South Africa's Hennie Du Plessis tees off during the DP World Tour's Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship golf tournament at the Yas Links Golf Course in Abu Dhabi on November 5, 2026. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP via Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Sam Bairstow of England prepares to putt on the 18th green 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: Sam Bairstow of England prepares to putt on the 18th green 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: Sam Bairstow of England prepares to putt on the 18th green 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: Sam Bairstow of England walks up the fairway on the 18th 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: Sam Bairstow of England putts on the 18th green 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: Sam Bairstow of England and Jordan Gumberg of the United States shake hands after finishing their round on the 18th green 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: Tommy Fleetwood of England prepares to play his second shot out of the rough 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)