The Abu Dhabi Championship is due to take place from 5 November, with the DP World Tour Championship slated for the following week. Every indication is that those competitions will happen in the United Arab Emirates, despite contingencies involving Turkey, Spain and Portugal known to have been considered.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs things stand right now, I would say I\u2019m not that comfortable [playing in the Middle East],\u201d Fitzpatrick said. \u201cA few things have changed for me. I had a child in August and that changes things a bit more.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would feel a little bit weird, given what I\u2019m reading elsewhere. Things can change overnight, I\u2019m sure. I think it seems to be going down that path of things are getting better. I\u2019ve looked on the UK [government] website, I know they changed it from essential travel only to one step better than that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know the Tour has been on this for a long time. It\u2019s frustrating the decision hasn\u2019t been made so you can plan. But I understand there\u2019s a lot of moving parts to that and it\u2019s difficult to make these decisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the Tour do go, I\u2019m sure they have had the best advice possible on what that looks like. As things stand, I wouldn\u2019t necessarily be too keen on going. I know there\u2019s been discussions on what Formula One is doing. I\u2019ve heard they might not be going there, so it begs the question, would we, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fitzpatrick later made reference to missile strike damage done to a hotel in Dubai where he had dinner in the week of his 2025 win at Jumeriah Golf<\/a> Estates. \u201cThat\u2019s very scary,\u201d he said. Pressed on whether he felt his viewpoint would be heeded, Fitzpatrick said: \u201cI don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n Fitzpatrick said his management was informed in April that the Tour would make a decision by June. \u201cI\u2019m sure the Middle East want the DP World Tour to go there badly because it\u2019s a great event for two weeks. It\u2019s great for tourism and all that sort of stuff with it, but I wouldn\u2019t say that I have had regular contact.<\/p>\n \u201cI t\u2019s been very vague the whole time and they have not necessarily kind of had open communication.\u201d<\/p>\n The topic is a rising one for discussion at this week\u2019s PGA Championship, the DP World Tour\u2019s flagship competition, at Wentworth. A spokesman for the DP World Tour said: \u201cWe are in constant dialogue with our members and their management teams about the tournaments they play in but ultimately players\u2019 individual schedule choices are a matter for them to decide.<\/p>\n
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