The DP World Tour season concludes this week with a star-studded showdown in Dubai, the PGA and LPGA tours return to the United States, and the PGA Tour Champions’ season closes with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
DP WORLD TOUR
THIS WEEK: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, Nov. 12-15
Course: Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth Course (Par 72, 7,706 yards)
Purse: $10 million (Winner receives $3 million)
Defending champion: Matt Fitzpatrick
Race to Dubai leader: Eugenio Chacarra
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Saturday, 2-8 a.m. ET; Sunday, 1:30-7:30 a.m. (Golf Channel)
X: @DPWorldTour
NOTES: The top 50 in the Race to Dubai standings qualified for the season-ending event. Chacarra leads Rory McIlroy by 533.93 points and Patrick Reed by 715.17 points. Chacarra is seeking to win the Race to Dubai title in his first full season on tour, while McIlroy is looking to tie Colin Montgomerie’s record of eight titles and Reed is attempting to become the first American to win it. The only route for Chacarra to guarantee claiming the title is to win the event, and he will be paired in the final group with McIlroy on Thursday. There are scenarios in which Chacarra can win the title without winning the event. … The top 10 players in the Race to Dubai who are not already on the PGA Tour will be offered tour cards for the 2027 season. Chacarra and Reed have already secured their spots in the top 10, with Oliver Lindell and Joe Dean currently holding down the final two spots.
Last tournament: Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship (Won by Jon Rahm)
Next tournament: BMW Australian PGA Championship, Sydney, Nov. 26-29
PGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: Austin Championship, Austin, Texas, Nov. 12-15
Course: Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Fazio Canyons (Par 72, 7,451 yards)
Purse: $6 million (Winner receives $1.08 million)
Defending champion: Inaugural event
FedExCup champion: Scottie Scheffler
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Streaming: Thursday-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. ET (ESPN App)
X: @AustinChampTX
NOTES: This marks the seventh of eight events in the FedExCup Fall, which finalizes eligibility for the 2027 PGA Tour season. Players who finish inside the top 100 of the standings become exempt for 2027. Players who finish Nos. 51-60 in the final FedExCup Fall standings earn spots in the first two signature events next season. … Compliance Solutions took over as the presenting sponsor after Good Good Golf withdrew due to backlash from an ad designed to promote its new driver made in collaboration with Callaway. … Dallas resident and former Texas Longhorns star Tommy Morrison will make his first start on the PGA Tour as a professional. Fellow Longhorn Christiaan Maas is also in the field on a sponsor exemption as he makes his tour debut.
BEST BETS: Jackson Koivun (+1550 at DraftKings) has a win among three top-10 finishes on tour this season. … Doug Ghim (+1700) has four top-10 finishes this year and has finished T17 or better in each of his four fall starts. … Blades Brown (+2250) is coming off his maiden PGA Tour victory at just 19 years old. He became the first teenager to win on tour since Jordan Spieth in 2013. … Andrew Novak (+2700). … Brian Harman (+3400). … Austin Smotherman (+3800) provides longshot odds despite claiming his first two tour titles during the FedExCup Fall. He’s seeking to become the first player since Dustin Johnson in 2017 to win in three consecutive starts.
Last tournament: World Wide Technology Championship (Won by Blades Brown)
Next tournament: The RSM Classic, St. Simons Island, Ga., Nov. 19-22
LPGA TOUR
THIS WEEK: The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, Belleair, Fla., Nov. 12-15
Course: Pelican Golf Club (Par 70, 6,349 yards)
Purse: $3.25 million (Winner receives $487,500)
Defending champion: Linn Grant
Race to CME Globe leader: Nelly Korda
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2-5 p.m. (CNBC); Sunday, 1:30-4:30 p.m. (CNBC)
X: @theANNIKAlpga
NOTES: The tour returns to the United States for the regular-season finale following a four-event Asian swing. The top 60 players in the standings after this week will qualify for the CME Group Tour Championship. … This is the seventh edition of the event, which Grant won by three shots over Jennifer Kupcho last year. … Korda will make her first start since the FM Championship in August, and her first appearance since the Solheim Cup in September. In five previous starts in the event, Korda is a combined 62 under par — 11 strokes better than any other player since 2021. … The tournament is hosted by Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam.
Last tournament: Toto Japan Classic (Won by Shuri Sakuma)
Next tournament: CME Group Tour Championship, Naples, Fla., Nov. 19-22
PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
THIS WEEK: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Phoenix, Nov. 12-15
Course: Phoenix Country Club (Par 71, 6,860 Yards)
Purse: $3 million (Winner receives $528,000)
Defending champion: Stewart Cink
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Cink
HOW TO FOLLOW
TV: Thursday-Sunday, 5-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
X: @ChampionsTour
NOTES: The top 36 players in the standings qualified for the season-ending event, but only Cink and Zach Johnson can mathematically win the Charles Schwab Cup. Cink enters the week with a 186,002-point lead over Johnson. … Cink is seeking to become the first back-to-back Cup champion since Bernhard Langer, who won three consecutive titles from 2014-16. Johnson, who has six wins this season, is trying to become the first rookie to win the Cup. Two-time Cup winner Steven Alker is in third place but cannot surpass the top two this week. … The winner of the season points title will receive a $1 million bonus.
Last tournament: Simmons Bank Championship (Won by Darren Fichardt)
Next tournament: PNC Championship, Orlando, Dec. 17-20
–Field Level Media
