Ryder Cup teammates Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton confirm participation in next year’s DP World Tour event
Rory Mroy and Terrell Hatton have confirmed their participation in the DP World Tour event for the next year. The Northern Irish golfer had started his 2025 campaign on the DP World Tour playing at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and in 2026 as well, he will be playing in the tournament. He would be joined by Hatton. The DP World Tour has shared a video on its Instagram account confirming the presence of the golfers in their event for the next year. They shared the clip featuring the memorable moment of Hatton and Mroy celebrating their win at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic over the years. Along with a caption, Tierrell Hatton is the defending champion of the Dubai Desert Classic. In 2025, he registered a one-stroke win over Daniel Hillyard and earned $1.53 million in prize money. He would be returning to defend his title in 2026. Meanwhile, Rory Mroy has an impressive record playing in the tournament and has won it four times in his career. He defended the title last year by defeating Adrien Moranc by one stroke. And prior to that, he won the tournament in 2023. He first won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in 2009 by registering a one-stroke win over Justin Rose. And then in 2015, Tier Hatton delighted to return at Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Tier Hatton has shared his excitement to return to play at the hero Dubai Desert Classic. He opened up about his performance earlier this year in January and is now looking forward to defending the title in 2026. He said via Dubai Desert Classic.com. Tierrell Hatton had started the 2025 campaign with a win at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and then competed on the LV Golf where he had several impressive finishes. He started with a solid T6 finish at the Riad event and then settled in T5 at the Mexico City event and T5 in LIIV Golf Dallas. On the DP World Tour, he played in four tournaments and was tied for fourth at the BMW PGA Championship and was runner up at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Meanwhile, Rory Mroy has won the Amgen Irish Open on the DP World Tour this season and was tied for 20th at the BMW PGA Championship and Kea Yadav Ankita. Yadav is an NFL and golf writer at Sportska with over three years of experience in journalism and counting. She’s previously covered the world of entertainment with otaku cart and TV season and spoilers and worked as an editor at Coming Soon. Her stories have racked up nearly 9 million reads and she’s had the chance to interview top athletes like professional golfer Yuvraj Singh Sandu.
