
Tiger Woods (11/18)
Tiger Woods (12/18)
Bernhard Langer and Marcel Siem
2005
David Toms
Tiger Woods (9/18)
Tiger Woods (10/18)
Stephen Dodd and Bradley Dredge
2004
Tiger Woods (8/18)
Stewart Cink
Ernie Els
Paul Casey and Luke Donald
2003
Tiger Woods (6/18)
Darren Clarke (2/2)
Tiger Woods (7/18)
Trevor Immelman and Rory Sabbatini
2002
Kevin Sutherland
Craig Parry
Tiger Woods (5/18)
Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama
2001
Steve Stricker
Tiger Woods (4/18)
Cancelled due to 9/11
Ernie Els and Retief Goosen
2000
Darren Clarke (1/2)
Tiger Woods (3/18)
Mike Weir
Tiger Woods and David Duval
1999
Jeff Maggert
Tiger Woods (1/18)
Tiger Woods (2/18)
Multiple winners
[edit]
Dustin Johnson is the only player to win all four individual WGCs. Tiger Woods' 18 WGC victories dwarfs his nearest rival, Johnson, with six. Although not counting as individual wins, Woods also won the then WGC-World Cup with the United States, and 2-time WGC winner Ernie Els won the same competition with South Africa.
Player
Wins
Match Play
Championship
Invitational
Champions
Tiger Woods
18
3: 2003, 2004, 2008
7: 1999, 2002, 2003,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2013
8: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009, 2013
—
Dustin Johnson
6
1: 2017
3: 2015, 2017, 2019
1: 2016
1: 2013
Phil Mickelson
3
—
2: 2009, 2018
—
1: 2009
Geoff Ogilvy
2: 2006, 2009
1: 2008
—
—
Rory McIlroy
1: 2015
—
1: 2014
1: 2019
Darren Clarke
2
1: 2000
—
1: 2003
—
Jason Day
2: 2014, 2016
—
—
—
Ernie Els
—
2: 2004, 2010
—
—
Hunter Mahan
1: 2012
—
1: 2010
—
Hideki Matsuyama
—
—
1: 2017
1: 2016
Ian Poulter
1: 2010
—
—
1: 2012
Patrick Reed
—
2: 2014, 2020
—
—
Justin Rose
—
1: 2012
—
1: 2017
Adam Scott
—
1: 2016
1: 2011
—
Justin Thomas
—
—
2: 2018, 2020
—
Bubba Watson
1: 2018
—
—
1: 2014
Note: The World Cup did not count as individual wins, so it is not mentioned here as a part of this table.
National summary
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Nation
Total wins
Team wins
Individual wins
Individual winners
United States
49
1
48
20
Australia
8
0
8
4
England
6
1
5
3
Northern Ireland
5
0
5
2
South Africa
4
2
2
1
Japan
3
1
2
1
Germany
2
1
1
1
Canada
1
0
1
1
Fiji
1
0
1
1
Ireland
1
0
1
1
Italy
1
0
1
1
Scotland
1
0
1
1
Sweden
1
0
1
1
Wales
1
1
0
0
Notes
[edit]
^Prior to 2007, the official points allocations were half of these values, but points won in the current year were given a weighting of 2 in the ranking calculation. The system was revised in 2007, so that points are now given an initial weighting of 1, which then tapers to zero over a two-year period starting 13 weeks after the award.
References
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^
Harig, Bob (March 19, 2023). "The Final World Golf Championships Event Marks the End of an Era on the PGA Tour". Sports Illustrated.
^"End Of The WGC But Monahan Hints Match Play Event May Return". Golf Monthly. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
^"Asian event joins elite WGC list". BBC Sport. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
^"Sunshine Tour announces major coup for SA golf" (Press release). Sunshine Tour. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
^"Tournament of Hope in South Africa to join World Golf Championships". PGA of America. Associated Press. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
^"South Africa to host $8.5M event". ESPN. Associated Press. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
^"PGA Tour chief defends US dates". February 26, 2006 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
^Romine, Brentley (March 7, 2023). "WGC era over: Match Play out, though Monahan doesn't rule out return". Golf Channel. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
^"Mickelson Unveils New WGC-HSBC Champions Trophy". Asian Tour. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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