The DP World Tour Championship is a golf tournament on the European Tour and is the climax of the Race to Dubai. It is contested on the Greg Norman-designed Earth course at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The title sponsor is DP World, based in Dubai.
History The tournament was first held in 2009 when the Order of Merit was replaced by the Race to Dubai. It is contested by the leading 50 players in the DP World Tour Rankings at the start of the tournament. It replaced the Volvo Masters, which was a similar event for the leading 60 money winners on the Order of Merit.
Multiple winners are Rory McIlroy (3), Jon Rahm (3), Matt Fitzpatrick (2) and Henrik Stenson (2). The overlap between European Tour and PGA Tour events allows some American golfers who compete principally in the PGA Tour to contest at the Dubai World Tour Championship, but only one American, Collin Morikawa in 2021 has won the title.
Originally the tournament was to have a record prize fund of , of which the winner's share would be , however in September 2009 it was announced that there would be a 25% reduction in both the overall prize fund and the winners cheque. The prize fund was increased to US$8,000,000 in 2012 and then US$9,000,000 in 2021 when the European Tour announced the new title sponsorship with DP World Tour.
The tournament also determines the Race to Dubai Bonus Pool, which goes to the top golfers on the DP World Tour Rankings after the tournament. It was original set at US$10,000,000 but reduced to US$7,500,000 paid to the top 15 players with the Race to Dubai winner getting US$1,500,000. In 2012 the bonus pool was cut in half to US$3,750,000 and reduced to the top 10 golfers, with the winner getting US$1,000,000.
The 2013 DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates delivered a US$44 million gross economic benefit to Dubai, according to independent research commissioned by tournament organisers, The European Tour as stated in Vision magazine.
Final Series and Rolex Series In 2013 the European Tour introduced the Final Series, a four tournament end of season series of tournaments consisting of the Turkish Airlines Open, WGC-HSBC Champions, BMW Masters, and culminating in the DP World Tour Championship. In 2016 the series was reduced to three tournaments with the removal of the WGC-HSBC Champions and BMW Masters, and the addition of the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
In 2017 the Rolex Series was launched, which is a series of tournaments with higher prize funds than regular tour events and included the three Final Series tournaments. In 2022, there are five Rolex Series tournaments, three of which are in the United Arab Emirates.
Winners European Tour (Playoff event and Rolex Series) 2024–European Tour (Tour Championship and Rolex Series)2017–2023European Tour (Race to Dubai finals series)2013–2016European Tour (Tour Championship)2009–2012 #YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upPurse($)Winner'sshare ($)Ref.DP World Tour Championship17th 2025 Matt Fitzpatrick (3) 270 −18 Playoff Rory McIlroy 10,000,000 3,000,000 16th 2024 Rory McIlroy (3) 273 −15 2 strokes Rasmus Højgaard 10,000,000 3,000,000 15th 2023 Nicolai Højgaard 267 −21 2 strokes Tommy Fleetwood Viktor Hovland Matt Wallace 10,000,000 3,000,000 14th 2022 Jon Rahm (3) 268 −20 2 strokes Tyrrell Hatton Alex Norén 10,000,000 3,000,000 DP World Tour Championship, Dubai13th 2021 Collin Morikawa 271 −17 3 strokes Alexander Björk Matt Fitzpatrick 9,000,000 3,000,000 12th 2020 Matt Fitzpatrick (2) 273 −15 1 stroke Lee Westwood 8,000,000 3,000,000 11th 2019 Jon Rahm (2) 269 −19 1 stroke Tommy Fleetwood 8,000,000 3,000,000 10th 2018 Danny Willett 270 −18 2 strokes Patrick Reed Matt Wallace 8,000,000 1,333,300 9th 2017 Jon Rahm 269 −19 1 stroke Kiradech Aphibarnrat Shane Lowry 8,000,000 1,333,300 8th 2016 Matt Fitzpatrick 271 −17 1 stroke Tyrrell Hatton 8,000,000 1,333,300 7th 2015 Rory McIlroy (2) 267 −21 1 stroke Andy Sullivan 8,000,000 1,333,300 6th 2014 Henrik Stenson (2) 272 −16 2 strokes Victor Dubuisson Rory McIlroy Justin Rose 8,000,000 1,333,300 5th 2013 Henrik Stenson 263 −25 6 strokes Ian Poulter 8,000,000 1,333,300 4th 2012 Rory McIlroy 265 −23 2 strokes Justin Rose 8,000,000 1,333,300 Dubai World Championship3rd 2011 Álvaro Quirós 269 −19 2 strokes Paul Lawrie 7,500,000 1,166,600 2nd 2010 Robert Karlsson 274 −14 Playoff Ian Poulter 7,500,000 1,166,600 1st 2009 Lee Westwood 265 −23 6 strokes Ross McGowan 7,500,000 1,166,600
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External links
Coverage on the European Tour's official site