The 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic is the sixth event on the 2026 DP World Tour schedule with the event at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, welcoming 126 world-class players to the event.
The 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic betting odds indicate this week's favorite is Rory McIlroy, who comes in at +360 betting odds to start the year.
Tommy Fleetwood is second on the odds board at 15-to-2, with Fleetwood hoping to build momentum from the best year of his career.
Tyrrell Hatton is 14-to-1, as he's another big headliner in the field, looking to successfully defend his title.
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2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic betting picks
Patrick Reed is worth a look given his track record here, that he played last week and the relative strength of those in front of him on the odds board (minus McIlroy and Fleetwood).
Thriston Lawrence could be compelling this week at his price point, playing well last week on a tough scoring test.
Davig Puig seems poised to make a big move in 2026 if he can manage to get his schedule aligned to help his game between LIV Golf and the occasional DP World Tour start.
2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic betting odds: Outright winner
| PLAYER | ODDS |
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| Rory McIlroy | 360 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 750 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 1400 |
| Viktor Hovland | 1800 |
| David Puig | 2000 |
| Shane Lowry | 2200 |
| Jayden Schaper | 2500 |
| Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | 2500 |
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| Thorbjorn Olesen | 2500 |
| Joaquin Niemann | 2800 |
| Angel Ayora | 2800 |
| Nicolai Hojgaard | 3000 |
| Daniel Hillier | 3300 |
| Tom McKibbin | 3300 |
| Patrick Reed | 5500 |
| Ryan Fox | 5500 |
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| Thomas Detry | 5500 |
| Laurie Canter | 7000 |
| Victor Perez | 8000 |
| Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra | 8000 |
| Antoine Rozner | 9000 |
| Thriston Lawrence | 9000 |
| Wenyi Ding | 9000 |
| Marcus Armitage | 10000 |
| Niklas Norgaard Mller | 10000 |
| Grant Forrest | 11000 |
| Julien Guerrier | 12000 |
| Oliver Lindell | 12000 |
| Joost Luiten | 12000 |
| Dustin Johnson | 12500 |
| Ewen Ferguson | 12500 |
| Andy Sullivan | 13000 |
| Elvis Smylie | 13000 |
| Mikael Lindberg | 14000 |
| Alejandro Del Rey | 14000 |
| Dan Bradbury | 15000 |
| Casey Jarvis | 16000 |
| Joakim Lagergren | 16000 |
| Nacho Elvira | 16000 |
| Adrian Meronk | 16000 |
| Francesco Laporta | 17500 |
| Hennie du Plessis | 17500 |
| Brandon Stone | 17500 |
| Tom Vaillant | 17500 |
| Richard Mansell | 17500 |
| Calum Hill | 19000 |
| Jorge Campillo | 20000 |
| Bernd Wiesberger | 20000 |
| Jacob Skov Olesen | 20000 |
| Marcel Schneider | 20000 |
| Matthew Jordan | 20000 |
| Alex Fitzpatrick | 22500 |
| Francesco Molinari | 22500 |
| Andrew Johnston | 25000 |
| Frederic Lacroix | 25000 |
| Martin Couvra | 25000 |
| JC Ritchie | 25000 |
| Ugo Coussaud | 25000 |
| Todd Clements | 25000 |
| Romain Langasque | 27500 |
| Christiaan Maas | 27500 |
| Brandon Robinson Thompson | 30000 |
| Zander Lombard | 30000 |
| Jeremy Paul | 30000 |
| Sam Bairstow | 30000 |
| Guido Migliozzi | 30000 |
| Manuel Elvira | 30000 |
| Michael Hollick | 30000 |
| Shaun Norris | 30000 |
| Dylan Frittelli | 30000 |
| Adrian Otaegui | 35000 |
| Ethan Fang | 35000 |
| Rikuya Hoshino | 35000 |
| Jacques Kruyswijk | 35000 |
| Connor Syme | 35000 |
| Andrea Pavan | 35000 |
| Kazuma Kobori | 35000 |
| Marcel Siem | 35000 |
| Scott Jamieson | 40000 |
| Richard Sterne | 40000 |
| Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 40000 |
| Jeff Winther | 40000 |
| Ricardo Gouveia | 40000 |
| Joel Girrbach | 40000 |
| Matteo Manassero | 40000 |
| Ben Schmidt | 40000 |
| Rafael Cabrera Bello | 40000 |
| Johannes Veerman | 40000 |
| David Law | 45000 |
| Sebastian Soderberg | 50000 |
| Yuvraj Sandhu | 50000 |
| Eddie Pepperell | 50000 |
| Jason Scrivener | 50000 |
| Nicolai von Dellingshausen | 50000 |
| Richie Ramsay | 50000 |
| Angel Hidalgo | 50000 |
| Paul Waring | 50000 |
| Junghwan Lee | 50000 |
| Ashun Wu | 60000 |
| David Ravetto | 60000 |
| Danny Willett | 60000 |
| Sean Crocker | 60000 |
| Pablo Larrazabal | 60000 |
| Ivan Cantero | 60000 |
| Darius van Driel | 60000 |
| Yuto Katsuragawa | 60000 |
| Marcus Kinhult | 70000 |
| Padraig Harrington | 75000 |
| Freddy Schott | 75000 |
| Niklas Lemke | 75000 |
| Jack Senior | 75000 |
| Renato Paratore | 100000 |
| Joe Dean | 100000 |
| Jordan Gumberg | 100000 |
| Darren Fichardt | 100000 |
| David Micheluzzi | 100000 |
| Shubhankar Sharma | 100000 |
| Jens Dantorp | 100000 |
| Ryggs Johnston | 150000 |
| Luke Donald | 200000 |
| Jeong Weon Ko | 200000 |
| Ross Fisher | 200000 |
| Dylan Naidoo | 400000 |
| Ahmad Skaik | 500000 |
| Ockie Strydom | 500000 |
| Daniel Gavins | 500000 |
