DP World Tour Championship tee times 2026: Round 1 in Dubai

DP World Tour Championship tee times 2026: Check out the tee times for the first two rounds of the $10m season finale in Dubai.

Tee times for the first round of the DP World Tour’s season finale have been confirmed.

Race to Dubai leader Eugenio Chacarra will play alongside Rory McIlroy in the final group at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

The pair will tee off at 08:40 GMT on Thursday at the Earth Course.

Chacarra is aiming to secure his maiden season-long title, while the reigning Masters champion is chasing a record-equalling eighth Race to Dubai crown.

McIlroy needs to finish in the top four to have a chance of overtaking Chacarra in the standings.

As many as nine players can still win the title, including McIlroy’s former Ryder Cup rival Patrick Reed and Jon Rahm.

Reed and South African Casey Jarvis will feature in the penultimate group, teeing off at 08:30 GMT, while Rahm and England’s Aaron Rai start at 08:20.

New Zealand’s Ryan Fox, who won the US PGA Championship earlier this year, is alongside South African Jayden Schaper at 08:10, with fellow Kiwi Daniel Hillier playing with Jacob Skov Olesen at 08:00.

England’s Tyrrell Hatton is scheduled to start at 07:50 alongside Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger.

Tommy Fleetwood begins his alongside American Davis Bryant.

Dutchman Joost Luiten and France’s Victor Perez will hit the opening tee shots at 04:25 GMT.

The 72-hole tournament, which runs from Thursday to Sunday, features the top 50 players in the Race to Dubai standings.

All groups will start from the first tee, with players competing in two-balls. 

Friday’s pairings will be determined by the opening-round scores.

The winner will collect $3m from the tournament’s $10m prize fund.

Elitesports has listed all of the tee times below. 

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