
The DP World Tour’s season-ending event provided plenty of drama, with Matt Fitzpatrick prevailing over Rory McIlroy in a playoff, McIlroy securing a fourth straight and seventh overall Order of Merit title, and 10 players earning a spot on the PGA Tour in 2026.
That latter aspect remains controversial, three years into the arrangement that sees the top 10 players in the final Race to Dubai standings who are not otherwise exempt on the PGA Tour earn a fully exempt position, meaning starts in just about all regular full-field events.