Open Champion Henrik Stenson leads the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex by almost 299,675 points over Masters Champion Danny Willett, with Nedbank Golf Challenge and four-time winner Alex Noren trailing his fellow Swede by 633,436 points. Defending Race to Dubai champion Rory McIlroy is 1,176,414 points behind Stenson, meaning all four players can still be crowned the European Tour’s Number One this coming Sunday.
Here are various permutations on how the Race to Dubai can be won:
• For McIlroy to win the Race to Dubai, he needs to win with Stenson finishing outside the top 45, Willett outside the top five and Noren outside the top two.
• For Noren to win, he needs a minimum top two finish. If he wins the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Stenson can still win the Race to Dubai by finishing second.
• If Noren finishes second, to win the Race to Dubai he needs Stenson to finish outside the top eight and Willett outside the top two.
• If Willett finishes fourth, Stenson needs to finish inside the top 30 to stay ahead of him.
• If Willett finishes third, Stenson needs a top nine finish to remain ahead of him in the race.
• If Willett finishes second, he wins the Race to Dubai if Stenson finishes outside the top two and Noren does not win.
• If Willett wins the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, he wins the Race to Dubai regardless of other results.
• Stenson wins the Race to Dubai if none of the above scenarios unfold.
TOP 10 Rankings
1. STENSON Henrik
2. WILLETT Danny
3. NOREN Alex
4. MCILROY Rory
5. HATTON Tyrrell
6. GRACE Branden
7. CABRERA BELLO Rafa
8. OOSTHUIZEN Louis
9. WOOD Chris
10. OLESEN Thorbjørn
The Race to Dubai celebrates both the diversity and the shared passion for golf across the globe. From the beginning of the season in South Africa in November, across four continents through to the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, The 2016 European Tour International Schedule will provide 12 months of enthralling tournament action, featuring 45 tournaments in 26 countries worldwide.
The DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, will be the culmination of a new look three-tournament Final Series which will once again feature the Turkish Airlines Open, with the Nedbank Golf Challenge – which has been on the schedule for the last three years – making its debut as the prestigious and crucial penultimate event of the season.
Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy won The 2015 Race to Dubai after another impressive season in which he earned three titles, including at the season finale in Dubai. It was the second successive year the four-time Major winner finished as European Tour Number One – having also done so in 2014, as well as in 2012 – once again adding his name to a list that also includes Henrik Stenson (2013), England’s Luke Donald (2011), Germany’s Martin Kaymer (2010) and England’s Lee Westwood (2009).
