Overview
- The Rory McIlroy Award will recognize the DP World Tour member who earns the most Race to Dubai points across the four majors starting in 2026, and McIlroy is ineligible to win it.
- McIlroy leads the season standings by about 767 points and can secure the Harry Vardon Trophy with a victory or solo second at Jumeirah Golf Estates.
- Only Marco Penge and Tyrrell Hatton can still overtake him, with Penge needing at least a three-way tie for second and Hatton requiring a win plus other results to align.
- The DP World Tour Championship features a 50-player, no-cut, 72-hole Rolex Series format with a $10 million purse ($3 million to the winner), exemptions for Ludvig Aberg and Shane Lowry, and absences including Jon Rahm (sabbatical), Viktor Hovland (neck injury) and Sepp Straka (family matter).
- Ten PGA Tour cards for 2026 go to the final Race to Dubai top 10 not otherwise exempt, with Penge already locking up one and the rest of the field still able to play into the remaining spots.