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How to watch the DP World Tour Championship from anywhere in the world as Rory McIlroy attempts to win the Race to Dubai for the fourth time in his career.

Jon Rahm will take a narrow one-shot lead into the final round of the DP World Tour Championship after firing a joint-low-round-of-the-day 65 on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai.

Rahm, who is bidding to win the season-ending tournament on the DP World Tour for a third time in his career, now finds himself at 15-under par and one shot clear of US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick , who despite finding water on the 18th recovered for par and a round of 70. 

Rather fittingly for the DP World Tour, both Rahm and Fitzpatrick received Honorary Lifetime Membership to the circuit earlier this week following their respective US Open victories in 2021 and 2022. 

Sweden's Alex Noren is just two shots behind Rahm in third place following a 68, while Rory McIlroy matched Rahm's round of 65 to motor up the board into a tie for fifth alongside Tyrrell Hatton (72). 

McIlroy had a mixed bag to start his third round with two bogeys and an eagle on his first three holes, but he then caught fire just before the turn when very nearly holing his approach shots for eagles. 

There is also another prize on the line on Sunday, realistically only for McIlroy and Fitzpatrick now, in the shape of the  DP World Tour Rankings . 

McIlroy holds the aces right now, but Fitzpatrick is still very much in the mix. 

Check out all the permutations for that here . 

In this article, we explain how you can watch the DP World Tour Championship from anywhere in the world.

We have also listed the DP World Tour Championship tee times further down the page to ensure you can track your favourite players. 

The 2022 DP World Tour Championship is being played on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

It is a par-72 layout measuring at 7,480 yards and was designed by the aforementioned Norman. 

The tournament was first played here in 2009 when the Order of Merit was replaced by the Race to Dubai. 

Last year was the final edition of the Race to Dubai, and now following a change in name of the circuit from the European Tour to the DP World Tour, the season-long race is ( wait for it... ) known as the DP World Tour Rankings. 

In total, there are 50 players in the field as the tournament is contested by the leading players in the rankings. 

Prize purse: $10m

Course record: 18 holes: 61, Andy Sullivan (2020) | 72 holes: 23-under, Lee Westwood (2020)

Past winners:

2021: Collin Morikawa

2020: Matt Fitzpatrick

2019: Jon Rahm

2018: Danny Willett

2017: Jon Rahm

2016: Matt Fitzpatrick 

2015: Rory McIlroy

2014: Henrik Stenson

2013: Henrik Stenson

2012: Rory McIlroy

2011: Alvaro Quiros

2010: Robert Karlsson

How to watch 2022 DP World Tour championship from anywhere

If you are currently abroad or not in the same country as the TV streaming service you are trying to use, you probably will not be able to watch the DP World Tour Championship because of geo-blocking, a technology that broadcasters use to restrict certain content to specific parts of the world.

However, you can circumvent geo-blocks by using a VPN, and ExpressVPN is one of the best. 

ExpressVPN is offering all customers an extra three months free if they take out the 12-month plan (a saving of 49 percent) and a 30-day money-back guarantee so they can try it risk-free . 

Express VPN  is an easy to use VPN that lets you change your IP address, making it look like you are in a completely different country. It also encrypts your internet traffic to protect your privacy.

It is compatible with most streaming devices including Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Xbox and Playstation, and Android and Apple mobiles.

DP World Tour Championship R4 Tee Times (GMT) 

