While it's not as financially strong as the FedEx Cup, the end-of-season DP World Tour Championship is still a big deal for those who want to be crowned Europe's number one.
This year, there will be two DP World Tour play-offs this season, following the Genesis Championship in South Korea, with the top 70 players in the Dubai Championship standings advancing to the Abu Dhabi Championship.
Once the tournament concludes at Yas Links, the top 50 players in Dubai will qualify for the closing DP World Tour Championship at Dubai Earth Stadium, where Europe's number one player will also be crowned.
LIV golfers have largely been absent from the DP World Tour, but a few have made appearances in various ways, including Ryder Cup favorites Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton.
The pair are appealing their fines and suspensions from playing LIV Golf to be able to compete on the DP World Tour as they look to make Luke Donald's life easier.
Rahm and Hatton's final match ensured they played at least four events to remain eligible for next year's Ryder Cup in New York, which would also mean they qualify for the DP World Tour Championship at the end of the season.
Hatton's win at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship moved him into the top 20 on the trip to Dubai, so he can comfortably enter the playoffs with just two events remaining before the Abu Dhabi deadline.
Thanks to their performances earlier in the season, Joaquin Niemann and Adrian Meronk cracked the top 50 despite competing in just six and eight qualifying events respectively.
Here's a look at the LIV golfers who qualified for the DP World Tour Championship and whose “Dubai Tour” rankings are ahead of the Andalusia Masters.
Tyrell Hatton(19)
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A top-10 finish at the Masters gave Hatton some early points, and he returned to the DP World Tour regular season at the British Masters in early September, where he finished 18th.
He finished 10th at the Spanish Open and then played some brilliant golf at St. Andrews to win a record third Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The win was a huge boost to his Ryder Cup hopes, as it moved Hatton to fifth in the early qualifying standings, while also moving him to 16th in the Dubai main draw and 16th in the post-season. occupy a place in the game.
Joaquin Niemann(30)
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Joaquin Niemann also benefited greatly from the trip to Australia, but more so than Meronk, as the Chilean finished fifth at the Australian PGA Championship and then won the Australian Open .
A fourth-place finish at the Dubai Desert Classic added to his points tally, and he's already in the top 70, qualifying him for the Abu Dhabi race if he decides to compete.
Niemann is second in the LIV Golf individual standings behind Rahm and won in Mexico with a score of 59, so he will certainly be a contender if he takes the field at Yas Links.
Adrian Meronque(34)
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Adrian Meronk failed to defend his Andalusia Masters title but remained within the top 50 heading into Dubai thanks to strong performances in four events at the start of the year.
He finished in the top 10 in one of his two tournaments in Australia in November, but that was in his hometown of Dubai, where he now lives and where he has enjoyed great success.
Meronc finished 10th at the Dubai Invitational before finishing second behind Rory McIlroy at the Dubai Desert Classic – enough to earn him a generous points tally with the Rolex Series Enter the arena in Abu Dhabi.
Jon Rahm(40)
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Jon Rahm received an $18 million bonus after winning the LIV Golf Individual Championship in his first season – enough money to buy diapers in time for the birth of his third child in September.
Once Rahm decided to follow Hatton and appeal his fine and ban, he qualified for the Spanish Open, where he lost in a playoff to Ángel Hidalgo.
A seventh-place finish at the Alfred Dunhill Links lifted Rahm's ranking to 36th on the trip to Dubai, so even a low finish at the Andalusia Masters Under par, it does not prevent him from at least entering the top 70 in Abu Dhabi. .
However, he may need a solid result at Yas Links to secure a top-50 finish in Dubai.
