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Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship 2026: tournament hub
Jon Rahm closed with a 67 to win the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship on −23, two ahead of Tyrrell Hatton, with Rory McIlroy third. It is Rahm's record sixth Rolex Series title.
- Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship
- Yas Links, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- 5–8 Nov 2026
- DP World Tour
Leaderboard
| Pos | Player | To par | Thru |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | -23 | F |
| 2 | Tyrrell Hatton | -21 | F |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | -19 | F |
| 4 | Francesco Laporta | -17 | F |
| T5 | Angel Ayora | -16 | F |
| T5 | Bernd Wiesberger | -16 | F |
| T5 | David Puig | -16 | F |
| 8 | Jayden Schaper | -15 | F |
| T9 | Freddy Schott | -14 | F |
| T9 | Frederic Lacroix | -14 | F |
| T9 | Nathan Kimsey | -14 | F |
| T9 | Matthew Jordan | -14 | F |
| T9 | Adam Scott | -14 | F |
Round by round
Rahm wins by two
Jon Rahm shot 67 to win on −23, two ahead of Tyrrell Hatton, after four players were level on −20 early on the back nine. Rory McIlroy finished third and is now second in the Race to Dubai, behind Eugenio Chacarra. Read the winner report
Rahm leads by one
Jon Rahm bogeyed the 4th, 5th and 6th, then eagled the 11th in a 66 that gives him the lead on −18, one ahead of Tyrrell Hatton and Francesco Laporta. Rory McIlroy shot 67, with a double bogey at the 10th and a bogey at the 17th, and is two back. Read the round report
Hatton, Rahm and Laporta share lead; McIlroy one back
Tyrrell Hatton's 65 and Jon Rahm's 67 took them level with Francesco Laporta, who shot 70 after a double bogey at the 14th. Rory McIlroy made 11 birdies, his most in a DP World Tour round, in a 63 and is one behind. Read the round report
Laporta leads by three
Francesco Laporta's bogey-free 62 puts him three clear of Jon Rahm, Sam Bairstow and Bernd Wiesberger. Rory McIlroy took a two-shot penalty at the 12th for pressing his club behind the ball and shot 70, level with Eugenio Chacarra, the Race to Dubai leader. Read the round report
Preview published
Eugenio Chacarra, Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy, the top three in the Race to Dubai, tee off together at 07:50 GMT on Thursday. Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton start the week outside the top 50 who go on to Dubai. Read the preview
The Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship is the first of the DP World Tour’s two Play-Off events and the first of two Rolex Series weeks in a row in the UAE. Yas Links hosts a no-cut field drawn from the top 70 in the Race to Dubai from Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 November. Aaron Rai defends after beating Tommy Fleetwood in a playoff last year. The purse is US$9 million, with US$1.53 million and 1,500 Race to Dubai points for the winner, and the top 50 after Sunday go on to the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
On Thursday groups go out in reverse ranking order, from 03:19 GMT to 07:50 GMT. A report on each round, with the top of the leaderboard, goes up here the following morning. Tee times in GMT and the points the leaders need are in the preview.
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