The golfing season is reaching its peak at the moment. With the DP World Tour Final coming up, its Race To Dubai season, too, will be witnessing a thrilling end. This season, the DP World Tour audience has witnessed a packed event schedule. It included a total of 41 DP World Tour events that spanned across 27 countries and 5 continents.

At the moment, all eyes are set on the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai as the likes of Rory McIlroy and others will take centre stage. However, despite some notable names like Jon Rahm missing, the event is expected to garner a lot of eyeballs. With Rory McIlroy looking to defend his title, one of the biggest questions that fans have is whether the DP World Tour has a cut. 

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Does the DP World Tour Have A Cut?

In simple words, no, the DP World Tour Championship does not have a cut. While it will be contested over 72 holes, the prize purse will feature a whopping $10 million. Incidentally, this will be one of the highest purses of the Tour outside of the Four Majors. Coming to the scoring system, a total of 12000 Race To Dubai points will be up for grabs. The winner will get 2000 points, while a solo second-place winner will have the opportunity to get a full 1335 points. 

Breaking down the points tally further, the points are allotted as per the ranks of each golfer in each tournament. Adding up those points, the final Race to Dubai standings will be finalized. Interestingly, there will be added perks too. After the end of the DP World Tour Play-Offs, the golfers earning a top 10 Race to Dubai ranking will get to share a cumulative bonus prize pool of $6 million, with the winner getting $2 million. 

And that is not all. The top 10 golfers, if not already exempt, will be awarded special Tour cards. These cards will act like entry passes for the golfers, providing them with dual membership, broadening the scope to showcase their talent as a whole. Well, now that the question of whether the event will have a cut has been answered, here’s a look at the most probable name who is likely to take all the glory.

Is Rory McIlroy poised to seize all the glory in the DP World Tour Championship?

Rory McIlroy is currently leading the Race to Dubai Rankings, which determines the best overall golfer on the DP World Tour across the season. Now, he’s heading into the final tournament aiming to win the Harry Vardon Trophy for a seventh time. And this is his run for the Harry Vardon for the fourth year in a row. This season has been going impeccably well for the Irish star.

Before turning up for the play-off in the Amgen Irish Open, McIlroy completed the career Grand Slam at the Masters. With McIlroy ruling the course, he would be the one to be toppled. Marco Penge and Tyrrell Hatton have the opportunity to still defeat Rory McIlroy. This is because only 57.600 points are allotted to the player in last position and 2,000 points to the winner. 

McIlroy toppled Penge in Abu Dhabi with 767.02 points. This placed Penge in a position where he must finish at least in a three-way tie for second to secure an opportunity to overtake the Irish golfer.