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.

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.

Rory McIlroy may be seven shots back going into the final round of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, but the defending champion believes he still has every chance of securing win No. 5 at the tournament