The DP World Tour has announced tee times for the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Bernd Wiesberger and Joel Girrbach will open the tournament, with several Germans participating.
The Hero Dubai Desert Classic marks the second start of the DP World Tour in 2026. The Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Swiss player Joel Girrbach will kick off the tournament together in a group at 7:05 AM. Marcel Schneider, one of several Germans at the event, starts simultaneously on the back nine. Rory McIlroy will begin alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton.
Wiesberger, Girrbach and Schneider Start, Steinlechner Finishes
The first German to tee off is Marcel Schneider at 7:05 AM local time, alongside Kazuma Kobori and Ethan Fang on the back nine. Their second round starts at 11:25 AM.
At the same time, Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Swiss Joel Girrbach, together with Ricardo Gouveia, will begin on the front nine. Their second round also starts at 11:25 AM.
Freddy Schott will start at 8:25 AM with Jack Senior and Andrea Pavan. Their next round begins at 12:45 PM the following day.
Jeremy Paul plays from 8:45 AM with Renato Paratore and Christian Maas. His round on Friday starts at 1:05 PM.
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen will begin at 11:35 AM with Ewen Ferguson and Matthew Jordan. His second round starts early at 7:15 AM.
After finishing T14 at the Dubai Invitational, Marcel Siem starts his tournament at 12:05 PM with Niklas Lemke and Brandon Robinson-Thompson. Their next round begins at 7:45 AM.
The day will be completed by Maximilian Steinlechner from Austria, who will tee off at 12:55 PM with Francesco Laporta and Antoine Rozner. Their second round starts at 8:35 AM.
Rory McIlroy with Fleetwood and Hatton
The tournament highlight flight features Rory McIlroy starting with Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton. The stars hit the course at 8:05 AM local time, with their second round following at 12:25 PM.