ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland 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 Warren Little/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland 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 Warren Little/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland 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 Warren Little/Getty Images)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland leaves the green after a Pro-Am 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)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland interacts with his group after a Pro-Am 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)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland shakes hands with Jonathan Emery, Chief Executive Officer of Aldar Development, after a Pro-Am 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)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Aaron Rai of England and Caddie Jason Timmis look on during a Pro-Am 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)

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - NOVEMBER 04: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland looks on during a Pro-Am 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)