Rory McIlroy | Round 1 Highlights | 2025 Hero Dubai Desert Classic

Highlights of Rory McIlroy's opening round as he starts his title defence at the 2025 Hero Dubai Desert Classic.


The Rolex Series now makes its first appearance on the DP World Tour in 2025 as the International Swing gets under way. Rory McIlroy, who is bidding to make it a hat-trick of victories over the Majlis Course at Emirates Golf Club, headlines a stellar field that features fellow Major champions Adam Scott and Patrick Reed, Ryder Cup stars Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland, along with 15 first-time Rolex Series players. John Parry of England is among them, having secured his spot in the field by virtue of winning the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in December, with the Opening Swing winner joined by two-time PGA TOUR winner Akshay Bhatia and rising Danish star Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen.

Welcome to the Official YouTube channel of the DP World Tour. Every week you can find extended tournament highlights and individual player highlights from the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Tommy Fleetwood. This is also the home of the 14 Club Challenge, Little Interviews, Fastest Hole and many more challenges, pranks and world record attempts featuring the biggest golfers in the world.

[M.W.]

Anyone noticed he‘s playin the qi10 not the qi35?

[thebeautifulgame]

Thanks for giving us yt content as always!

[ClassicGolfSwings]

As much is Rory is a crowd puller I’d rather have the highlights of the tournament! Then we get to see Rory and the other talents 👍😊

[camelot]

5 Strokes behind the absolute TOP 5 Players of the World!!! It should be a gimme victory for Rory against this "elite"

[rooboytim]

A Village missing one of their Town Criers more like it, don't You think? 📣✨

[wexz-]

I'll take this over watching simulator golf all-day-long. Sorry, but that's my preference! :)

[Jon-yxxc]

Hopefully he wins a major this year but got to improve the short irons if he’s going to do so

[rustycockering]

Is this the same Rory McIlroy who denounced other pros for joining an Arab golf tour?

[paulbenoit]

Why the hell do they show Rorys shots when 5 other players are ahead of him

[ryanalley]

Drive for show; Short irons and putting = Major trophies! (Just ask Scottie....)

[vedantapdx]

Where is round 2 of Hero Dubai Desert Classic scores? The second day scores are almost over

[TheValadin]

He did not put the Qi35 in the bag! I wonder if that says something.

[lr]

still weird that they've built a golf course in the dessert :')

[AndrewLane-pmro]

Is Rory the only player in this tournament? If so, he'll probably win.

[fishmojo]

“There’s a village missing one of their…….residents”

[markorber]

Watching Rory miss puts is too much like watching myself…..

[Cwm]

He wasn't sharp but he still shot 2 under... maybe some rust after no competitive golf in two months.

[paulchen]

Rory seemed a bit off with his wedge and short iron

[markanderson]

Rory -3 after 36. He’s 5 behind Hatton the real leader . He can still win this . His putting was pathetic today. He was trying to get eagles on some of the par 5’s if he’d played them like par 4’s he’d do a lot better

[rob]

Think you should hit up Steve Williams come on I'm sick of seeing the world's best golfer struggle!