Last group heading outpublished at 07:56 GMT
McIlroy -13, Neergaard -13 (07:55)
Seven of Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup have teed off since 07:15 GMT…
Justin Rose and Ludvig Aberg are playing together, while Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton, Matt Fitzpatrick and Rasmus Hojgaard are all under way.
And Rory McIlroy, who claimed his first professional win in golf in Dubai, back in 2009, has just emerged on to the first tee.
As joint overnight leader with Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, McIlroy has a terrific chance to finish top of the pile again.
In recent years has seemingly either won or been in contention every time he has teed it up in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
