The DP World Tour’s Race To Dubai was concluded on Sunday with Rory McIlroy claiming a seventh title, despite losing to Matt Fitzpatrick in a play-off at the DP World Tour Championship.
A significant part of the Northern Irishman’s work, as far as the Race To Dubai was concerned, was done via his Masters win and a T7th at The Open Championship. Meanwhile, a top-20 at the US Open certainly didn’t harm his prospects.
And despite the significantly enhanced number of Race To Dubai points in the final two weeks of the season, the 36-year-old was able to hold off the challenge of Marco Penge and Fitzpatrick – who himself rose up to third thanks to a third DP World Tour Championship success.
Via a T3rd at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and a second in Dubai, the five-time Major winner produced a near-perfect display to end the 2024-25 campaign and ensure he picked up the $2 million bonus check for topping the standings.
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But what if the Race To Dubai was not decided via points and didn’t count Major earnings? Who would have won the Harry Vardon trophy in 2025 if only money earned from exclusive DP World Tour events was taken into account?
Well, as it turns out, McIlroy was still the best of the best in that regard, but only just. And the rest of the Race To Dubai’s top-10 was a little more changeable.
Of the €7,959,150.07 McIlroy won across the European season (Majors included), over €3.5 million of that (approx. $4,163,843) arrived exclusively in the seven non-Major DP World Tour events he contended in.
The career Grand Slam champion was only around €127,000 in front of Fitzpatrick when all was said and done, though, with the Englishman ending third in the Race To Dubai but second in terms of money earned from DP World Tour competitions.
Fitzpatrick was almost €750,000 ahead of Penge in the end, thanks largely to his DP World Tour Championship success, and over €1 million in front of Tyrrell Hatton – who was fourth in both tables.
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