Tiger wins the Challenge Match on eve of Desert Classic

Dubai: Tiger Woods may not have won a title for more than a year now, but he did make some kind of start

in that direction, as he partnered close friend Mark O`Meara to win the Omega Dubai Desert Classic Challenge Match on the eve of the much-awaited tournament. The American pair, who have three Omega Dubai Desert Classic titles between them, took on Lee Westwood and Miguel Angel Jimnez and Jeev Milkha Singh and Noh Seung-yul over the Emirates Golf Club’s Par 3 course. Woods and O`Meara were four under par for the nine hole Challenge, with Westwood and Jimenez two under par and Jeev and Seung-yul one under par. The floodlit Challenge Match, which was spearheaded by World Number One Westwood, runner up in the overall tournament last year after losing in a play-off to Jimenez and 14 time Major Champion Woods. "It`s always fun to play with Mark. We don`t play as much as we used to. Obviously he`s on the Senior Tour now and it`s nice to catch up and play and we`ll have dinner this week.” "It`s always fun. He`s like my big brother and it`s always fun to get out there and play with him.I hit some good shots and he made all the putts!," Woods said after the match. PTI