The DP World Tour announced the tee times for the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Bernd Wiesberger and Joel Girrbach will start the tournament together, with several Germans participating.The Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour will start for the second time in 2026. The opener will be the Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Swiss Joel Girrbach together in a group at 7:05 AM. Marcel Schneider will start simultaneously on the back nine and is one of several Germans competing in the tournament. Rory McIlroy will tee off with Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton.
Wiesberger, Girrbach, and Schneider Start, Steinlechner Finishes
First German Marcel Schneider will begin at 7:05 AM local time with Kazuma Kobori and Ethan Fang on the back nine, with their second round starting at 11:25 AM. At the same time, Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Swiss Joel Girrbach will start with Ricardo Gouveia on the front nine, also beginning their second round at 11:25 AM.
Freddy Schott will start at 8:25 AM alongside Jack Senior and Andrea Pavan, with his next round at 12:45 PM the following day. Jeremy Paul tees off at 8:45 AM with Renato Paratore and Christian Maas, starting his round the next day at 1:05 PM.
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen will begin with Ewen Ferguson and Matthew Jordan at 11:35 AM, starting his second round 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 sessions begin at 7:45 AM. The day concludes with Maximilian Steinlechner from Austria, starting at 12:55 PM with Francesco Laporta and Antoine Rozner; their second round begins at 8:35 AM.
Rory McIlroy with Fleetwood and Hatton
The highlight group features Rory McIlroy, who will tee off with Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton at 8:05 AM local time. Their second round will start at 12:25 PM.