Dubai Desert Classic Tee Times - Final Round

The Dubai Desert Classic is set for a thrilling conclusion, as Rory McIlroy tries to chase down Cameron Young

Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young walk off the green
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The Dubai Desert Classic will come to an exciting conclusion on Sunday, with Rory McIlroy chasing leader Cameron Young in the final pairing.

McIlroy, the defending champion, was ten shots off the pace heading into the third round, but now finds himself just two shots off Young after a scintillating nine-under-par round at Emirates Golf Club.

The World No.2 was two-under through his first three holes before making four consecutive birdies through the turn. Another birdie came at the par-five 13th before the Northern Irishman drained a huge eagle putt from off the green at the last to sign off his lowest round in a Rolex Series event in style.

But he will still have work to do on Sunday to win the Dubai Desert Classic for a fourth time, with Young battling back from a sluggish front nine to post a one-under-par 71 and maintain the lead at -14 heading into the final round.

The final duo will get underway at 3:39am ET (8:39am GMT), with Adrian Meronk also in contention on -12 after a steady round of 70. The Pole won three times on the DP World Tour last season and will tee off with first-round leader Haotong Li at 3:30am ET (8:30am GMT).

Elsewhere, Rasmus Hojgaard and Joaquin Niemann sit at -9 and -8 respectively, while Tommy Fleetwood, Alex Fitzpatrick and Thorbjorn Olesen round out the top ten on seven under par.

Here are the tee times and groupings for round four of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

Hero Dubai Desert Classic Tee Times

DUBAI DESERT CLASSIC FINAL ROUND: ET (GMT)

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ET (GMT) Row 0 - Cell 1 Row 0 - Cell 2
22:00pm (3:00am) Jeong weon Ko Ricardo Gouveia
22:09pm (3:09am) Jorge Campillo Niklas Norgaard
22:18pm (3:18am) Brian Harman Ugo Coussaud
22:27pm (3:27am) Nathan Kimsey Nacho Elvira
22:36pm (3:36am) Julien Guerrier Luke Donald
22:45pm (3:45am) Casey Jarvis Jayden Schaper
22:54pm (3.54am) Adrian Otaegui Jeff Winther
23:03pm (4:03am) Manuel Elvira Guido Migliozzi
23:12pm (4:12am) Marcus Helligkilde Nich Bachem
23:26pm (4:26am) Calum Hill Todd Clements
23:35pm (4:35am) Joost Luiten Jesper Svensson
23:44pm (4:44am) Johannes Veerman Antoine Rozner
23:53pm (4:53am) Mike Lorenzo-Vera Marcel Siem
00:02am (5:02am) Paul Waring Lukas Nemecz
00:11am (5:11am) MJ Daffue Connor Syme
00:20am (5:20am) Daan Huizing Dylan Fritteli
00:29am (5:29am) Louis de Jager Grant Forrest
00:38am (5:38am) Jordan Smith James Morrison
00:52am (5:52am) Sebastian Garcia Richie Ramsay
1:01am (6:01am) Zander Lombard Hennie du Plessis
1:10am (6:10am) Santiago Tarrio Romain Langasque
1:19am (6:19am) Tyrrell Hatton Shubhankar Sharma
1:28am (6:28am) Matthew Jordan Andy Sullivan
1:37am (6:37am) Stephen Gallacher Bernd Wiesberger
1:46am (6:46am) Sebastian Soderberg Pablo Larrazabal
1:55am (6:55am) Ryan Fox Michael Thorbjornsen
2:04am (7:04am) Tom McKibbin Dale Whitnell
2:18am (7:18am) Rafa Cabrera Bello Maximilian Kieffer
2:27am (7:27am) Richard Mansell Soren Kjeldsen
2:36am (7:36am) Nicolai Hojgaard Aaron Cockerill
2:45am (7:45am) Masahiro Kawamura Callum Shinkwin
2:54am (7:54am) Alejandro Del Dey Adam Scott
3:03am (8:03am) Scott Jamieson Thorbjorn Olesen
3:12am (8:12am) Tommy Fleetwood Alex Fitzpatrick
3:21am (8:21am) Joaquin Niemann Rasmus Hojgaard
3:30am (8:30am) Haotong Li Adrian Meronk
3:39am (8:39am) Rory McIlroy Cameron Young

How To Watch The Hero Dubai Desert Classic In The US

Sunday 21 January: 2.30am-7.30am (Golf Channel/Peacock)

How To Watch The Hero Dubai Desert Classic In The UK

Sunday 21 January: 4.00am-1.00pm (Sky Sports Golf), 4.30am-11.00am (Sky Sports Main Event)

Ben Fleming
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Ben joined Golf Monthly having completed his NCTJ in multimedia sports journalism at News Associates, London. He is now a freelance journalist who also works for The Independent, Metro, UEFA and Stats Perform.