ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Aaron Rai of England talks to the media during a press conference ahead of the ABU DHABI CHAMPIONSHIP at Yas Links Golf Course on November 04, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Aaron Rai of England talks to the media during a press conference ahead of the ABU DHABI CHAMPIONSHIP at Yas Links Golf Course on November 04, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Patrick Reed of the United States speaks to the media during a press conference prior to the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 04, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Patrick Reed of the United States speaks to the media during a press conference prior to the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 04, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Patrick Reed of the United States speaks to the media during a press conference prior to the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 04, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Patrick Reed of the United States speaks to the media during a press conference prior to the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 04, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Patrick Reed of the United States speaks to the media during a press conference prior to the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 04, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: A United Arab Emirates Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III is seen prior to the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links Golf Course on November 04, 2026 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)