ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland 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: Patrick Reed of the United States 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: Bernd Wiesberger of Austria looks on with Caddie Basile Dalberto on the second 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 Warren Little/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland 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: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland 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: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland 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: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland prepares to tee 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: Daniel Hillier of New Zealand 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)