ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: A general view as Eugenio Chacarra of Spain and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland make their way up the fairway on the 18th hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Caddie Harry Diamond walk up the fairway on the 18th hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his second shot on the 18th hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his second shot on the 18th hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his second shot on the 18th hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Eugenio Chacarra of Spain plays his second shot on the 18th hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Eugenio Chacarra of Spain plays his second shot on the 18th hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 05: Caddie Kessler Karain speaks with Patrick Reed of the United States as he prepares to play his second shot on the 18th hole on day one of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 05, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)