Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his second shot at the 1st hole. Getty Images
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his second shot at the 1st hole. Getty Images
Rory Mcilroy of North Ireland during the first round of the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. EPA
Rory Mcilroy of North Ireland during the first round of the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. EPA
Min Woo Lee of Australia with his caddie William Harke. Getty Images
Min Woo Lee of Australia with his caddie William Harke. Getty Images
Shane Lowry of Ireland plays his tee shot at the 1st hole. Getty Images
Shane Lowry of Ireland plays his tee shot at the 1st hole. Getty Images
Tommy Fleetwood of England looks on at the first tee with caddie Ian Finnis. Getty Images
Tommy Fleetwood of England looks on at the first tee with caddie Ian Finnis. Getty Images
Sergio Garcia of Spain. Getty Images
Sergio Garcia of Spain. Getty Images
Johannes Veerman of United States plays his tee shot to the 1st hole. Getty Images
Johannes Veerman of United States plays his tee shot to the 1st hole. Getty Images
Rafa Cabrera-Bello of Spain plays his tee shot to the 1st hole. Getty Images
Rafa Cabrera-Bello of Spain plays his tee shot to the 1st hole. Getty Images
Francesco Laporta of Italy. Getty Images
Francesco Laporta of Italy. Getty Images
Adri Arenas of Spain looks on at the 1st green during Day One of The DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Getty Images
Adri Arenas of Spain looks on at the 1st green during Day One of The DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Getty Images
John Catlin of United States plays his tee shot at the 4th hole. Getty Images
John Catlin of United States plays his tee shot at the 4th hole. Getty Images
Masahiro Kawamura of Japan walks from the 1st tee with his caddie Megumi Sakai during Day One of The DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Getty Images
Masahiro Kawamura of Japan walks from the 1st tee with his caddie Megumi Sakai during Day One of The DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Getty Images
Maximilian Kieffer of Germany looks on at the 1st hole. Getty Images
Maximilian Kieffer of Germany looks on at the 1st hole. Getty Images
Sam Horsfield of England interacts with a cat at the 1st tee. Getty Images
Sam Horsfield of England interacts with a cat at the 1st tee. Getty Images
Tapio Pulkkanen of Finland walks from the first tee. Getty Images
Tapio Pulkkanen of Finland walks from the first tee. Getty Images
James Morrison of England walks to the first fairway after playing his tee shot during Day One of The DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Getty Images
James Morrison of England walks to the first fairway after playing his tee shot during Day One of The DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates. Getty Images
James Morrison of England plays his tee shot to the 1st hole. Getty Images
James Morrison of England plays his tee shot to the 1st hole. Getty Images
Tapio Pulkkanen of Finland plays a bunker shot to the 3rd green. Getty Images
Tapio Pulkkanen of Finland plays a bunker shot to the 3rd green. Getty Images
The Race to Dubai trophy. Getty Images
The Race to Dubai trophy. Getty Images
Rasmus Hojgaard of Denmark plays his tee shot at the 1st hole. Getty Images
Rasmus Hojgaard of Denmark plays his tee shot at the 1st hole. Getty Images
Jamie Donaldson of Wales. Getty Images
Jamie Donaldson of Wales. Getty Images
Dean Burmester of South Africa in action during the first round of the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. EPA
Dean Burmester of South Africa in action during the first round of the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai. EPA

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November 18, 2021

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Some of the world's finest golfers teed off Thursday for the first round of the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

The European Tour finale determining who wins the Race to Dubai.

World No 2 Collin Morikawa and Billy Horschel are bidding to become the first player from the United States to win the European Tour's top prize, while Tyrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee, Matt Fitzpatrick and Paul Casey are also in contention for the Order of Merit title.

To see images from Thursday's first round, click on the photo gallery above.

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Countries so far running: 

  • UAE
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Results

UAE beat Saudi Arabia by 12 runs

Kuwait beat Iran by eight wickets

Oman beat Maldives by 10 wickets

Bahrain beat Qatar by six wickets

Semi-finals

UAE v Qatar

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Updated: November 18, 2021, 7:58 AM
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