Nine golfers remain in contention for Race to Dubai title at DP World Tour Championship
With the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, nine players can still capture the Race to Dubai and the Harry Vardon Trophy, each needing specific results to overtake leader Eugenio Chacarra.
The final event of the DP World Tour season, the DP World Tour Championship at the Earth Course in Dubai, offers a €2,000 prize for the winner and the chance to claim the Race to Dubai title. Eugenio Chacarra leads the rankings, followed by Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed. While Chacarra, McIlroy and Reed could secure the Harry Vardon Trophy without winning the tournament, six other players would need to win the event to take the Race to Dubai.
Jon Rahm, fresh from a victory at the Abu Dhabi Championship, can win a second Race to Dubai by winning in Dubai and relying on other contenders to finish lower. Casey Jarvis, PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai, Open champion Ryan Fox, Jayden Schaper and Daniel Hillier also require a tournament win combined with specific placements of Chacarra, McIlroy and Reed to overtake the leader.
McIlroy, who is 534 points behind Chacarra, could retain the Race to Dubai by finishing as high as fourth, provided Chacarra and Reed finish lower and none of the other four-to-nine players win. Reed would need a victory and a low finish for Chacarra to claim the title. Detailed scenarios for each contender outline the exact positions required for the leader and the other top players.
The points breakdown for the DP World Tour Championship determines how the final standings will shift, keeping the outcome open until the last round.