DP World Tour Championship in Dubai to host first ever Ladies Day

The first ever DP World Tour Championship Ladies Day will take place at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai on Nov. 19. (European Tour)
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Updated 11 October 2021
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DP World Tour Championship in Dubai to host first ever Ladies Day

  • European Tour’s season-ending event takes place at Jumeirah Golf Estates Nov. 18-21
  • Event will host first ever Ladies Day on Friday, Nov. 19

DUBAI: The DP World Tour Championship in Dubai will host its first ever Ladies Day on Nov. 19 organizers have announced.

Women attending the event at Jumeirah Golf Estates can look forward to a day of entertainment both on and off the golf course, including exclusive incentives and rewards throughout the day.

The DP World Tour Championship sees the highest ranked players on the European Tour’s Race to Dubai invited to contest the final event of the season, the $9 million DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, a Rolex Series event.

Tom Phillips, head of Middle East for the European Tour, said: “For more than a decade, spectators have been a key part in making the DP World Tour Championship a resounding success and with the return of fans this year, it is only apt to announce our first ever Ladies Day in the history of the tournament.

“Women’s golf is going from strength to strength and I’m confident that with the support of leading organizations and well-known individuals, it will provide a vibrant atmosphere off the course for the ladies while also inspiring them to play or watch the game.

“From competitions to golf clinics, as well as watching the world’s best golfers in action, ladies will have plenty to look forward to in what promises to be an unforgettable day out.”

There will also be a special ladies’ golf clinic run by Keke Strobach, a female teaching professional at the Peter Cowen Academy Dubai.

Running twice a day, at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday, the clinics will provide an opportunity for women at every level to learn the basics of the game with their efforts being rewarded with prizes. Ladies Day will also have a best dressed as judged by Neon Star competition.

The Race to Dubai is the season-long competition to crown the European Tour’s No. 1 player, with a list of champions since 2009 that includes multiple winners Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, and Lee Westwood.

Formerly known as the Order of Merit, points are accumulated based on a tournament points system with the winner awarded the prestigious Race to Dubai trophy at the conclusion of the DP World Tour Championship.


Messi bags 899th goal as Miami down DC United

Updated 08 March 2026
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Messi bags 899th goal as Miami down DC United

  • The Argentine superstar’s 80th goal for Miami takes his career tally to 899, leaving him just one away from reaching the 900-goal milestone

WASHINGTON, United States: Lionel Messi moved to the brink of another goalscoring milestone as Inter Miami bagged their second win of the Major League Soccer season with a 2-1 victory over DC United on Saturday.
Messi, who scored twice in Miami’s Florida derby win over Orlando last week, bagged his third goal of the season with a deft chipped finish in the 27th minute at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
The Argentine superstar’s 80th goal for Miami takes his career tally to 899, leaving him just one away from reaching the 900-goal milestone.
The eight-time Ballon D’Or winner, who turns 39 in June, scored 672 goals for Barcelona earlier in his career and 32 at Paris Saint-Germain, with a further 115 international goals for Argentina.
Saturday’s win moved the reigning MLS champions up the Eastern Conference standings into third place with six points from three games.
Miami, who on Thursday were guests of President Donald Trump at a White House reception, took the lead in the 17th minute with a superb curling shot from the edge of the area by Messi’s Argentina team-mate Rodrigo De Paul.
Messi then doubled Miami’s lead 10 minutes later, latching on to a sublime through ball from Mateo Silvetti and dinking a first-time finish over the advancing DC United goalkeeper Sean Johnson.
United rallied after half-time, and were given hope when Israeli forward Tai Baribo pulled a goal back in the 75th minute.
Miami though were able to hold off United in the closing stages to seal victory.