DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

November 12, 2026

Francesco Laporta

Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth Course

Quick Quotes

Q. Francesco, a round of 69 today. How was it out there?

FRANCESCO LAPORTA: Windy. Very windy. It was tricky. The course was playing really tough and some tough legs. I had nice support from my putter today, so, yeah, I'm quite happy about my round.

Q. It was playing tough, but four birdies on the front nine and a long putt as well on the third. Talk to me about those holes.

FRANCESCO LAPORTA: Yeah, I mean, front nine I played really solid. I just hit a couple of bad shots. I had one bad shot on the 4, but, I mean, 226 to the flag, so it was not easy.

Yeah, I mean, back nine, I played solid too, and I had a nice putt on 16.

Q. What about on the third, the long 26-footer?

FRANCESCO LAPORTA: Number 3, yeah, it was quite nice. I mean, eight metres uphill, left, right, I saw it, and I was like, okay, just get there.

Q. And on 18, you found yourself sort of left of the right of the green.

FRANCESCO LAPORTA: Yeah, I mean, quite lucky on the second shot, to be fair. So I was trying to get by the green, and yeah, I pushed a little bit, wind took it.

And yeah, I was trying to -- then it dropped, and yeah, I tried to play the third shot back of the green, but a bit longer. So yeah, had a good 5, a good up-and-down for 5.

Q. Finally, how much confidence do you take from last week as well?

FRANCESCO LAPORTA: I feel good. I feel great. I had a nice practise round yesterday. So yeah, I feel all right. Obviously, like what I did last week, it gave me a bit of confidence.

But yeah, still another course, a new week. And the course is not playing easy. So it's tough out there, and I'm feeling good, so three more days.