Rory McIlroy heads to the DP World Tour Championship as the heavy favourite to close out Race to Dubai glory. The biggest prize pot of the season is on offer at the DP World Tour's annual finale, with $3m out of an overall $10m fund going to the winner at the Jumeirah Golf Estates Earth Course.

Inside the Race to Dubai, the “race to the States” has become an annual feature of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. And with the state of play at the top of the Old World circuit’s rankings pointing to only one thing— a sixth Rory McIlroy victory —the contest for the 10 PGA Tour cards available to those not already in possession has added prominence over the Greg Norman-designed Earth Course at the Jumeirah Golf Estates.

Only two men have a chance to claim the season-long crown on the DP World Tour, but that doesn't mean the other 48 will have nothing to play for this week at the 2024 DP World Tour Championship. For the second consecutive season,