Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship Round One Tee Times 2026

Jon Rahm hits a drive during a practice round ahead of the 2026 Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship — (Image credit: Getty Images)

The DP World Tour Play-offs have arrived and some of the circuit's biggest names have descended on Yas Links for the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship.

Rory McIlroy is out to try and claw back at least some of the points difference between him and Race to Dubai leader Eugenio Chacarra, with the pair partnering Patrick Reed in the final group on day one.

Meanwhile, Jon Rahm is making his first start since outlining his reasons for departing LIV Golf permanently and Tommy Fleetwood is hoping to go one better than 12 months ago when he lost to defending champion Aaron Rai in a playoff.

And that's without even mentioning the likes of Adam Scott and Tyrrell Hatton who are perfectly capable of reigning supreme around these parts.

Given it's the first round of the DP World Tour Play-offs, the tee-time order is quite straightforward for the time being.

The Race to Dubai rankings through the Genesis Championship is reversed and those leading will go out last on Thursday while those who aim to catch them have a small head start.

Below is the full list of round-one tee times at the 2026 Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship.

ABU DHABI ALDAR CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND ONE TEE TIMES

Local Time (GMT)

7:19am (3:19am) - Sam Bairstow, Jordan Gumberg
7:29am (3:29am) - Darius Van Driel, Filippo Celli
7:39am (3:39am) - Ugo Coussaud, Richard Sterne, Yurav Premlall
7:50am (3:50am) - JC Ritchie, Francesco Molinari, Nathan Kimsey
8:01am (4:01am) - Wenyi Ding, Joakim Lagergren, Guido Migliozzi
8:12am (4:12am) - Ricardo Gouveia, Tom Vaillant, Antoine Rozner
8:23am (4:23am) - Daniel Rodrigues, Stefano Mazzoli, Alejandro Del Rey
8:39am (4:39am) - Scott Jamieson, Michael Hollick, Francesco Laporta
8:50am (4:50am) - Tyrrell Hatton, Joost Luiten, Victor Perez
9:01am (5:01am) - Matt Wallace, Jon Rahm, Ewen Ferguson
9:12am (5:12am) - Adam Scott, Manuel Elvira, Matthew Jordan
9:23am (5:23am) - Gregorio De Leo, Freddy Schott, Frederic Lacroix
9:34am (5:34am) - Kristoffer Reitan, Julien Guerrier, David Puig
9:55am (5:55am) - Adrian Otaegui, Jeff Winther, Grant Forrest
10:06am (6:06am) - Kota Kaneko, Jorge Campillo, Niklas Norgaard
10:17am (6:17am) - Mikael Lindberg, Calum Hill, Marcus Armitage
10:28am (6:28am) - Yuto Katsuragawa, Martin Couvra, Tommy Fleetwood
10:39am (6:39am) - Thriston Lawrence, Davis Bryant, Adrian Meronk
10:50am (6:50am) - Angel Ayora, Shaun Norris, Dan Bradbury
11:06am (7:06am) - Hennie Du Plessis, Angel Hidalgo, Nacho Elvira
11:17am (7:17am) - Joe Dean, Oliver Lindell, Bernd Wiesberger
11:28am (7:28am) - Andy Sullivan, Jacob Skov Olesen, Jayden Schaper
11:39am (7:39am) - Daniel Hillier, Aaron Rai, Casey Jarvis
11:50am (7:50am) - Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Eugenio Chacarra

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