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Four-time Hero Dubai Desert Classic champ Rory McIlroy is competing for a 15th occasion in this week’s $9m Rolex Series of the stunning Emirates course here in the UAE. Though it was a no frills first round, two-under-par 70 for the current World No. 3. The effort, and is his 53rd round on the Majlis course, left him trailing five shots from the clubhouse lead as the afternoon half of the opening round draw were making their way to their back nines. “Pretty scrappy, to say the least but ...

Scot Ewen Ferguson found himself inspired not only by a new putter but also by constant sightings of his new 51-storey apartment building in muscling his way straight into contention at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Ferguson, 28, brilliantly kick-started his new season birdieing his opening three holes in a five-under-par 67 before being joined by fellow Scot Calum Hill with the same score to share fifth place in the $US 9m Rolex Series event on the host Emirates Golf Club course. The trio of Aussie ...

Tournament host Tiger Woods admitted he has far greater concerns than whether or not next month’s Genesis Invitational will go ahead in the aftermath of the deadly Californian wildfires. It’s been 10 days since the fires broke out in the greater Los Angeles region with 25 people losing their lives and with the Palisades blaze is still the largest. It has been burning for a week. On Monday, another fire broke out in neighbouring Ventura County, prompting more evacuation orders. The total ...

While double PGA Tour winning Scot admits while he’s become more selfish and protective of his time away from inside the ropes, it’s now all about winning golf’s major championships. MacIntyre arrived into Dubai near midday local time Tuesday following a long haul flight from Hawaii via Dallas and into Dubai to tee-up in this week’s DP World Tour season-opener at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. The Oban lefty kick-started a second full PGA Tour season with a respective T15th ...

Rory McIlroy was honoured ahead of his first official press conference of 2025 in being handed the Seve Ballaseteros trophy by the Javier and the son of the late, great Spaniard. McIlroy was handed the trophy in ending the 2024 season as DP World Tour No. 1 for a sixth occasion in his career, and one more than Ballesteros. “I would say that the Seve Ballesteros Award is special, as well, because it’s voted on by your peers”, he said. “They are the ones that have been out there ...

Reigning DP World Tour No. 1 Rory McIlroy revealed he tried his best to encourage fellow Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin not to give-up playing the PGA Tour for the riches of  LIV Golf. McIlroy, who is also defending champion at this week’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic, indicated he spoke to McKibbin at lenght to take the opportunity in making his debut this year on the PGA Tour and try to win on the Tour rather than take the money and sign with LIV. News the recently-turned 22-year-old McKibbin ...

Top Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox tees-up in this week’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic happily enjoying early New Year bragging rights over the tournament’s defending champion and also reigning DP World Tour No. 1 Rory McIlroy. Fox and McIlroy are teeing-up on the host Emirates course since they teed-up mid last month in New Zealand. McIlroy labelled his golfing visit to New Zealand as ‘a trip of a lifetime’ when he travelled to the ‘Land of the Long White Cloud’ with good ...