DP World Tour Championship: Pairings and tee times

Reigning Race to Dubai champion Tommy Fleetwood will be on the course an hour before race leader Francesco Molinari begins his Round 2 campaign on Friday

epa07167158 Jordan Smith of England tees off during the first round of the DP World Tour Championship European Tour Golf tournament 2018 at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 15 November 2018. EPA/ALI HAIDER

Jordan Smith shares the lead with Adrian Otaegui after Round 1 at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. EPA

The National

Nov 15, 2018

Reigning Race to Dubai champion Tommy Fleetwood will have the advantage of starting his Round 2 campaign an hour before race leader Francesco Molinari swings into action at the DP World Tour Championship on Friday.

The Englishman is bidding to defend his title which is, for the moment, firmly within his best friend Molinari's sights. How each player does on Friday will likely determine who lifts the gong on Sunday.

Meanwhile, DP title holder Jon Rahm will be seen in action alongside Danny Willett, with the pair in joint third place and one stroke behind joint leaders Jordan Smith, Adrian Otaegui.

The full list of tee times are below. All time are local (+4 GMT)

7.45am Joakim Lagergren, Lucas Bjerregaard

7.55am Ryan Fox, Eddie Pepperell

8.05am Brandon Stone, Matthew Fitzpatrick

8.15am Lucas Herbert, Jorge Campillo

8.25am Darren Fichardt, Russell Knox

8.35am Chris Wood, Shubhankar Sharma

8.45am Aaron Rai, Sam Horsfield

8.55am Alexander Levy, Alexander Bjork

9.05am Ian Poulter, Andy Sullivan

9.15am Martin Kaymer, Ashun Wu

9.30am Lee Slattery, Paul Dunne