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Race to Dubai: The Five Men Who Can Claim Victory

By Christopher O'Day

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 06: Bernd Wiesberger of Austria watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the WGC - HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International Golf Club on November 6, 2015 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 06: Bernd Wiesberger of Austria watches his tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the WGC - HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International Golf Club on November 6, 2015 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /
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There is only one event left in the Race to Dubai, the DP World Tour Championship.

If you tune into the finale of the Race to Dubai expecting to see something similar to the finale of the FedEx Cup, you would be incorrect. There will be 50 golfers playing, instead of 30, and not all of them have a chance to take down the title of the overall winner. The winner of the Tour Championship this season was also the winner of the FedEx Cup. Not so on the European Tour and the DP World Tour Championship.

There are only five men who can take home the Race to Dubai title this season. Bernd Wiesberger, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm, Shane Lowry, and Matthew Fitzpatrick. With a new high in points available to the winner this week, each of these golfers has a chance to overtake Wiesberger, depending on how the remaining others perform.

Another new facet to this year’s event is the amount of money that the winner will be receiving. This has become the highest purse in golf, with the winner earning $3 million dollars. There are a total of 12,000 points available, leading to an increased probability of a new leader by the end of the week.

There are 2,000 points that will be given to the winner this week, which is higher than all but 18 golfers earned over the course of the season in the Race to Dubai.

Weisberger leads the way, and by quite a comfortable margin. Luckily for those behind him, it means that only those four can catch him. 14 people would be within 2,000 points of Tommy Fleetwood, who currently sits in second place.

Here is how each golfer could end up winning the Race to Dubai for the 2019 European Tour season.

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