Jon Rahm and Viktor Hovland have missed the cut and Rory McIlroy was forced to battle to make the weekend as the headline acts struggled at the Dubai Desert Classic.

The Dubai Desert Classic carried a huge prize fund of $9 million (€8,766,694) and 8,000 Race to Dubai points, with champ Hatton claiming the first prize of $1,530,000 (€1,490,338). McIlroy and Moller shared $831,600 ( €810,000), meaning they walked away with a cool €405,000 each, reports Belfast Live.

The Dubai Desert Classic carried a huge prize fund of $9 million (£7,396,452) and 8,000 Race to Dubai points, with champ Hatton claiming the first prize of $1,530,000 (£1,257,396). McIlroy and Moller shared $831,600 (£683,432), meaning they walked away with a cool £341,716 each.

Daniel Hillier of New Zealand has birdied the final two holes to shoot 2-under 70 and take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Dubai Desert Classic.

England's Tyrrell Hatton clinched a dramatic one-shot victory at the Dubai Desert Classic, edging out New Zealand's Daniel Hillier to claim his fifth Rolex Series title. The win propelled Hatton to eighth in the world rankings and sent him to the top of the European Ryder Cup qualifying charts.

Rory McIlroy knows what Tyrrell Hatton is capable of at the Ryder Cup. The Englishman's quintessential Hatton win in Dubai was further proof of why he'll be a "major asset" in New York. The post One part of Tyrrell Hatton’s Dubai win showed Rory McIlroy he’ll be Ryder Cup asset appeared first on Golf.

McIlroy praised Hatton for the method of his Dubai Desert Classic victory and said the Englishman will be "a massive asset for the Europeans" at the next Ryder Cup