3.40am - Pablo Larrazabal | Matthieu Pavon

3.50am - Hurly Long | Oliver Bekker

4.00am - Sebastian Sodeberg | Jordan Smith

4.10am - Thriston Lawrence | Richard Bland

4.20am - Haotong Li | Shubhankar Sharma

4.35am - David Law | Thorbjorn Olesen

4.45am - Ewen Ferguson | Eddie Pepperell

4.55am - Oliver Wilson | Marcel Schneider

5.05am - Antoine Rozner | Paul Waring

5.15am - Fabrizio Zanotti | Rafa Cabrera Bello

5.30am - Victor Perez | Viktor Hovland

5.40am - Joakim Lagergren | Callum Shinkwin

5.50am - Ryan Fox | Ashun Wu

6.00am - Shane Lowry | Robert MacIntyre

6.10am - Connor Syme | Richard Mansell

6.25am - Yannik Paul | Guido Migliozzi

6.35am - Min Woo Lee | Richie Ramsay

6.45am - Romain Langasque | Adrian Otaegui

6.55am - Sam Horsfield | Gavin Green

7.05am - Adri Arnaus | Rasmus Hojgaard

7.20am - Kurt Kitayama | Max Kieffer

7.30am - Jorge Campillo | Tommy Fleetwood

7.40am - Adrian Meronk | Tyrrell Hatton

7.50am - Rory McIlroy | Alex Noren

8.00am - Jon Rahm | Matt Fitzpatrick 

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How to watch 2022 DP World Tour championship in the US without cable 

Golf Channel  is showing live coverage of the 2022 DP World Tour Championship from Thursday to Sunday, with coverage starting at 8am ET from 17 November.

How to watch the DP World Tour Championsip live stream online with a VPN: 

1.  Get ExpressVPN

2. Connect to a secure server location in the US

3. Check the official  PGA Tour schedule

4. Log in to your preferred streaming platform, including ESPN+, Sling TV Blue, fuboTV, Hulu+Live TV, YouTube TV, or Peacock. 

5. Tune in and enjoy the golf! 

How to watch 2022 DP World Tour Championship in the UK

Sky Sports Golf  is showing the 2022 DP World Tour Championship in the UK.

With a Sky Sports subscription, you will be able to stream the 2022 DP World Tour Championship online via SkyGo, and if you are not in the UK right now you can use ExpressVPN to get around any geo-blocks.

To watch the 2022 DP World Tour Championship on Sky (£22 per month): 

1. Get ExpressVPN

2. Connect to a server location in the UK

3. Head to Sky Go and log in 

4. Enjoy the action! 

2022 DP World Tour Championship current betting odds: 

Jon Rahm 11/10

Matt Fitzpatrick 3/1

Rory McIlroy 5/1

Alex Noren 10/1

Tyrrell Hatton 12/1

And finally, here's a look at how the season-long DP World Tour Rankings race is shaping up heading into the final tournament: 

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Get all live updates for the DP World Tour’s ISPS Handa Championship here. The event is played at Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba Course in Gotemba, Japan.

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The ISPS Handa Championship in the season 2024 is being played in Gotemba, Japan at the Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba Course. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 25th of April and ends at the Sunday, 28th of April 2024. The ISPS Handa Championship is part of the European Tour in the season 2024. In 2024 all players competing for a total prize money of $2,250,000. The course for the tournament at Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba Course plays at Par 72.

After a longer break, the DP World Tour continues its Asian Swing with the ISPS Handa Championship in Japan.

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Through the Golf Post Live Blog you can follow all results on the DP World Tour live. The DP World Tour is the top golf league alongside the PGA Tour . Originally started on the European continent, it now includes tournaments all over the world. With events in Asia, Africa, Australia and the Middle East and partnerships with the PGA Tour, the DP World Tour has a truly global reach. The official name of the organization is PGA European Tour and the DP World Tour is headquartered at the Wentworth Club in Virgina Water, England.

In the 2024 season, a total of 45 tournaments will be held in over 25 different countries. This versatility and the many different venues are what make the tour so appealing to golfers. The prize money is slightly lower on average than on the neighboring PGA Tour and ranges between 1.2 million dollars and 10 million dollars (DP World Tour Championship). Since 2009, the official money ranking of the DP World Tour has been the “ Race to Dubai “. This includes all relevant tournaments (including the major tournaments) from a season for the ranking. The overall winner of the Race to Dubai receives a five-year playing license on the DP World Tour, the Harry Vardon Trophy and bonus prize money of six million US dollars.

