Scott, Lee and Micheluzzi play Abu Dhabi Playoff
David Micheluzzi – has done well to qualify for this event in his rookie DP World Tour season
The DP World Tour plays the penultimate event of its 2024 season this week when the US$9 million Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is played at Yas Links in Abu Dhabi.
The event is the forerunner to next week’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai where the leading 50 in the Race to Dubai standings will compete.
The leading 70 in the standings are playing this week and therefore 20 players will lose the chance to play for the US$10 million and bonuses available next week.
Australians who have made this week’s field are Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee and David Micheluzzi.
The current leader in the Race to Dubai standings Rory McIlroy holds a 1,572.39-point advantage over closest challenger Thriston Lawrence with just 3,500 points available over the remaining two events, leaving him poised to equal Seve Ballesteros’ tally of six Harry Vardon trophies and move within two of Colin Montgomerie’s all-time record.
A runner-up finish from McIlroy in Abu Dhabi would be enough to wrap up the season title with a week to spare, with the 35-year-old already guaranteed to arrive in Dubai next week as the season-long leader regardless of how he performs in the latest Rolex Series event.
There are currently 36 players still with a mathematical chance of winning the Race to Dubai, although at least 20 of those require a victory in Abu Dhabi and for McIlroy to finish last of the 70-man field.
