WATCH: Rory McIlroy shows his unusual range drill

Rory McIlroy has arrived in the UAE ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. On Tuesday, November 5, he was spotted doing different range drills at the Yas Links Golf Course in preparation for the tournament.

McIlroy will be in action this week for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, the first of two DP World Tour playoffs. The event will take place from Thursday, November 7, to Sunday, November 10, with 70 top players in the Race to Dubai standings competing.

On Tuesday, the DP World Tour shared a clip where Rory McIlroy was spotted doing new drills at the Yas Links range. In the clip, the ace golfer can be seen practicing his hand movements and analyzing his swinging arc.

When will Rory McIlroy tee off at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, Day 1?

Rory McIlroy is paired with Thriston Lawrence and Rasmus Højgaard for the first two rounds of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. The trio will tee off on Thursday at 9:23 am local time from the first tee.

The 34-year-old Northern Irishman is the highest-ranked golfer in the event and is the favorite to lift the title this week. He has one win and three runner-up finishes on the DP World Tour this year and also has four runner-up finishes in Abu Dhabi over the years.

Besides McIlroy, several notable names such as Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry and Tyrrell Hatton will be in action this week in Abu Dhabi.

Here's a look at the field for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship:

Aaron Cockerill
Adam Scott
Adrian Meronk
Adrian Otaegui
Adrien Saddier
Alejandro Del Rey
Alex Fitzpatrick
Alfredo Garcia-Heredia
Andy Sullivan
Angel Hidalgo
Antoine Rozner
Bernd Wiesberger
Brandon Stone
Calum Hill
Casey Jarvis
Connor Syme
Dan Bradbury
Daniel Brown
Darius Van Driel
David Micheluzzi
David Ravetto
Dylan Frittelli
Ewen Ferguson
Francesco Laporta
Frederic Lacroix
Gavin Green
Grant Forrest
Guido Migliozzi
Jayden Schaper
Jeff Winther
Jesper Svensson
Joaquin Niemann
Joe Dean
Johannes Veerman
Joost Luiten
Jordan Smith
Jorge Campillo
Julien Guerrier
Justin Rose
Keita Nakajima
Laurie Canter
Marcel Siem
Matt Wallace
Matteo Manassero
Matthew Baldwin
Matthew Jordan
Min Woo Lee
Nacho Elvira
Nicolai Højgaard
Niklas Norgaard
Paul Waring
Rasmus Højgaard
Richard Mansell
Rikuya Hoshino
Robert Macintyre
Romain Langasque
Rory McIlroy
Sam Bairstow
Sean Crocker
Sebastian Söderberg
Shane Lowry
Shubhankar Sharma
Thomas Detry
Thorbjørn Olesen
Thriston Lawrence
Tom McKibbin
Tommy Fleetwood
Tyrrell Hatton
Ugo Coussaud
Yannik Paul