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Jon Rahm and other LIV golfers can play for Europe in the 2025 Ryder Cup … with conditions

Tyrrell Hatton and Jon Rahm worried they might not be able to play for Europe in the 2025 Ryder Cup after joining LIV Golf, but since they've also kept their DP World Tour membership, there is a path forward for them.

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LONDON — Blame Rory McIlroy. In the immediate aftermath of two-time major champion Jon Rahm’s decision to join the LIV Golf League, the Northern Irishman wasted no time in expressing his fear that the Spaniard would therefore miss out on a fourth Ryder Cup start for Europe in 2025.

“The European Tour is going to have to rewrite the rules for Ryder Cup eligibility," McIlroy lamented in December. "There's absolutely no question about that.”

Well, it turns out the Old World circuit doesn’t have to do anything of the sort. As things stand, the regulations for Ryder Cup eligibility provide a possible pathway into the team that competes on the road at Bethpage Black for Rahm and any other European player currently plying his trade on the LIV Golf League.

“If we look at the eligibility criteria for 2023, I think there has been a slight misconception,” said Guy Kinnings, the newly minted DP World Tour chief executive, when sitting down for an interview on Thursday. “The reality is that, under the current system, if a player is European and is a member of the DP World Tour and abides by the rules in place, he is eligible.”

A closer look at those directives shows that, every time a DP World Tour member like Rahm or Englishman Tyrrell Hatton plays in a LIV event without obtaining a release from Kinnings, he is subject to sanctions. While each breach is taken on “a case-by-case basis,” that typically means a suspension from the DP World Tour and an undisclosed financial penalty.

“If you don’t get a release there are sanctions, so a player must accept those sanctions,” Kinnings said. “And if he accepts the penalties, there is no reason why a player who has taken LIV membership and maintained his DP World Tour membership could not a) qualify or b) be available for Ryder Cup selection.

“It requires a player to work within the rules, but the truth is that those rules have been looked and tested. Everything is done in a fair, reasonable and proportionate way. So there is no reason why anything needs to change. It is wrong to think Jon Rahm has written himself out of the Ryder Cup. People instantly thought we would have to change the rules. But actually we don’t. If Jon follows the procedures in place, there is no reason why he would not be eligible for the 2025 Ryder Cup.”

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And, as it turns out, Rahm is carefully following those rules. As Kinnings confirmed, the two-time major champion has asked for a release every time he plays in a LIV event, including this week in order to tee-up in Adelaide, Australia. Those requests have all been refused, making Rahm liable for the aforementioned sanctions.

“Jon will likely have to serve a suspension,” Kinnings explained. “And if he does that, he will be eligible to play in the next Ryder Cup. He doesn’t actually have to enter a subsequent DP World Tour event to serve that suspension. He would be suspended from an event, even if he hasn’t entered. To be eligible for the Ryder Cup, a player must play in a minimum of four DP World Tour events. Any player will still be able to do that, even if he serves any and all suspensions levied. There are enough weeks in the year to do that. That’s not a loophole. Those are the rules we have always had.”

Kinnings went on to defend that situation—what many will see as something of a convenient loophole, despite Kinnings insistent to the contrary—citing the legally binding ruling of Sports Resolutions . (Ian Poulter and two other players had appealed when they were denied a release to play in the first LIV Golf event in London in July 2022. More players subsequently had joined the appeal). In April 2023 the arbitration group ruled in favor of the DP World Tour, upholding the tour’s conflicting tournament release regulation and its ability to sanction members who breached it.

“Our members have had to pay for legal fees,” Kinnings said. “And our process has been vindicated. So we are not going to change anything. This is not new news. Not all of the European LIV players resigned from the DP World Tour. (European captain) Luke Donald analyzed every player who was eligible for the last Ryder Cup. And had certain players performed well enough—as Brooks Koepka did for the Americans—then they could have been in the Ryder Cup team [in Rome]. As it is, they didn’t. Bottom line? We are not about to change rules we went to court to defend. They are what they are. The level of fines has not changed. Rules are rules. So we were not tempted to change when Jon went to LIV.”

