The bookies are struggling to split the top 3 in the betting though with each of McIlroy, Rahm and Hovland available at around the 5/1 mark, give or take. A damp squib in that respect of course, however there’s plenty more to fight for with a $10 prize fund, Race to Dubai bonus pool, and the 10 PGA Tour cards to be concluded.Īs per the last two years, the top 50 available players from the season-long ranking are in attendance, and at the time of writing all of the top 50 are committed to the field. Such is Rory McIlroy’s lead at the top of the Race to Dubai rankings that this week’s event is of no consequence to the season-long standings – the Northern Irishman secured the Harry Vardon Trophy on Sunday without lifting a club as none of his closest competitors could get within 2,000 points of his total for 2023. After 11 months of battle, stretching all the way back to the Joburg Open and Australian PGA Championship last November, we finally arrive at the season’s finale in Dubai.
