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