So it is that Rahm and Hatton still can play their way on Donald’s 2025 team since they retain their DP World Tour membership (Sergio Garcia resigned his membership and while has talked about trying to regain it, does not appear to have taken the steps to do so in time to be eligible for 2025.) All of which will surely come as a huge relief to McIlroy and anyone else concerned about the level of competitiveness we are likely to see at Bethpage Black on Long Island when the Ryder Cup reconvenes in September next year.

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European LIV Players like Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton remain eligible for Ryder Cup, says DP World Tour CEO

LIV Golf's Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will be eligible for Ryder Cup if they pay fines and serve bans and play at least four DP World Tour events a season; DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings does not expect golf to be unified once again until 2026 as Framework Agreement talks continue

Friday 26 April 2024 15:29, UK

Jon Rahm and Tyrell Hatton remain eligible for the Ryder Cup despite their moves to LIV Golf and will not be exploiting a "loophole" if they represent Europe in the USA next year, says DP World Tour chief executive Guy Kinnings.

Rahm and Hatton are still members of the DP World Tour and must play four events a season, as well as pay fines and serve bans following their switch to the Saudi-backed circuit without "conflicting event" releases, to be available for the 2025 Ryder Cup.

It is understood that suspensions are automatically applied to the next DP World Tour event for which the player is eligible, even if they had no intention of playing that event in the first place.

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Kinnings, Keith Pelley's successor as DP World Tour CEO, said: "It's not a loophole because those are the rules we've always had and those are the rules we are going to continue to apply.

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"All suspensions will count and you have to serve them. The guys who have analysed this in detail have said if they do it the right way, there is no reason why they can't play in the Ryder Cup.

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"We're not going to change anything on that basis. Rules are rules and they apply for every member. We're not in a position to be changing rules that we've had to go to court to defend."

In April 2023, an arbitration panel ruled the DP World Tour had the right to sanction players for "serious breaches" of its code of behaviour, a case sparked by 12 players appealing against fines of $100,000 and bans from the Scottish Open for playing LIV's inaugural event in 2022.

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Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood resigned their memberships, while Henrik Stenson was sacked as Ryder Cup captain, to be replaced by Luke Donald.

Asked if such players were aware of how the tournament suspensions worked, Kinnings added: "I have no idea what they thought. To be perfectly honest, this isn't new news because, as you know, I had an extremely thorough Ryder Cup captain and a brilliant assistant.

"For the last Ryder Cup they were analysing every player who was eligible and that was players on whatever Tour they were on. Had certain players played well enough, then they could have been in the Ryder Cup team. As it is, they didn't."

Kinnings: I don't expect golf unity until 2026

Kinnings also said he does not expect golf to become unified until 2026 as talks continue between the DP World Tour, PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) - the funders of LIV Golf - about a framework agreement.

He added: "While I'm all for looking forward rather than looking back, we all know that after the framework agreement was announced, there wasn't a lot of progress or obvious progress.

"Has there been a big negotiation where all the parties have sat around and talked about the future product? I don't think that meeting's happened yet.

"I can't explain in detail or fix what's gone before, now looking forward we've just got to make sure that happens as soon as possible.

"All I know now, because I have directly been involved in it, is there's a lot of work going on in terms of looking at a working plan, so there is significantly more momentum than there was. There is an intent to get the right people in the room.

"I don't see any Tour's schedules changing in '25. If you could get a resolution now, maybe you could do some stuff towards the end of '25, but the reality is the '26 season needs to be the one where there are significant changes.

"The truth is everyone is having to do things they probably never expected to do and they've got to be flexible, they've got to be willing to compromise so there may be ways we can do things."

Kinnings welcomed Rory McIlroy's likely return to the PGA Tour's policy board and believes there is merit in the Northern Irishman's vision for a 'World Tour'.

"I can see a lot of sense in what Rory said," he added. "The fans want to see the best players, playing together as often as they can as well as the majors. That's a model I can see being very appealing but it's only part of the picture.

