Jon Rahm to headline Hero Dubai Desert Classic in 2025

Double Major champion Jon Rahm will be headlining the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in January next year.

The ten-time DP World Tour winner is aiming for more success in Dubai - after triumphing at the DP World Tour Championship in 2017, 2019 and 2022, and topping the Race to Dubai Rankings in 2019 - joining fellow European Ryder Cup players, including defending champion Rory McIlroy and Olympic silver medallist Tommy Fleetwood, at the $9 million Rolex Series event at Emirates Golf Club from January 16-19.

“This is an event that I have heard a lot about and I am looking forward to making my Hero Dubai Desert Classic debut in January. I have had a lot of success in Dubai in the past so it’s a place that holds a lot of good memories for me, so it will be great to get back there,” the Spaniard said.

“Rahm’s record speaks for itself, and his presence alongside the likes of Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, and other European Ryder Cup stars offers golf fans an unparalleled opportunity to witness the best in the world competing at Emirates Golf Club,” Simon Corkill, Executive Tournament Director of Hero Dubai Desert Classic commented.

The Hero Dubai Desert Classic was established in 1989, is a key fixture on the DP World Tour, and a part of the Rolex Series. The 2025 event will mark its second consecutive year being GEO Certified, having become the only tournament to do so in the Middle East and on the DP World Tour Rolex Series.