Billy Horschel is excited to tee it up in what he describes as a ‘special event’ as the DP World Tour Championship marks the end of the 2024 Race to Dubai.

The American, who picked up his second BMW PGA Championship victory with a memorable play-off triumph at the prestigious Wentworth Club in September, returns to Jumeirah Golf Estates for the first time in three years this week as he looks to add another overseas crown to his collection.

“I’m excited to be here,” said the Race to Dubai Number Four. “It’s their last event of the year. It means a lot to everyone who gets here. It’s very similar to our TOUR Championship on the PGA TOUR.

The World Number 15 defeated Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and South African Thriston Lawrence, the leading two players on the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex, in a thrilling play-off at Wentworth and will be looking to make it back-to-back Rolex Series victories when he tees it up on the Earth Course.


“When I won Wentworth, this wasn’t on my schedule originally and then when I won, I felt like I needed to make sure I show up and attend a special event, and that’s what I’m doing. I’m looking forward to hopefully a great week. I haven’t done a lot of practice over the last month. I’m a little rusty on the greens but we’ll just see what happens.

“I support this tour. I love this tour. I think the world of this tour. But at the same time, I don’t support this tour 20-plus events out of the year.”

A star-studded field is assembled for the fifth and final Rolex Series event of the year, with Genesis Scottish Open winner Robert MacIntyre looking to cap off a memorable season both at home and abroad.

The 2023 Ryder Cup winner claimed his maiden PGA TOUR title by winning the RBC Canadian Open with dad Dougie on the bag before becoming the first Scot since Colin Montgomerie in 1999 to win the Genesis Scottish Open in July, bettering his runner-up finish from 2023.

The 28-year-old Scot is one of seven members of Luke Donald’s victorious European Team in Rome, including Englishman Tyrrell Hatton – who finished second to compatriot Paul Waring at last week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship – and Tommy Fleetwood, who finished in a tie for sixth at Yas Links.

Dubai resident Fleetwood has his sights set on his second victory of the year in his adopted home, having triumphed at the Dubai Invitational in January. The seven-time DP World Tour winner has twice finished runner-up at the DP World Tour Championship, including in 2023 to Ryder Cup team-mate Nicolai Højgaard, and is looking to add the finishing touches to a superb 2024 campaign, which included winning the Silver Medal at the Olympic Games in Paris.

The DP World Tour Championship is the second and final event of the inaugural DP World Tour Play-Offs, with the top 50 available players on the Race to Dubai teeing it up this week. As well as competing for the tournament title and the Race to Dubai, which comes down to McIlroy and Lawrence, players will also be fighting for PGA TOUR cards, with the top ten non-exempt players on the final Race to Dubai Rankings earning dual membership.

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