Cabrero-Bello keeps big names at bay

Golf: Rafael Cabrera-Bello pulled off another shock on the European Tour today when he out-played Lee Westwood to win the Omega…

Golf:Rafael Cabrera-Bello pulled off another shock on the European Tour today when he out-played Lee Westwood to win the Omega Dubai Desert Classic.

Two weeks after England’s Robert Rock beat Tiger Woods and the world’s top four in Abu Dhabi, the 27-year-old Canary Islander’s four-under-par 68 gave him a one-stroke victory over Westwood and Scot Stephen Gallacher.

Westwood was one ahead with a round to go and two in front after he holed a long eagle putt at the second, but he was reeled in and Cabrera-Bello’s nine-foot birdie putt on the 17th proved the difference in the end. He finished with an 18-under-par total of 270.

Joint halfway leader Rory McIlroy was joint fifth and world number four Martin Kaymer only joint 13th.