The DP World Tour has announced the tee times for the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Bernd Wiesberger and Joel Girrbach will lead off the tournament together, with several Germans participating.
The Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour will start its 2026 edition for the second time. The opening round will see Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Swiss Joel Girrbach tee off together at 7:05 AM. Marcel Schneider will start at the same time on the back nine and is among several Germans taking part in the tournament. Rory McIlroy will begin alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton.
Wiesberger, Girrbach and Schneider start; Steinlechner closes
German Marcel Schneider will be the first German to tee off at 7:05 AM local time, playing alongside Kazuma Kobori and Ethan Fang, starting on the back nine with their second round beginning at 11:25 AM.
At the same time, Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Swiss Joel Girrbach will start on the front nine with Ricardo Gouveia, also teeing off for their second round at 11:25 AM.
Freddy Schott will start his round at 8:25 AM with Jack Senior and Andrea Pavan, with a 12:45 PM start the following day.
Jeremy Paul will play at 8:45 AM with Renato Paratore and Christian Maas, starting his Friday round at 1:05 PM.
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen will begin at 11:35 AM with Ewen Ferguson and Matthew Jordan, 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, with their next rounds starting at 7:45 AM.
Maximilian Steinlechner from Austria will close the first day, teeing off at 12:55 PM alongside Francesco Laporta and Antoine Rozner, with their second round beginning at 8:35 AM.
Rory McIlroy paired with Fleetwood and Hatton
The highlight flight 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.