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