Round 3 Highlights | 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic

The Rolex Series gets under way for 2026 this week as the DP World Tour spends a second week in the United Arab Emirates for the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Tyrrell Hatton matched Jon Rahm's record with a fifth Rolex Series win at this event 12 months ago and he returns to Emirates Golf Club looking to go out in front on his own. When Hatton won the trophy last year, he took it from Rory McIlroy who had lifted it in 2023 and 2024 to take his tally of wins to a record four. This year is the 20th anniversary of McIlroy's debut in the event and while he finished outside the top 50 in his first three visits, since his maiden win in 2009, he has never been outside the top ten in another 11 starts. World Number Three Tommy Fleetwood tees it up this week as do McIlroy's fellow Major champions Shane Lowry, Danny Willett, Francesco Molinari, Pádraig Harrington, Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson.