DP World Tour Championship 2026 field, Digi Mart USA News: The 2026 DP World Tour Championship field has been set. As another season draws to a close, the 50 players who have made it into the season finale are now known.
There is still plenty to play for. Rory McIlroy is searching for a record-breaking eighth Race to Dubai title, which would see him overtake Colin Montgomerie for the most Harry Vardon trophies.
A host of other players can still get into the mix, including Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship winner Jon Rahm, but McIlroy is expected to battle Patrick Reed and Eugenio Chaccarra for Europe’s No. 1 ranking.
For Reed and Chaccarra, the finale also offers one of the PGA Tour cards that will be awarded to the leading 10 players without them for the 2027 season, and that race still has several twists left. A total of $10 million is up for grabs at the DP World Tour Championship, and 2,000 Ryder Cup points are also available as players seek a place on Luke Donald’s team at Adare Manor.
Ten players who finished in the top 70 have decided to skip this year’s season-ending Playoffs. Open champion Ryan Fox returns to action having already secured his place in the Dubai finale, but fellow major winners Matt Fitzpatrick (14th) and Shane Lowry (20th) have decided to stay away, as have Alex Fitzpatrick (35th) and Min Woo Lee (48th).
Below the cutoff, Matt Wallace (53rd) and Ludvig Aberg (54th) will also not be in Dubai. Wallace will remain in the United States to concentrate on retaining his PGA Tour card for next year, while Aberg had already decided to end his DP World Tour season early.
Robert MacIntyre, Si-woo Kim, Justin Rose and Ryan Gerard also qualified for the Playoffs but chose not to go. The four will finish the season in 61st, 69th, 75th and 76th place, respectively.
Reasons given include comments from Matt Fitzpatrick, who said he was “uncomfortable” playing in the Middle East due to the current political climate in the area, and MacIntyre, who expressed similar concerns.
With Matt Fitzpatrick, Alex Fitzpatrick, Lowry, Lee, Wallace and Aberg all out, the top 56 will tee off at Jumeirah Golf Estates this week. The field remains subject to change.
The reserves, in order, are Alejandro del Rey, Nathan Kimsey, Michael Hollick, Scott Jamieson and Steffano Mazzoli.
