Overview
- Play begins Oct 23 on Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course in Dubai, marking the event’s first return to the city since 2021.
- A 120-player field representing roughly 41 countries is confirmed for the 16th edition.
- The champion earns a 2026 Masters invitation plus an exemption into The 154th Open, with additional qualifying routes for the runner-up and top three finishers.
- National line-ups include India’s Rakshit Dahiya, Anshul Mishra, Ranveer Mitroo, Raghav Gulati and Harman Sachdeva; Korea’s Ahn Seong-hyeon, Kang Seung-gu and Kim Min-su; Japan’s Rintaro Nakano; China’s Zhou Ziqin; and Singapore’s Justin Kuk and Troy Storm.
- Players point to Hideki Matsuyama’s two AAC titles and his description of the 2010 win as “life-changing” as inspiration for their own bids.