The 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic will start Thursday, with the DP World Tour event at Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, welcoming 132 world-class players to the second 2023 full-field event on the DP World Tour schedule.
This tournament is a Rolex Series event, with a massive purse of $9 million available for some of the best players in Europe in a Ryder Cup year, including Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry and Tyrrell Hatton.
Many of the players in this field competed last week in nearby Abu Dhabi, meaning they're already acclimated to any time changes and weather changes.
McIlroy is betting favorite
The 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic betting odds show the betting favorite this week is, by far, Rory McIlroy, who comes into the tournament at 13-to-3 (+325) betting odds.
Tyrrell Hatton is 12-to-1 and second best on the table.
Shane Lowry and Tommy Fleetwood, both regulars in these events, are each on 18-to-1.
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2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic first looks
Rory McIlroy is the clear favorite for a reason. He and Jon Rahm are the two best players on the planet, and it's not too close otherwise.
However, if you're looking for some upsets this week, consider Francesco Molinari. He has been quietly building confidence again, and almost four years removed from that Masters meltdown, he seems closer to where he was.
Ryan Fox intrigues me this week as a player who could overpower Emirates Golf Club. He can certainly take advantage of the par 5s and had a great year last year.
2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic betting odds: Outright winner
| PLAYER | ODDS |
|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy | 325 |
| Tyrrell Hatton | 1200 |
| Shane Lowry | 1800 |
| Tommy Fleetwood | 1800 |
| Min Woo Lee | 2200 |
| Francesco Molinari | 2500 |
| Robert MacIntyre | 2500 |
| Victor Perez | 2500 |
| Adrian Meronk | 2800 |
| Lucas Herbert | 2800 |
| Thomas Pieters | 3300 |
| Abraham Ancer | 4000 |
| Patrick Reed | 4000 |
| Ryan Fox | 4000 |
| Jordan Smith | 4500 |
| Rasmus Hojgaard | 4500 |
| Adrian Otaegui | 6000 |
| Antoine Rozner | 6000 |
| Nicolai Hojgaard | 6000 |
| Padraig Harrington | 6500 |
| Lee Westwood | 7000 |
| George Coetzee | 7500 |
| Guido Migliozzi | 7500 |
| Sepp Straka | 7500 |
| Thorbjorn Olesen | 7500 |
| Adri Arnaus | 8000 |
| Henrik Stenson | 8000 |
| Jason Scrivener | 8000 |
| Sam Horsfield | 8000 |
| Thriston Lawrence | 8000 |
| Alexander Bjork | 9000 |
| Bernd Wiesberger | 9000 |
| Matt Wallace | 9000 |
| Rafa Cabrera Bello | 9000 |
| Richie Ramsay | 9000 |
| Scott Jamieson | 9000 |
| Andy Sullivan | 10000 |
| Callum Shinkwin | 10000 |
| Ian Poulter | 10000 |
| Joost Luiten | 10000 |
| Julien Brun | 10000 |
| Richard Bland | 10000 |
| Richard Mansell | 10000 |
| Sami Valimaki | 10000 |
| Sebastian Soderberg | 10000 |
| Ashun Wu | 11000 |
| Eddie Pepperell | 11000 |
| Edoardo Molinari | 11000 |
| Justin Harding | 11000 |
| Shubhankar Sharma | 11000 |
| Jeff Winther | 12500 |
| Ludvig Aberg | 12500 |
| Maximilian Kieffer | 12500 |
| Michael Thorbjornsen | 12500 |
| Pablo Larrazabal | 12500 |
| Romain Langasque | 12500 |
| Yannik Paul | 12500 |
| Andrew Johnston | 14000 |
| Ewen Ferguson | 14000 |
| Marcel Schneider | 14000 |
| Fabrizio Zanotti | 15000 |
| Gavin Green | 15000 |
| Marcus Armitage | 15000 |
| Mikko Korhonen | 15000 |
| Oliver Bekker | 15000 |
| Dale Whitnell | 16000 |
| Calum Hill | 17500 |
| Connor Syme | 17500 |
| Matthew Jordan | 17500 |
| Matthieu Pavon | 17500 |
| Niklas Norgaard Mller | 17500 |
| Grant Forrest | 20000 |
| John Catlin | 20000 |
| Paul Waring | 20000 |
| Ross Fisher | 20000 |
| Zander Lombard | 20000 |
