Each event is held at the Globe Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, and in 2023 Nicolai Hojgaard became the 10thth He won the title by two strokes over Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland and Matt Wallace.
That earned him $3 million from a $10 million purse, although it wasn't enough to win him the Harry Vardon Trophy, which will be awarded to the player who tops the Dubai standings after the game. This is the fifth time that Rory McIlroy has won.
The first event was called the Dubai World Championships, with Lee Westwood beating fellow Briton Ross McGowan to take home $1.66 million from a $7.5 million prize pool, followed by Robert Robert Karlsson became the first Swede to lift the trophy with $7.5 million. Defeated Ian Poulter in the 2010 playoffs.
Lee Westwood wins inaugural tournament
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A year later, Spain's Alvaro Quiroz beat 1999 Open champion Paul Lawrie by two strokes. Other one-time winners of the event include Danny Willett in 2018 and Collin Morikawa in 2021.
However, there are four players who have won multiple DP World Tour titles. In 2012, Rory McIlroy beat Justin Rose by two strokes to capture his first DP World Tour title and his first Dubai Tour title champion. Three years later he won both titles, beating Andy Sullivan by one point. In the same year, he won the Dubai Race for the third time after winning in 2014.
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During McIlroy's two DP World Tour titles, Henrik Stenson notched back-to-back victories in 2013 and 2014. For the second time, McIlroy also tried his best to win, but ended up two shots behind.
Matt Fitzpatrick tasted victory for the first time since leading Tyrrell Hatton in 2016. He won again four years later by one shot to deny Westwood a second title, although that year Westwood had the considerable consolation of winning the Dubai Race.
While McIlroy, Stenson and Fitzpatrick have each won two tournaments before the 2024 event, one player is far ahead of the pack.
Jon Rahm won the 2017 event for the first time a year after turning pro, beating Kiradech Aphibarnrat by one stroke ), and two years later, he won again. On that occasion, Fleetwood was the closest player to the Spaniard, but lost by one point, which also sealed Lahm's first Dubai title.
Jon Rahm wins three-time DP World Tour title
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Three years later, Rahm completed his hat-trick of DP World Tour titles, beating future Thirteenth Legion teammate Hatton and Sweden's Alex Noren by two strokes for his No. Three titles, and the most titles (at least for now) by anyone.
DP World Tour Champion
- 2009: Lee Westwood
- 2010: Robert Carlson
- 2011: Alvaro Quiros
- 2012: Rory McIlroy(1)
- 2013: Henrik Stenson(1)
- 2014: Henrik Stenson(2)
- 2015: Rory McIlroy (2)
- 2016: Matt Fitzpatrick(2)
- 2017: Jon Rahm(1)
- 2018: Danny Willett
- 2019: Jon Rahm(2)
- 2020: Matt Fitzpatrick(2)
- 2021: Morikawa Colin
- 2022: Jon Rahm(3)
- 2023: Nicola Hoggard
