Tyrell Hatton is among several elite golfers playing this week at the DP World Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic. He was joined by Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland, and Tommy Fleetwood, among others in the field.

Rahm hit an amazing bunker shot Thursday but couldn't get it going Friday, as he was 4 over during a seven-hole stretch on the back nine.

Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland have missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic.

Leading second-round scores from the European Tour's Dubai Desert Classic on Friday (par 72; GBR & IRL unless stated):

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The Dubai Desert Classic featured a strong field before the opening round, but a number of top names will not be involved at the weekend after poor

Rory McIlroy makes his 2025 debut in the DP World Tour event – here are all the details on how to watch the 2025 Hero Dubai Desert Classic online and on TV.

If Rory McIlroy is to emulate the history of the likes of Ernie Els and Sir Nick Faldo, he will have to repeat his own history here at the Desert Classic.

Rory McIlroy hunts a third successive title as a bumper field battles for a significant prize purse at the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2025

Scores from the European Tour Hero Dubai Desert Classic on Friday5Ross Fisher (England)713Jorge Campillo (Spain)75Matthias Schwab (Austria)722Yuto Katsuragawa (Japan)703Darius Van Driel (Netherlands)7

Four of the Golf Monthly team have picked out a favorite and outside contender from the field at the first Rolex Series event of 2025 on the DP World Tour

With the Open Championship at Royal Portrush, the US PGA at his beloved Quail Hollow, and a blockbuster of a Ryder Cup to be held in New York, 2025 threatens to be a huge year for Rory McIlroy