Special Features
Race to Dubai - Update
The Race to Dubai is a US$7,500,000 season long competition spanning 52 golf tournaments on The 2011 European Tour International Schedule. The Race to Dubai winner will receive The Harry Vardon Trophy, US$1,500,000 from the US$7,500,000 Bonus Pool and a seven year European Tour Card exemption. The winner of The Race to Dubai will secure Category 1 Membership of The European Tour similar to the winners of The Open Championship, the US Open, the US PGA Championship and the Masters Tournament. The Bonus Pool will count as Official Money on the final Race to Dubai standings.Martin Kaymer succeeded Lee Westwood as The Race to Dubai champion in 2010 to become only the fourth continental European to win the Harry Vardon trophy, following in the footsteps of the legendary Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer and Robert Karlsson. Kaymer won four times in 2010, capturing his maiden Major title at the US PGA Championship in addition to the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, the KLM Open and the Alfred Dunhill Championship on his way to €4,461,011 to finish ahead of Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell. England’s Luke Donald finished 15th.
The Number 1 to 60 players in The Race to Dubai (ranked according to their earnings from all events on The European Tour International Schedule) following the conclusion of the tournament held the previous week will qualify for the Dubai World Championship presented by DP World at the Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE, from December 8-11, 2011.
Current Top 10 Rankings
1. Luke Donald
2. Martin Kaymer
3. Rory Mcilroy
4. Charl Schwartzel
5. Lee Westwood
6. Anders Hansen
7. Sergio Garcia
8. Thomas Byorn
9. Simon Dyson
10. Darren Clarke
