Rory McIlroy will enter the DP World Tour Championship as the heavy favorite to take home glory in Dubai.
The biggest prize of the season will be revealed at the DP World Tour's annual finals, with $3 million of the total prize pool of $10 million awarded to the winner at the Jumeirah Golf Estates Earth Course.
However, the prize money doesn't stop there, as the top 10 finishers in the Dubai Race will receive a prize of US$6 million. The overall winner receives US$2 million and the runner-up receives US$1 million.
Here, we look back at a curated list of those vying for fortune in Dubai from November 14th to 17th.
Who is participating in the DP World Tour Championship?
This week's field in Dubai is made up of the top 50 players, with leader Rory McIlroy being the biggest star.
Northern Ireland hero McCrory is set to receive a $2 million prize. South Africa's world No. 47 Thirston Lawrence is the only player who can beat him for the Harry Varden Trophy.
Other big names hoping to grab a piece of this week's riches and cross-season prize money include Billy Horschel, Tyrell Hatton and Rasmus Hoggard.
Hojgaard's twin brother Nikolay won last year but failed to qualify this time.
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DP World Tour Championship Pairings
There were no cuts in the 72-hole event and players will start in order of the Dubai Tour standings on Wednesday, meaning Lawrence and McIlroy were the last on the course.
All Eastern Time (GMT in brackets)
- 11.30pm (4.30am): Francisco Laporta, Connor Syme
- 11:40pm (4:40am): David Ravetto, Aaron Cockerill
- 11:50 pm (4:50 am): Andy Sullivan, Keita Nakajima
- 12:00pm (5:00am): Yannik Paul, Darius van Driel
- 12:10 p.m. (5:10 a.m.): Minwoo Lee, Adrian Meronc
- 12:20 pm (5:20 am): Johannes Wellman, Daniel Brown
- 12:30pm (5:30am): Sam Bairstow, Alex Fitzpatrick
- 12:45pm (5:45am): Matthew Jordan, Adrian Otage
- 12:55 pm (5:55 am): Nacho Elvira, Joe Dean
- 1:05 a.m. (6:05 a.m.): Joaquin Nyman, Evan Ferguson
- 1:15 a.m. (6:15 a.m.): Ugo Couseau, Justin Rose
- 1:25 AM (6:25 AM): Sean Lowry, Frédéric Lacroix
- 1:35 AM (6:35 AM): Dan Bradbury, Jorge Campillo
- 1:50am (6:50am): Lauri Kanter, Angel Hidalgo
- 2:00am (7:00am): Antoine Rozner, Julien Guerrier
- 2:10 AM (7:10 AM): Romain Langasque, Guido Migliozzi
- 2:20 AM (7:20 AM): Tom McKibbin, Jordan Smith
- 2:30 AM (7:30 AM): Adam Scott, Sebastian Soderbergh
- 2:40am (7:40am): Matt Wallace, Hoshino Rikuya
- 2:55 AM (7:55 AM): Thorbjorn Olesen, Jesper Svensson
- 3:05 AM (8:05 AM): Matteo Manassero, Robert McIntyre
- 3:15 AM (8:15 AM): Niklas Norgaard, Tommy Fleetwood
- 3:25 AM (8:25 AM): Tyrell Hatton, Paul Welling
- 3:35 AM (8:35 AM): Billy Horschel, Rasmus Hoggard
- 3:45am (8:45am): Triston Lawrence, Rory McIlroy
Compete for ranking in Dubai
While McGillory is primed for overall glory, there will still be plenty of competition for the final spot in the overall top ten. Here is their position:
- Rory McIlroy – 4,997.66 points
- Triston Lawrence – 3,212.64 points
- Rasmus Hoggard – 2,684.05 points
- Billy Horschel – 2,480.00 points
- Paul Welling – 2,467.67 points
- Tyrell Hatton – 2,376.74 points
- Tommy Fleetwood – 2,318.71 points
- Niklas Norgaard – 2,193.53 points
- Robert McIntyre – 2,082.30 points
- Matteo Manassero – 2,064.68 points