"If we're going to find a solution we need to be thinking how you integrate team golf in some way and that's to satisfy what's been done with LIV, but also the recognition that we all love team golf and when it happens every two years in the Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup it's brilliant.

"There's lots of ways of doing it. Would that be feeding in as two separate tours or a single tour? I don't know. Until we're in the negotiating room and we know what people want to get from it, you will not be able to tell.

"But finding a pathway to bring the players back, make it global, make it united, has got to be the mantra we all want to get."

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McIlroy’s proposed return to boardroom ‘incredibly positive’ for PGA Tour

• New chief executive of European Tour group welcomes move
• McIlroy motivated by desire to end split in elite men’s golf

The newly installed chief executive of the European Tour group, Guy Kinnings, has urged the PGA Tour to seize the opportunity provided by Rory McIlroy’s willingness to return to the boardroom to help heal divisions in the game.

The Guardian revealed on Monday that McIlroy will assume roles on the PGA Tour’s policy board and the PGA Tour Enterprises board, subject to a vote on Wednesday. McIlroy is motivated by a strong desire to end the current split in elite men’s golf, where the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabian-backed LIV Tour are essentially operating independently of each other.

“I would welcome it wholeheartedly,” said Kinnings, who succeeded Keith Pelley this month, of a McIlroy return to a position of power. “It would be an incredibly positive move for the PGA Tour to take but it would be great for everyone.”

Golf’s key constituent parts now involve various tours and the Saudi Public Investment Fund, which backs LIV. McIlroy enjoys positive relations with Yasir al-Rumayyan, the head of the PIF.

“He takes an interest in so many aspects of the sport,” Kinnings added. “I have known him for a very long time and he is so thoughtful. You think you know what is going on in the game and then you listen to Rory and say: ‘Wow, he has put that so well.’

“You want to have people who are ready to apply that kind of knowledge, experience and thinking. He is very well connected with people at the PGA Tour , the DP World Tour – we rely on him hugely – and also the PIF. He is the right person with those connections [and] would be a huge asset.”

Kinnings is adamant that a “united, global” route is necessary for the sport. “I see this as an amazing opportunity,” he added. “We truly have that, with the right people and voices to help shape it. Tiger [Woods] is involved, I am delighted Rory is looking at this. These are the people who should be helping to shape the game they have given so much to.

“I think it needs to be addressed and it needs to be addressed quickly. You need the right people round the table, giving it thought because this is complicated.”

McIlroy would become the only European voice on these PGA Tour committees, which itself is notable. The PGA Tour and DP World Tour have a strategic alliance but there has been general concern about European golf being left behind, with focus on the US. “I was always delighted to have European representation,” said Kinnings. “I think it is far better to have a global view and Rory truly has that.

“It is such an important time and he is passionate about reaching this solution that we all agree is in the best interests of the sport globally. So I think he would be so valuable, so constructive. Personally and on behalf of this tour, I would be delighted if he was back playing a very significant role in the important discussions that are ongoing.”

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DP World Tour boss insists no loophole needed for LIV stars to play Ryder Cup

D P World Tour chief executive Guy Kinnings insists Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton will not be exploiting a “loophole” to remain eligible for the Ryder Cup.

Rory McIlroy’s immediate reaction to Rahm joining LIV Golf in December was to call for the rules to be rewritten to ensure the two-time major champion could represent Europe at Bethpage in 2025.

McIlroy later admitted the rules did not need to be changed as Rahm and Hatton were eligible as long as they maintained their DP World Tour memberships by playing four regular events per season.

The pair will also earn points towards qualification through major championships, but face fines and suspensions for playing in LIV tournaments without the required “conflicting event” releases.

However, it was not widely understood that suspensions are automatically applied to the next DP World Tour event for which the player is eligible and for which entries are still open, even if they had no intention of playing that event.

“It’s not a loophole because that’s the rules we’ve always had and those are the rules we are going to continue to apply,” Kinnings said.

“All suspensions will count and you have to serve them. And the guys who’ve analysed this in detail have said if they do it the right way, there is no reason why they can’t play in the Ryder Cup.

