Overview
- The DP World Tour confirmed it intends to hold the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links and the season finale in Dubai despite regional security concerns.
- Tournament staff posted a written notice at Yas Links outlining that a public mobile‑phone alert will trigger an immediate suspension of play signalled by a long air‑horn and instruct players and caddies to evacuate to the clubhouse.
- The notice ties the procedure to golf’s Rule on dangerous‑situation immediate suspension and says further updates will come via tournament staff and the Player Portal.
- Eugenio Chacarra leads the Race to Dubai and is on site alongside Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy, with 1,500 points available in Abu Dhabi and 2,000 in Dubai and the top 50 at Yas Links advancing to the season finale.
- Several high‑profile qualifiers are not competing in Abu Dhabi, with names including Matt Fitzpatrick, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose and Robert MacIntyre cited as absent, decisions linked to personal caution and differing government travel guidance such as the U.S. Level‑3 advisory.