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The Papaya Handshake: Rory McIlroy and Zak Brown Walk Jumeirah

McLaren CEO Zak Brown traded the pit wall for the fairways of Dubai, teeing off alongside Rory McIlroy at the DP World Tour Championship Pro-Am.

When high-stakes motorsport management collides with elite golf, the first tee box usually serves as the ultimate boardroom.

Brown, whose commercial orchestration has turned McLaren into one of the most commercially aggressive outfits on the Formula 1 grid—recently securing enterprise deals including…

For McIlroy, the Pro-Am fixture serves as the ceremonial prelude to the high-pressure DP World Tour Championship itself, where the European tour crowns its season champion.

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McLaren CEO Zak Brown traded the pit wall for the fairways of Dubai, teeing off alongside Rory McIlroy at the DP World Tour Championship Pro-Am.

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