After a fantastic week at the Andalucia Masters in Spain, the European Tour is moving to Qatar. The players are contesting to move up in the Race to Dubai and secure their cards for the next year and this is the final counting event. The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters is the 26th edition of the event since it started in 1998. 

After a week’s break, the Tour will move to South Africa where top 66 players will be part of the field. Before that, there is a lot at stake and the players are ready to give their all in Qatar! Let’s find out more about the event.

When is Qatar Masters starting?

The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters will be held from October 26th to October 29th. The 132-player field includes defending champion Ewen Ferguson and notable players like Alex Fitzpatrick, Ryder Cup winner Robert MacIntyre, and 2020 Scottish Open winner Aaron Rai. 

The event has been taking place at the Doha Golf Club since its inception, except in 2021 and 2022, when it was held at the Education City Golf Course. There is a lot at stake. The 116 players in the Race to Dubai list will secure their spot for next year. The top 50 players after the Nedbank Golf Challenge will head to the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

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Moreover, the top 10 players after the final championship will get PGA Tour access, excluding the players who are already exempt. Players failing to secure the spot in 116 will then return to the Europe Challenge Tour the Qualifying School.  

The players who are in the danger zone are Marc Warren at 117th, Scott Jamieson at 119th, Alexander Levy at 125th, Christiaan Bezuidenhout at 158th, and Spaniard Garcia Heredia at 118th. The final Championship in Dubai will crown the DP World Tour Champion. Rory McIlroy is leading the list with 5,145 points, followed by Jon Rahm with 3,081.

How much is the winner’s cut?

From $2 million last year, the prize purse has been increased to $3.75 million with 4,250 Race to Dubai points. The winner’s cut is $637,500, while the runner-up will get $412,500. Here is the full breakdown:

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Field at the Qatar event

• Thomas Aiken
• Shergo Al Kurdi
• Saud Al Sharif
• Kiradech Aphibarnrat
• Marcus Armitage
• Adri Arnaus
• John Axelsen
• Nick Bachem
• Matthew Baldwin
• Oliver Bekker
• Wil Besseling
• Alexander Bjork
• Christoffer Bring
• Rafa Cabrera Bello
• Jorge Campillo
• John Catlin
• Todd Clements
• Aaron Cockerill
• Nicolas Colsaerts
• Sean Crocker
• Jens Dantorp
• Louis De Jager
• Alejandro Del Rey
• Hennie Du Plessis
• Bryce Easton
• Nacho Elvira
• Ewen Ferguson
• Darren Fichardt
• Pedro Figueiredo
• Ross Fisher
• Alex Fitzpatrick
• Simon Forsström
• Jeremy Freiburghaus
• Stephen Gallacher
• Manu Gandas
• Alfredo Garcia-Heredia
• Sebastian Garcia
• Daniel Gavins
• Deon Germishuys
• Gavin Green
• Joshua Grenville-Wood
• Chase Hanna
• Benjamin Hebert
• Angel Hidalgo
• Kazuki Higa
• Daniel Hillier
• Ryo Hisatsune
• Rasmus Hojgaard
• Rikuya Hoshino
• Daan Huizing
• Oliver Hundebøll
• Scott Jamieson
• Jazz Janewattananond
• Kristian Johannessen
• Joel Jones
• Matthew Jordan
• Maximilian Kieffer
• Marcus Kinhult
• Soren Kjeldsen
• Alexander Knappe
• Jeong Weon Ko
• Gudmundur Kristjansson
• Joakim Lagergren
• Romain Langasque
• Pablo Larrazábal
• David Law
• Thriston Lawrence
• Nicklas Lemke
• Alexander Levy
• Mikael Lindberg
• Zander Lombard
• Mike Lorenzo-Vera
• Robert MacIntyre
• Richard Mansell
• Tom McKibbin
• Guido Migliozzi
• Edoardo Molinari
• James Morrison
• John Murphy
• Lukas Nemecz
• Wilco Nienaber
• Niklas Norgaard
• Thorbjorn Olesen
• Adrian Otaegui
• John Parry
• Yannik Paul
• Matthieu Pavon
• Eddie Pepperell
• Tapio Pulkkanen
• Alvaro Quiros
• Aaron Rai
• Richie Ramsay
• Othman Raouzi
• David Ravetto
• JC Ritchie
• Antoine Rozner
• Adriene Saddier
• Faisal Salhab
• Kalle Samooja
• Ricardo Santos
• Jayden Schaper
• Matti Schmid
• Marcel Schneider
• Freddy Schott
• Robin Sciot-Siegrist
• Jason Scrivener
• Callum Shinkwin
• Marcel Siem
• Martin Simonsen
• Jordan Smith
• Sebastian Soderberg
• Clement Sordet
• Matthew Southgate
• Joel Stalter
• Ockie Strydom
• Andy Sullivan
• Santiago Tarrio
• Sami Välimaki
• Darius Van Driel
• Daniel Van Tonder
• Johannes Veerman
• Nicolai Von Dellingshausen
• Matt Wallace
• Justin Walters
• Jeunghun Wang
• Paul Waring
• Marc Warren
• Gunner Wiebe
• Andrew Wilson
• Jeff Winther
• Fabrizio Zanotti

Who do you think will claim the Qatar Masters title and the prize money that comes with it? Tell us in the comments section below!

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