The end of the DP World Tour season last year saw Rory McIlroy standing on the 18th green at Jumeirah Golf Estates kneeling next to the Race to Dubai trophy while holding up seven fingers. Yes, that’s how many of the titles he had won.
This week at the DP World Tour Championship he enters the week second in points behind Eugenio Chacarra, who has won three times. Patrick Reed is in third place. An eighth title would tie McIlroy with Colin Montgomerie for the most in tour history, although when Monty won it was a money title called the Order of Merit.
A reminder, there could possibly be two champions this week—the winner of the DP World Tour Championship and a separate winner of the Race to Dubai. If McIlroy wins, there will be only one winner of both.
Jon Rahm, who won last week in Abu Dhabi, moved from 45th to sixth with the victory to have a chance to win the season title. Casey Jarvis, Aaron Rai, Rahm, Jayden Schaper, Ryan Fox, Daniel Hillier and Jacob Skov Olesen round out the top 10 right now, as only those inside the top 10 will earn bonus money.
Players must have played in at least four counting tournaments, including the DP World Tour Championship to be eligible. Check back here Sunday after the DP World Tour Championship is complete for updates on the season-ending money below.
Here’s the payout from Dubai
1: $2 million
2: $1 million
3: $750,000
4: $550,000
5: $450,000
6: $350,000
7: $300,000
8: $250,000
9: $200,000
10: $150,000
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