“We’re not going to change anything on that basis. Rules are rules and they apply for every member. We’re not in a position to be changing rules that we’ve had to go to court to defend.”

In April 2023, an arbitration panel ruled that the Tour had the right to sanction players for “serious breaches” of its code of behaviour, a case sparked by 12 players appealing against fines of £100,000 and suspension from the Scottish Open for playing LIV’s inaugural event in June 2022.

Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood resigned their memberships in the wake of the arbitration panel’s decision, while Henrik Stenson was sacked as Ryder Cup captain after joining the Saudi-funded breakaway.

Asked if such players were aware of how the tournament suspensions worked, Kinnings added: “I have no idea what they thought.

“To be perfectly honest, this isn’t new news because, as you know, I had an extremely thorough Ryder Cup captain and a brilliant assistant.

“For the last Ryder Cup they were analysing every player who was eligible and that was players on whatever Tour they were on.

“And had certain players played well enough, like Brooks [Koepka] did, then they could have been in the Ryder Cup team. As it is, they didn’t.”

Koepka, who finished second in the 2023 Masters and won the US PGA Championship the following month, slipped out of the automatic qualifying places in the final event but was given a wild card by United States captain Zach Johnson.

It is understood that the DP World Tour’s members handbook does not go into specifics of suspensions as they are assessed on a case by case basis, but that sanction letters sent to players do make it clear from which tournaments they will be suspended.

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PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund Have Yet to Meet Together

According to a report, the new CEO of the DP World Tour wants an agreement to move quickly, and he also believes European LIV golfers should be able to play in the Ryder Cup.

• Author: Bob Harig

Nearly a year after the shocking “framework agreement’’ was announced between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, all of the parties have yet to formally meet together.

That is according to Guy Kinnings, the new CEO of the DP World Tour, who officially took over from Keith Pelley this month.

Kinnings, in a media session with a small group UK and Irish golf writers in London, discussed his hopes for an agreement and also made clear that the European Ryder Cup rules do not need to be changed for players such as Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton to be part of the team next year at Bethpage Black.

“From my perspective, all I want to do is make sure we as quickly as possible get the right people around a table to talk about what can a future look like,’’ Kinnnings said in a report from the Scotsman newspaper . “I don’t expect them to go in knowing all the answers. There’s lots of things have to get worked at. What does the product look like, probably from 2026 and beyond? What’s the pathway? What does it mean for things?

“But, until you get into the room with the right people with the right intent to try and find a solution, you are never going to work out a deal and, at the end of the day, this is what is needed right now as quickly as we can. We’ve all seen—even with a great Masters—that TV figures are down. If we listen to the fans, there’s something that needs to get fixed and I see it as a huge opportunity because, if you can unite and go global, that’s exactly what we are all about.’’

The framework agreement was supposed to bring the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF—which backs LIV Golf—together by the end of 2023. That deadline was missed, and since then the PGA Tour has received private equity from a U.S. based consortium of investors called Strategic Sports Group that can be as much as $3 billion.

A plan has been unveiled for PGA Tour players to receive equity in the new PGA Tour Enterprises, a for-profit company. Kinnings said that the PIF’s governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, wants to be part of the group of investors.

“I was talking to the guys from the Strategic Sports Group  and I said ‘listen, we’ve got to get together, we’ve got to pull it all together, we’ve got to find the product that works—it probably won’t be until 2026 but beyond there—and is good for the game, something that fans like and works for everyone.’ But, at the end of the day, it has got to be something that is appealing to them. It’s got to work for all parties and everyone is going to have to do things they don’t necessarily want to, a compromise. But that’s what you do if you strike a deal, it won’t happen until we get everyone in a room together.”

Kinnings also said that players, such as Rahm, who remain a DP World Tour member but pay fines and deal with suspensions for missing conflicting events can still be eligible for the Ryder Cup.

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2024 Zurich Classic leaderboard, scores: Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry hold share of lead entering weekend

Mcilroy and lowry remain on top of a crowded leaderboard as competition enters its third day.

