Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship Winner Gets $1.53 Million Payout

The Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links is paying out a $9 million purse in its final round, with the winner set to collect $1.53 million. The event is the first of two DP World Tour Play-Offs tournaments that will trim the Race to Dubai field before next week's season finale.

How much is the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship purse?

The $9 million prize fund ties the Abu Dhabi event with the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, the Genesis Scottish Open and the BMW PGA Championship as the largest of the DP World Tour's Rolex Series events this season. This is the fourth consecutive year the tournament has offered $9 million. Because there is no cut, every player among the 70 who tee it up gets a share, unlike a standard 36-hole event where half the field goes home empty-handed.

Who is positioned to win?

Jon Rahm started the final round as the overnight leader. Tyrrell Hatton and Francesco Laporta began one shot back, with Rory McIlroy two behind. Defending champion Aaron Rai, who beat Fleetwood in a playoff a year ago, opened the last round in a tie for 26th at nine-under, nine shots off the pace.

The top 70 in the Race to Dubai standings qualified for this week's field, but only the top 50 move on to the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates, where a $10 million purse and the Harry Vardon Trophy are on the line next week.