Dubai, McIlroy and Jon Rahm

Rory McIlroy survives cut as Jon Rahm misses at Hero Dubai Desert Classic
Jon Rahm missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic. Ewen Ferguson was taking full advantage.
Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland miss cut in Dubai; Rory McIlroy 'frustrated'
While Scotland's Ewen Ferguson has established a one-stroke lead at the Dubai Desert Classic after solid rounds of 67 and 65 pushed him to 12 under par, Jon Rahm of Spain and Viktor Hovland of Norway were among those who missed the 36-hole cut Friday.
Rahm misses cut, McIlroy struggles and Ferguson gets lucky break to lead at Dubai Desert Classic
Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland have missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic
Rahm misses cut in Dubai, McIlroy struggles
Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic.
Rory McIlroy makes weekend at Desert Classic but Rahm and Hovland exit
Dubai-based Scot Ewen Ferguson leads way on 12 under while Jon Rahm’s struggles cause a surprise after dismal 77.
5 big names who missed the cut at the 2025 Hero Dubai Desert Classic feat. Jon Rahm
The second round of the 2025 Hero Dubai Desert Classic concluded with Ewen Ferguson holding a one-stroke lead.
Rory McIlroy disagrees with Jon Rahm after opening up on PGA Tour’s 'fractured' LIV Golf rivalry
Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm will go up against each other in Dubai this week, and the pair are in disagreement over the current state of men's professional golf amid the PGA Tour-LIV fallout
'Frustrated' McIlroy Nine Shots Off Dubai Pace, Rahm Misses Cut
Rory McIlroy will need a spectacular weekend to win a third straight Dubai Desert Classic title after slipping nine shots behind halfway leader Ewen Ferguson on Friday, while Jon Rahm missed the cut.
Viktor Hovland working with new swing coach ahead of Dubai Desert Classic
But before suffering that freak injury, Hovland parted ways with his swing coach, Joe Mayo, for the second time in 15 months. The two initially separated a few months after Hovland won the FedEx Cup in August 2023 but then re-kindled at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla.
Rory McIlroy survives for weekend at Desert Classic but Rahm and Hovland exit
For a spell on Friday afternoon the organisers of the Dubai Desert Classic had cause for panic. Jon Rahm had already tumbled out of the tournament after 36 holes, Viktor Hovland was heading the same way and Rory McIlroy was dangerously close to the cut line.
Rory McIlroy disagrees with 'rose-tinted' Jon Rahm in latest PGA LIV spat
Rory McIlroy has thrown shade at Jon Rahm's 'rose-tinted glasses' view that golf is in its 'golden era', despite the PGA Tour ...
US amateur David Ford upstages McIlroy and Rahm to share lead in Dubai
A 22-year-old American amateur making his debut on the European tour has upstaged Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and many of the world’s top players at the Dubai Desert Classic for a share of the first-round ...