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