Rory McIlroy plans to play in the DP World Tour Championship in November at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.
McIlroy is a two-time DP World Tour Championship winner and ended the 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2022 seasons first in the season standings.
“Playing at the DP World Tour Championship is always an amazing experience. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to enjoy a lot of success in Dubai and at this event in particular,” McIlroy said.
“The fans have been great, it’s amazing to have that support out there for us. When you have the top 50 golfers from the DP World Tour, you know it is going to be a fantastic competition. I’ve won here on a couple of occasions and I would love to be right there come Sunday with both trophies to my name.”
The tournament is played Nov 16-19.
McIlroy, 34, won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and Genesis Scottish Open and leads Spain’s Jon Rahm by more than 2,100 points in the Race to Dubai Rankings.
McIlroy played in three more DP World Tour tournaments than Rahm, notching two wins, one runner-up, one third-place finish and finishing 4-10 three times. New Zealand’s Ryan Fox is currently third (2,345 points), Poland’s Adrian Meronk fourth (2,065 points) and Australia’s Min Woo Lee fifth (1,992).
Rahm earlier this month confirmed he will play in the event, which includes the top 50 golfers on the DP World Tour.

Travel mixup leaves Kang without clubs at Solheim Cup
Danielle Kang has had a stressful start to the Solheim Cup week as the American golfer’s clubs never made it onto her connecting flight to Spain where the prestigious international tournament begins in three days.
A day after Kang and US captain Stacy Lewis made desperate pleas on social media to locate her golf bag and get it on the next flight to Spain, the American was still without her clubs.
“It’s been an adventure. If it wasn’t a dramatic entrance, it wouldn’t be my life, so it’s okay. It’s all good,” Kang told reporters at Finca Cortesin in Andalucia.
“You just kind of roll with the punches. It’s life, it’s golf, you know, it’s okay.”
Kang also said equipment manufacturer Ping provided her with a temporary set on Tuesday that she was able to play with while Titleist, one of her sponsors, was making a second set that will be flown in overnight. Despite not having her golf bag, Kang said she does have her putter since she travels with it separately, in a rifle case, to prevent it from being damaged.
“I put it in a separate case to travel with because I don’t have the means to get my putter checked every week and, yes, the clubs do get bent on the plane and, yes, they matter, to all the people wondering,” said Kang.
“So thankfully the putter didn’t get lost. But it’s okay. The other 13 are coming. It’s coming. We have faith.
“Stacy is on it. I mean, she’s putting out fires, and I’m pretty sure I’m the only one causing fire right now.”