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England’s Tyrrell Hatton held his nerve at the final hole to edge out Daniel Hillier to win the Dubai Desert Classic by one shot.<\/b><\/p>\n
Hatton went to the 18th two shots ahead of Hillier but the New Zealander, who led by one shot going into Sunday, birdied it to leave the Englishman with a tricky par putt to win.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old did just that to finish with a three-under 69 and a 15-under total to secure his eighth DP Tour title and move to the top of the Race To Dubai rankings.<\/p>\n
“I was nervous on the back nine and it was a bit scruffy at the last,” he told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n
“But it feels amazing. I said earlier in the week that this is an event you would love to have on your CV so to add my name to list of amazing champions is a dream come true.”<\/p>\n
Both Hatton and Hillier dropped a shot at their opening hole, but the Englishman quickly recovered with a birdie at the next and picked up shots at the fifth and sixth to edge ahead.<\/p>\n
Hillier gave himself a chance with birdies at the 10th and 11th to move to one behind but a dropped shot at the next and a birdie at the 16th from Hatton left the Ryder Cup player in control.<\/p>\n
Hillier’s one-under 71 left him on 14 under, one clear of England’s Laurie Canter with Northern Ireland’s four-time winner Rory McIlroy another shot back after putting in a late charge with five birdies on the back nine for a closing 66.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n