• 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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Players tee off at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai - in pictures

Six players in contention to walk off with season-ending Race to Dubai title

Steve Luckings
Steve Luckings

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.

Updated: November 18, 2021, 7:58 AM
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