The 2024 Zurich Classic toughened up Friday after some relatively free-flowing play in the first round. Instead of best ball format where teams get to take the better of their players' two scores on each hole, Round 2 was alternate shot where teammates often left their partners in terrible positions.

Nobody, it seemed, was immune. Matt Fitzpatrick missed a shockingly short putt that his brother, Alex, had to clean up. Will Zalatoris flubbed a shot from the woods on a thick bed of pine straw that Sahith Theegala had to come in and try to address.

Even the co-leaders, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry, had their moments. 

"I missed a pretty short one on 18 and then another one on the second," Lowry said. "I started to get a little bit into myself, but to roll that one in [at the fourth hole for par] was nice, and to play the last few holes the way we did was really nice, too.

"I think a bit of a lesson there for myself to kind of keep going and just keep trying and keep plugging away. We did that today, and I'm pretty happy how we finished."

How they finished was birdie-birdie-par to shoot a 2-under 70 and maintain a share of the lead after 36 holes of play at 13 under. 

It's a crowded leaderboard, though, which should make for a fun few days of play this weekend at the Zurich Classic. Let's take a closer look at the second round and what to expect on Saturday and Sunday.

The leaders

T1. Davis Thompson & Andrew Novak (-13) T1. Aaron Rai & David Lipsky (-13) T1. Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry (-13) T1. Ryan Brehm & Mark Hubbard (-13)

Obviously, McIlroy and Lowry are the headliners among this group, especially after shooting 61 to open play as they also co-led after Day 1. Given their firepower, they could follow that with something similar in the second best ball portion of the event Sunday. They are an endearing team, one that is easy to cheer, but also they work well together as McIlroy pointed out on Friday after their 70.

"As Shane said, after those it's easy to sort of get hard on yourself," he explained. "I was just trying to keep him as positive as possible and just remind him that I'm here and I'm here to back him up in any way that I can. So, yeah, just trying to keep him positive."

Not every team in this field is as tight-knit as McIlroy and Lowry, and while that can sometimes work against two players, in this instance of these two playing together for the first time at this event, it seems to be working in their favor.

Other contenders

T5. Callum Tarren & David Skinns (-12) T5. Nick Taylor & Adam Hadwin (-12) T5. Zach Johnson & Ryan Palmer (-12) T5. Patrick Cantlay & Xander Schauffele (-12)

Cantlay and Schauffele made a late run at this 13-under lead but bogeyed the par-5 last to fall into a tie for fifth. Still, they shot a round-of-the-day 67 in alternate shot and will be terrifying if they're anywhere close to the lead after best ball on Saturday.  For whatever reason -- perhaps because they are top 10 players in the world, perhaps because they play together all the time, or perhaps because they have so much experience in this format -- they have been among the best alternate shot teams at this event ever and hold the record in that format at 63. 

There is nobody I would trust more Sunday.

Rick Gehman and Kyle Porter recap Friday foursomes at the 2024 Zurich Classic. Follow & listen to The First Cut on  Apple Podcasts  and  Spotify .

2024 Zurich Classic updated odds, picks

Odds via Sportsline consensus

• Rory McIlroy & Shane Lowry: 13/5
• Patrick Cantlay & Xander Schauffele: 7/2
• Andrew Novak & Davis Thompson: 9-1
• Nick Taylor & Adam Hadwin: 10-1
• Corey Conners & Taylor Pendrith: 12-1
• Aaron Rai & David Lipsky: 14-1
• Ryan Brehm & Mark Hubbard: 16-1

I really like the Canadian duo of Taylor and Hadwin, who are 12 under and just one back of the lead. There are currently 39 teams that are within five of the lead, though, which is a crazy number. The bigger problem for Taylor and Hadwin is that they have two Ryder Cup duos ahead of them. Still, Taylor is one of the more underrated players in the world, and both of those guys can get scorching. If they can ham and egg it at the right time on Saturday, they could hold the lead on Sunday.

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