2025 Hero Dubai Desert Classic round 3 tee times and pairings explored

The third round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic will be played at Emirates Golf Club on Saturday, January 18. Following the cut on Friday, players were regrouped according to their positions on the leaderboard.

Play will begin at 7:05 a.m. local time on Saturday (10:05 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday). The final group, which includes leader Ewen Ferguson, will tee off at 2:40 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday.

Another group that will undoubtedly receive a lot of attention is the one featuring defending champion and top-ranked golfer in the field, Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman will tee off with Connor Syme and Calum Hill at 12:20 a.m. Eastern Time.

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2025 Hero Dubai Desert Classic Round 3 Tee Times and Pairings

The following are the tee times and pairings for the third round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. All times are Eastern Time:

10:05 pm	SCHAPER, Jayden	GAVINS, Daniel
10:15 pm	LAPORTA, Francesco	HØJGAARD, Nicolai
10:25 pm	SMITH, Jordan	JORDAN, Matthew	KIEFFER, Maximilian
10:35 pm	DEAN, Joe	OTAEGUI, Adrian	COLSAERTS, Nicolas
10:45 pm	ZANOTTI, Fabrizio	VAILLANT, Tom	SÖDERBERG, Sebastian
10:55 pm	RAVETTO, David	DANTORP, Jens	SCHNEIDER, Marcel
11:05 pm	GUMBERG, Jordan	FORREST, Grant	LANGASQUE, Romain
11:15 pm	BAIRSTOW, Sam	KRUYSWIJK, Jacques	GIRRBACH, Joel
11:30 pm	ARMITAGE, Marcus	NEERGAARD-PETERSEN, Rasmus	SULLIVAN, Andy
11:40 pm	GUERRIER, Julien	SMYLIE, Elvis	KNAPPE, Alexander
11:50 pm	BRESNU, Adam	BHATIA, Akshay	SCOTT, Adam
12:00	KO, Jeong weon	WALLACE, Matt	LUITEN, Joost
12:10 am	HIDALGO, Angel	BJÖRK, Alexander	SIEM, Marcel1
12:20 am	SYME, Connor	MCILROY, Rory	HILL, Calum
12:30 am	LI, Haotong	BRADBURY, Dan	FRITTELLI, Dylan
12:45 am	SUMMERHAYS, Preston	LORENZO-VERA, Mike	APHIBARNRAT, Kiradech
12:55 am	RAMSAY, Richie	NAKAJIMA, Keita	GARCIA-HEREDIA, Alfredo
1:05 am	ELVIRA, Nacho	COUSSAUD, Ugo	MACINTYRE, Robert
1:15 am	JARVIS, Casey	WIESBERGER, Bernd	CANTERO, Ivan
1:25 am	FORD, David	FLEETWOOD, Tommy	MCKIBBIN, Tom
1:35 am	DE BRUYN, Jannik	REED, Patrick	DE JAGER, Louis
1:45 am	MANSELL, Richard	NORGAARD, Niklas	MIGLIOZZI, Guido
2:00 am	CLEMENTS, Todd	MICHELUZZI, David	FOX, Ryan
2:10 am	VEERMAN, Johannes	OLESEN, Thorbjørn	GOUVEIA, Ricardo
2:20 am	WILLIAMS, Robin	HØJGAARD, Rasmus	LEE, Min Woo
2:30 am	NORRIS, Shaun	HATTON, Tyrrell	CANTER, Laurie
2:40 am	SCRIVENER, Jason	HILLIER, Daniel	FERGUSON, Ewen

The third round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic will be televised in the United States on Golf Channel from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m Eastern Time on Saturday. Sky Sports Golf will broadcast the event in the UK between 4 a.m. and 1 p.m. local time (GMT).

The Hero Dubai Desert Classic is the first DP World Tour event of the 2025 calendar year. It is also the first event in what is known as the Rolex Series, which includes the five most important tournaments of the season that pay the highest purses and provide the most points for the Tour's internal standings, known as the Race to Dubai.