Overview
- After 54 holes at Jumeirah Golf Estates’ Earth Course, both leaders sit at 13-under 203 following matching 68s in the third round.
- Tyrrell Hatton is one shot back and remains the only player who can still pass McIlroy in the season standings, a scenario that requires Hatton to win and McIlroy to finish outside the top eight.
- Rasmus Hojgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick, Tommy Fleetwood, Laurie Canter and Spain’s Ángel Ayora are also one stroke behind in a tightly packed chase.
- Nicolai Hojgaard slipped to a third-round 73 but is only two shots off the lead alongside Justin Rose and Ludvig Aberg.
- A strong Sunday could lift Neergaard-Petersen into the Race to Dubai top ten and secure one of the PGA Tour cards available for 2026.