The DP World Tour arrives in Dubai for the DP World Tour Championship, marking the final event of 2026 Race to Dubai season.
Here are your five things to know.
Season finale
And then there was one. After visiting 25 countries across five continents, the DP World Tour’s schedule reaches a climax this week in Dubai. Since 2009, the DP World Tour Championship has annually played host to the season-ending event. Contested over 72 holes, with no cut, the concluding Rolex Series event features a $10 million prize fund – the biggest of the 42-tournament 2026 Race to Dubai season. Now, 50 players have made their way to the second of back-to-back Rolex Series events - which serve as the DP World Tour Play-Offs - to compete for two key pieces of silverware on offer this week: The DP World Tour Championship and the Harry Vardon Trophy.
Who can still win the Race to Dubai?
The battle for the Race to Dubai title comes to an end this week at Jumeriah Golf Club as players vie to end the year as DP World Tour Number One. With 2000 points available to this week's champion, there are still nine players remain in the running to end the year at the top of the Ranking.
Eugenio Chacarra, the only three time winner this season, tops the standings heading in with a 533.93 point lead over nearest challenger Rory McIlroy, who is seeking to match Colin Montgomerie’s long-standing record of eight Order of Merit titles this week.
Behind them are Patrick Reed, Casey Jarvis, US PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai, Jon Rahm, Ryan Fox, Jayden Schaper and Daniel Hillier, who all have a mathematical chance of ending the year as the winner of the season-long race. Rahm became the latest player to enter the mix after triumphing on his debut at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship last week.
The battle for PGA Tour cards
Eugenio Chacarra may be at the top of the Race to Dubai Ranking, but he’s also at the top of another significant race: The race for the ten Dual Membership cards with the PGA Tour.
With the elevated points on offer this week, any of the eligible players could play their way into the top ten come Sunday evening.
Inside the field
The final event of the 2026 Race to Dubai features the leading 50 available players on the Rankings, consisting of three of four 2026 Major Champions and several multiple winners on the Race to Dubai season.
Alongside the players challenging for the Race to Dubai title - including Eugenio Chacarra and Casey Jarvis, the field features a host of some of Europe's best as Ryder Cup stars Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood join Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm.
As it stands, Kota Kaneko is the only rookie on the 2026 Race to Dubai who has made it into the final field, and if that remains the case the Japanese will end this week as Rookie of the Year - joining Ryo Hisatsune as the second player from Japan to win the Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award in the last four years.
Kaneko is also one of 11 players making their debut in this event, joined by Hennie Du Plessis, Mikael Lindberg, Manuel Elvira, Freddy Schott, Casey Jarvis, Gregorio de Leo, David Puig, Yuto Katsugarawa, David Bryant and Casey Jarvis - who is also challenging for the Race to Dubai title.
What else is to play for?
In addition to the Race to Dubai, PGA Tour cards and the DP World Tour Championship title, there is also an added bonus for players who finish within the top 25 on the Race to Dubai Ranking.
A new pathway this season to the Major Championships means that any player not otherwise exempt who finishes in the top 25 of the Final Race to Dubai Ranking those in will earn an exemption into next year’s Open Championship at St Andrews.
