ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Aaron Rai of England tees off on the first hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Casey Jarvis of South Africa tees off on the first hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Eugenio Chacarra of Spain tees off on the first hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Eugenio Chacarra of Spain tees off on the first hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Eugenio Chacarra of Spain looks on as he leaves the tee on on the first hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Patrick Reed of the United States and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland leave the tee box on the first hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Patrick Reed of the United States and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland leave the tee box on the first hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Patrick Reed of the United States speaks with Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland as they leave the tee box on the first hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)