Following the BMW PGA Championship, the flagship event of the DP World Tour, there are now only five regular season events left to be played before two season-ending playoffs.
The first event is the Spanish Open, hosted by Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.
Last week’s race was the third of five Rolex Series events this year, so the total purse was $9 million. This week’s race has nowhere near that figure, but there’s still a healthy $3.25 million up for grabs – the same purse as the 2023 race.
That was when Matthew Pavin won his first DP World Tour title, earning $552,500 and helping him secure his PGA Tour card at season's end. This week's winner will receive the same prize money.
Matthieu Pavon is the defending champion
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As the tournament draws to a close, points in the Race to Dubai are another important factor facing the players this week. Like most other races in the last nine stages of the DP World Tour, Spain has 5,000 points on the line, and players will continue to fight for a place in the top 110 of the standings to secure a spot on the DP World Tour next season.
To get to the top, stars hope for a chance to follow in Pavin's footsteps, finish in the top 10 in the standings and earn a PGA Tour card.
The European Ryder Cup Qualifying Tournament is now a month into its run, which adds to the importance of this tournament, which is already a highly anticipated stop on the DP World Tour schedule.
Here is the prize money distribution for the Spanish Open.
Spanish Open Prize Money Payouts
| Location | bonus |
|---|---|
| First | $552,500 |
| Second Place | $357,500 |
| Third Place | $204,750 |
| Fourth Place | $162,500 |
| fifth | $137,800 |
| 6th place | $113,750 |
| seventh | $97,500 |
| eighth | $81,250 |
| No. 9 | $72,800 |
| tenth | $65,000 |
| 11th | $59,800 |
| twelfth | $55,900 |
| No. 13 | $52,325 |
| fourteenth | $49,725 |
| fifteenth | $47,775 |
| sixteenth | $45,825 |
| seventeenth | $43,875 |
| eighteenth | $41,925 |
| nineteenth | $40,300 |
| 20th | $39,000 |
| 21st | $37,700 |
| 22nd | $36,725 |
| 23rd | $35,750 |
| 24th | $34,775 |
| 25th | $33,800 |
| 26th | $32,825 |
| 27th | $31,850 |
| 28th | $30,875 |
| 29th | $29,900 |
| 30th | $28,925 |
| 31st | $27,950 |
| No. 32 | $26,975 |
| No. 33 | $26,000 |
| 34th | $25,025 |
| The 35th | $24,050 |
| No. 36 | $23,075 |
| No. 37 | $22,425 |
| The 38th | $21,775 |
| 39th | $21,125 |
| The 40th | $20,475 |
| 41st | $19,825 |
| No. 42 | $19,175 |
| No. 43 | $18,525 |
| The 44th | $17,875 |
| The 45th | $17,225 |
| 46th | $16,575 |
| The 47th | $15,925 |
| The 48th | $15,275 |
| No. 49 | $14,625 |
| The 50th | $13,975 |
| No.51 | $13,325 |
| The 52nd | $12,675 |
| No. 53 | $12,025 |
| The 54th | $11,375 |
| The 55th | $11,050 |
| The 56th | $10,725 |
| The 57th | $10,400 |
| The 58th | $10,075 |
| No. 59 | USD 9,750 |
| The 60th | $9,425 |
| 61st | USD 9,100 |
| 62nd | $8,775 |
| No. 63 | $8,450 |
| 64th | $8,125 |
| 65th | $7,800 |
Who are the stars of the Spanish Open?
Shane Lowry is one of the biggest names in the field
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The Ryder Cup was a big reason for two prominent LIV golfers to be in the field. Legion XIII stars Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton were in the field in part because they needed to complete at least four DP World Tour events this year to retain their membership and eligibility to play at Bethpage Black.
Rahm, who said it was “my duty” to play in his home country, withdrew from the LIV Golf Team Championship due to “severe flu symptoms” and hopes to fully recover and try to win his fourth title in the event. In addition, another big-name LIV golfer participating in the competition is 4 Aces GC star Patrick Reed.
Patrick Reed is one of several stars at LIV Golf
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Defending champion Matthew Pavin will also be in action, as will other PGA Tour big names like Tommy Fleetwood and Sean Lowry. Another PGA Tour regular, Matt Wallace, is also in action three weeks after winning the Omega European Masters.
Besides Rahm, other local players in the competition include LIV golfers David Puig, Eugenio Chacarra, Pablo Larrazabal, Adrian Otaegui and 2021 champion Rafa Cabrera-Bello.
Also in contention was Italian star Matteo Manassero, who finished third at the Irish Open and T4 at the BMW PGA Championship to return to the world's top 100 for the first time in nearly eight years.
Another player rebuilding his form after a long absence from the DP World Tour is 2016 Spanish Open champion Andrew “Beef” Johnston, who continues to play after finishing T40 at Wentworth a week ago.
Where is the Spanish Open held?
The tournament was held at the Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in the capital, Madrid. The club has hosted the event many times, having previously hosted the Madrid Masters and Madrid Open on the European Tour.
Who will play in the Spanish Open?
The most notable player in the event is LIV golfer Jon Rahm, but other standouts in the field include Rahm’s LIV golf teammate Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood and defending champion Matthieu Pavon.
