Dubai Showdown
McIlroy and Hatton share the lead at −5 in Dubai
Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton are level at −5 in Dubai, and whichever of them pulls away first will have Kristoffer Reitan and Joost Luiten one shot back.
Two rounds into the DP World Tour Championship, The Herald reported, McIlroy and Hatton share the lead at the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Both stand at −5. Hatton opened 70-69, McIlroy 69-70.
Kristoffer Reitan sits one back at −4 after rounds of 70 and 70, level with Joost Luiten, who opened with a 67 and followed it with a 73. Mikael Lindberg, Freddy Schott and Victor Perez are at −3, and Jon Rahm is at −2.
Two players at −5, two more one back.
GNN lists McIlroy as the 2024 winner of this event. The latest win GNN lists for Hatton is LIV Golf Andalucía in 2026.
Nothing separates the two leaders yet except the order of their rounds.