Rory McIlroy intends to take pleasure in another winning start to a fiscal year as he starts his 2024 project at the inaugural Dubai Invitational, reside on Sky Sports.
McIlroy started his 2023 season with success at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, the very first of 2 Rolex Series titles in an outstanding year that him saw surface as the Race to Dubai champ for a 5th time.
The 34-year-old’s win in 2015 was his 5th title in Dubai, having formerly won the Dubai Desert Classic in 2009 and 2015 along with the season-ending DP World Trip Champion in 2012 and 2015, with McIlroy targeting more Middle East success as he headings the 60-man line-up.
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McIlroy is signed up with at Dubai Creek Resort by Ryder Cup team-mates Tommy Fleetwood and Nicolai Højgaard, who all included in Group Europe’s remarkable 16.5-11.5 success in Rome last September, with winning captain Luke Donald likewise in the field.
Four-time DP World Trip winner Adrian Meronk, protecting BMW PGA Championship champ Ryan Fox and 2018 Ryder Cup hero Francesco Molinari all function, with various winners from the 2023 Race to Dubai calendar all seeking to make strong starts to the season.
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Emphasizes from the 4th and last round of the 2023 BMW PGA Champion at Wentworth, where Ryan Fox declared an outstanding success
The Dubai Invitational will be played bi-annually and is the very first occasion of the International Swing on the DP World Trip’s brand-new 2024 schedule, with competitions currently validated in 2026 and 2028, however what else do you require to learn about the occasion?
What is the format?
The occasion is a 72-hole specific stroke play competition played along with a three-day Pro-Am group contest, with Sunday including specialists just.
Each amateur will lead a group and can either have fun with the very same expert for the very first 2 rounds or modification after the opening day, with the leading amateur in the group competitors then coupled with the leading specialist for Saturday’s play.
An amateur will coordinate with the expert in the very same position on the particular leaderboard for the 3rd round, with the aggregate of the most affordable rating from employee on each hole over 3 rounds being utilized. The winning amateur group will be the one with the most affordable 54-hole overall.
Who are the beginners included?
DP World Trip CEO Keith Pelley – who turns 60 today – and Jimmy Dunne, vice-chairman of the PGA Trip’s policy board, are amongst the noteworthy names from the playing golf world in action.
Keith Pelley will be amongst the 60 beginners included.
There’s sporting interest from previous Arizona Cardinals pass receiver Larry Fitzgerald and famous quarterback John Elway, who won the Super Bowl two times with the Denver Broncos, while previous Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke is likewise included.
The amateur line-up likewise consists of a host of prominent entrepreneurs from a variety of business, consisting of Hero MotoCorp chairman Dr Pawan Munjal and lots of others who are greatly associated with competitions throughout the playing golf calendar.
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Thursday 11th January 7:30 am.
How can I see the action?
Sky Sports will have extended protection from the opening DP World Trip occasion of 2024, with live protection from 7.30 am every day on Sky Sports Golf. The occasion is among 2 golf competitions reside on Sky today, with the Sony Open in Hawaii likewise readily available from 5pm on Thursday.
What’s next for McIlroy after this week?
McIlroy will intend to protect his Hero Dubai Desert Classic a week later on, the very first Rolex Series occasion of the year, before making his very first PGA Trip start of the year at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California from February 1-4.
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McIlroy is targeting additional Race to Dubai titles after declaring his 5th late in 2015
The Northern Irishman is most likely to include at the following 3 Signature Occasions in the PGA Trip schedule, the Genesis Invitational from February 15-18, the Arnold Palmer Invitational from March 7-10 and The Gamers from March 14-17, however is yet to verify his pre-Masters schedule after that.
Mcllroy will get to Augusta National as one of the pre-tournament favourites with the previous world No 1 seeking to get better from in 2015’s missed out on cut, declare a 5th significant title and protect the only significant missing out on to finish the profession Grand Slam.
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