DP World Tour Championship predictions: Fleetwood main threat to McIlroy title hopes
Warren Ashurst
Eugenio Chacarra leads the Race to Dubai standings going into the final event of the season
Rory McIlroy is looking for a record-equalling eighth Order of Merit title
There will be 50 players teeing it up at the Jumeirah Golf Estates
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The 2026 DP World Tour season comes to an exciting conclusion this week, with nine players still in with a chance of topping the money list.
Rory McIlroy looks like the man to beat, as he seeks an eighth DP World Tour crown, but Spain’s Eugenio Chacarra leads the standings after three tournament wins this year.
Others with a chance of finishing top of the pile include Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Aaron Rai, Casey Jarvis, Ryan Fox, Jayden Schaper and Daniel Hillier.
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Tommy feels at home in Dubai
Tommy Fleetwood made the big decision to relocate his family and base himself in Dubai back in 2022.
Since then, the Englishman has won four tournaments, including his first event success on the PGA Tour – the 2025 Tour Championship.
Fleetwood has also won in the United Arab Emirates, with victory at the 2024 Dubai Invitational and has a strong record going into this week’s tournament.
The 35-year-old has twice finished runner-up in the DP World Tour Championship – behind Nicolai Hojgaard in 2023 and second to Rahm in 2019.
Fleetwood goes into this season’s finale off the back of a decent display in Abu Dhabi – including a second-round 66 – where he finished in a tie for 14th.
Back Tommy Fleetwood to win and each-way @ 8/1 with LiveScore Bet
Hatton eyeing life after LIV
Having decided to return to the DP World Tour full-time next year, Tyrrell Hatton will be keen to end 2026 on a high note.
The Ryder Cup star finished inside the top 30 at the BMW PGA Championship in September and then, after a disappointing couple of events, impressed in Abu Dhabi last week.
Hatton finished second to Rahm, two shots behind the Spaniard, after carding four sub 70 rounds at Yas Links.
Just like his fellow Englishman Fleetwood, Hatton has twice been a runner-up in this tournament including in 2022, when he finished two shots behind Rahm again.
Tyrrell Hatton to win and each-way @ 14/1 with LiveScore Bet
Ayora closing in on debut win
He may not have won yet on the DP World Tour, but 2026 has been a year to remember for Angel Ayora.
The 22-year-old – who ranks 21st in stroke average – has moved inside the top 20 of the Race to Dubai standings, having recorded eight top-10 finishes.
The latest came in last week’s Abu Dhabi Championship, finishing tied fifth thanks to weekend rounds of 65 and 67.
Ayora also impressed on his first appearance in the Tour Championship, when the man from Malaga finished in a tie for eighth – just four shots behind the winner, Matt Fitzpatrick.
Angel Ayora to win and each-way @ 33/1 with LiveScore Bet
