DP WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

November 13, 2026

Joost Luiten

Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth Course

Quick Quotes

Q. What do you think of your round of 73?

JOOST LUITEN: Could be better, 1-over. Anything under par would be a good score in the tricky conditions.

I couldn't make enough birdies, like yesterday. Only one birdie today. And then every bogey you're going to make, it's hard to come back from.

I felt like the bogeys I made were not really needed. 14 is a par 5, you're probably thinking birdie on the tee and you make bogey. And then on 15, just a stupid decision to go with the driver instead of just laying up and sticking to the game plan. But that's golf, I guess, and luckily you're still right up near the leader. So we'll see again tomorrow.

Q. Conditions were tricky today. What sort of demands does that place on your game?

JOOST LUITEN: It's just so hard to judge how much the wind is going to do because it's strong, and then sometimes it's a bit gusty, and then sometimes it switches a little bit.

But it's just tough to decide what club you have to hit. The greens are tricky. The greens are quite firm as well, especially when you come out of the rough.

So there's a lot to think about, and I just didn't hit them as close as yesterday.

Q. Has the course evolved or changed in the last two days?

JOOST LUITEN: Well, I felt like yesterday I played, obviously, first group out, the greens were pure, a bit softer. There was a little bit of moist in the greens.

And this afternoon they were just baked and a bit crusty on some of the holes, and then it's hard to hole those 10-, 12-footers. But again, you have to hit them a little bit closer than what I did today.

Q. Still two days of solid work put in by you. How do you go about the weekend?

JOOST LUITEN: Well, same. I'm in the same position as where I started. I'm just looking up and trying to put a score together and be happy on the golf course, as happy as I can be, and then we'll see what it brings for the weekend.