With Patrick Reed watching on hoping for a play-off, Rory McIlroy sunk a brilliant birdie putt at the last to complete a hat-trick in Dubai.
Plenty of deals are still to be done ahead of the transfer window shutting.
The 21-year-old found himself at odds with the Magpies’ faithful in October.
Rory McIlroy overcame a final-round charge from Patrick Reed to win the Dubai Desert Classic in a tense Monday duel between players who were involved in a pre-tournament spat.