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