Rory McIlroy will need a spectacular weekend to win a third straight Dubai Desert Classic title after slipping nine shots behind halfway leader Ewen Ferguson on Friday, while Jon Rahm missed the cut.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic. Ewen Ferguson was taking full advantage. Ferguson ...

Greg Norman says he would love to sit down with Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to discuss how Saudi-funded LIV Golf has made them richer.

Rory McIlroy is making his 2025 debut in the desert. He will be joined by Jon Rahm, Akshay Bhatia, Tommy Fleetwood, Patrick Reed, Robert MacIntyre, Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard, Viktor Hovland, Tyrrell Hatton, Adam Scott and European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald.

Rory McIlroy has chosen to skip Tiger Woods' highly-anticipated TGL debut in favor of this week’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic - an event he's already won four times

Daniel Hillier of New Zealand has birdied the final two holes to shoot 2-under 70 and take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy has expressed his disappointment at the prospect of fellow Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin joining LIV Golf and has warned him it is not worth the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Rory McIlroy expressed his disappointment at the prospect of fellow Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin joining LIV Golf and warned him it is not worth the sacrifice.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A 22-year-old American amateur making his debut on the European tour upstaged Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and many of the world’s top players at the Dubai Desert Classic for a share of the first-round lead on Thursday.

Hero Dubai Desert Classic is the first big event of the year on the DP World Tour schedule as Rory McIlroy seeks a fifth event win in the United Arab Emirates. Ryan Ballengee previews the event.

English golfer Marcus Armitage has made 11 birdies in shooting 9-under 63 to take a four-stroke clubhouse lead in the first round of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship on the European tour.

LIV Golf officials have decided to mix things up, hoping to allure more American golf fans for its first event of the year.