19-year-old wins on European Tour

A teenager won the Dubai Desert Classic, a European Tour event, over the weekend.

Rory McIlroy, a 19-year-old player from Northern Ireland, finished at 19-under 269 and beat Justin Rose by one shot. McIlroy is the seventh youngest player to win on the European Tour.

McIlroy started with three straight birdies, then made a double-bogey on the fifth hole and a bogey on the eighth. From the ninth, he made five straight birdies, but just when he looked to be cruising to his first win, he dropped three shots on three holes before coming through with a par on the 18th.

McIlroy is expected to move to No. 15 in the Official World Golf Ranking when the updated standings are released today. He currently is 16th.