Another thrilling season of elite golfing action will draw to a close at the DP World Tour Championship this weekend.
A host of world class players will gather in Dubai this week for the lucrative season finale.
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Rory McIlroy is closing in on another Race to Dubai title and will be eyeing glory at Jumeirah Golf Estates to cap off a brilliant year for the five-time major champion.
Tommy Fleetwood will also be hoping for victory after he lost in a playoff to fellow Englishman Aaron Rai at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship last Sunday.
Several of Europe’s Ryder Cup superstars will be on show as the 2025 DP World Tour campaign reaches its conclusion.
DP World Tour Championship 2025: Date and how to follow
This event is taking place from Thursday, November 13 to Sunday, November 16.
Play is due to get going at 4:15am UK time each day which is 8:15am local time.
It is being held on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, UAE – the course is a par 72 and a maximum length of 7,706 yards.
The event will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Golf throughout the week with coverage starting at 7am.
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Fleetwood has enjoyed a brilliant yearCredit: GettyDP World Tour Championship 2025: Field and tee times
McIlroy headlines the event as he eyes his fourth victory at the Earth Course and his seventh Race to Dubai title.
Marco Penge, second in the Order of Merit standings, is also in action alongside Fleetwood and Rai.
Tyrrell Hatton, Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Ludvig Aberg and Shane Lowry will be teeing it up too.
Other big names in the limited field of 52 players include Alex Noren, the Hojgaard twins, Patrick Reed, Michael Kim and Tom McKibbin.
The full field, tee times and pairings can be found here while the latest leaderboard from Dubai can be found here.
The players have been paired based on the current Race to Dubai standings meaning McIlroy will play alongside Penge for the opening two days. They will tee off at 8:40am UK time.
The superstar pairing of Lowry and Aberg will get the tournament up and running at 4:15am on Thursday.
The prize pot for this event is set at $10million.
Upcoming golf events
November 13-16
DP World Tour – DP World Tour Championship, Jumeirah Golf Estates (Playoff Event)PGA Tour – Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Port Royal Golf Course
November 20-23
PGA Tour – The RSM Classic, Sea Island Golf Club
November 27-30
DP World Tour – BMW Australian PGA Championship, Royal Queensland GC, Brisbane
December 4-7
DP World Tour – Australian Open, Royal Melbourne GCDP World Tour – Nedbank Golf Challenge, Gary Player CC, Sun CityHero World Challenge, Albany GC
December 11-14
DP World Tour – Alfred Dunhill Championship, Royal Johannesburg Club
December 18-21
DP World Tour – AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, Heritage La Reserve GC
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Penge could leapfrog McIlroy in the Race to Dubai standingsCredit: GettyDP World Tour Championship 2025: What has been said?
McIlroy shot a scintillating final round 62 at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday to finish third and stretch his Race to Dubai lead over Penge to 767 points.
While McIlroy has topped the standings for most of the year, Penge could still leapfrog him at the last event of the season with 2,000 points up for grabs.
McIlroy said: “I just tried to keep my foot down and make as many birdies as possible knowing that, OK, I’m trying to win this tournament but also give myself the biggest cushion possible going into Dubai next week, as well.
“I really like that golf course. It really suits me. Probably suits me a little bit better than this course does this week just in terms of what you need to do off the tee and into the greens.
“This was a great confidence-builder this week coming off a couple of weeks off and I’ll hopefully just produce more of the same next Thursday and onwards.”
Penge, who has won three times on the DP World Tour this year, finished ninth in Abu Dhabi after carding a closing 63 which contained back-to-back eagles.
He said: “Mentally, me and my caddie were great today, and nice to go into next week shooting that score today.
“Obviously got off to a great start, starting birdie, birdie, birdie. I mean, I played great all week. The putter has been very cold up until today.
“Yesterday I was poor mentally and broke myself down a bit and wanted to come out today and fight back, and that’s what I did. Yeah, nice to shoot a low one.”