Dubai Desert Classic prize money in full as Rory…

Dubai Desert Classic prize money in full as Rory McIlory targets huge payday

Rory McIlroy finished his opening round at the Dubai Desert Classic joint top of the leaderboard with Patrick Reed.

The pair both enjoyed brilliant finishes as they finished on six-under-par after finally finishing their opening rounds following rain delays in the Middle East.

Following a second delay of the week due to flooding at Emirates Golf Club, McIlroy returned to the course on Friday facing a short birdie putt on the par-three seventh, his 16th hole.

The world number one calmly converted from four feet, then holed out from a fairway bunker on the eighth for an unlikely eagle and rounded off his morning’s work in style with another birdie on the difficult ninth.

That gave the two-time winner a six-under-par 66 which was matched by Reed, the former Masters champion finishing on the other side of the course by holing from 15 feet for eagle on the par-five 18th.

By the time the first round was belatedly concluded, McIlroy and Reed found themselves a shot behind world number one amateur Ludvig Aberg and Ian Poulter, who both shot 65 and enjoyed a brief break before starting round two.

Poulter covered his first three holes in one under par to share the lead with fellow LIV player Richard Bland on eight under, Bland starting with three straight birdies before play was suspended due to the fading light.

Tournament officials then announced that the second round would be completed on Saturday, with the third round taking place on Sunday and the fourth on Monday.

McIlroy will be hoping to pick up a big paycheque at the tournament, with the winner pocketing over $1.5million.

Here's a full breakdown of the prize money for the 2023 Dubai Desert Classic:

Winner: $1,530,000
2: $990,000
3: $563,400
4: $450,000
5: $381,600
6: $315,000
7: $270,000
8: $225,000
9: $201,600
10: $180,000
11: $165,600
12: $154,800
13: $144,900
14: $137,700
15: $132,300
16: $126,900
17: $121,500
18: $116,100
19: $111,600
20: $108,000
21: $104,400
22: $101,700
23: $99,000
24: $96,300
25: $93,600
26: $90,900
27: $88,200
28: $85,500
29: $82,800
30: $80,100
31: $77,400
32: $74,700
33: $72,000
34: $69,300
35: $66,600
36: $63,900
37: $62,100
38: $60,300
39: $58,500
40: $56,700
41: $54,900
42: $53,100
43: $51,300
44: $49,500
45: $47,700
46: $45,900
47: $44,100
48: $42,300
49: $40,500
50: $38,700
51: $36,900
52: $35,100
53: $33,300
54: $31,500
55: $30,600
56: $29,700
57: $28,800
58: $27,900
59: $27,000
60: $26,100
61: $25,200
62: $24,300
63: $23,400
64: $22,500
65: $21,600

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