The DP World Tour announced the tee times for the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Bernd Wiesberger, with Joel Girrbach, will open the tournament. Several Germans participate.
The Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour will take place for the second time in 2026. The Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Swiss Joel Girrbach will start together in a group at 7:05 local time. Marcel Schneider will start simultaneously on the back nine and is one of several Germans competing in the tournament. Rory McIlroy will begin alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton.
Wiesberger, Girrbach, and Schneider Start; Steinlechner Finishes
The first German to tee off will be Marcel Schneider at 7:05 a.m. local time, playing with Kazuma Kobori and Ethan Fang on the back nine. Their second round will start at 11:25 a.m.
At the same time, Austrian Bernd Wiesberger and Swiss Joel Girrbach will start their round on the first nine holes together with Ricardo Gouveia. Their second round also begins at 11:25 a.m.
Freddy Schott will begin his round at 8:25 a.m. with Jack Senior and Andrea Pavan; the next day their round starts at 12:45 p.m.
Jeremy Paul tees off at 8:45 a.m. with Renato Paratore and Christian Maas; their Friday round starts at 1:05 p.m.
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen will start at 11:35 a.m. with Ewen Ferguson and Matthew Jordan; their second round begins at 7:15 a.m.
After finishing T14 at the Dubai Invitational, Marcel Siem will start at 12:05 p.m. with Niklas Lemke and Brandon Robinson-Thompson; their next round begins at 7:45 a.m.
Maximilian Steinlechner from Austria will conclude the first day, starting at 12:55 p.m. with Francesco Laporta and Antoine Rozner; their second round starts at 8:35 a.m.
Rory McIlroy With Fleetwood and Hatton
The tournament’s highlight group features Rory McIlroy alongside Tommy Fleetwood and Tyrrell Hatton. The stars will tee off at 8:05 a.m. local time, with their second round beginning at 12:25 p.m.