DP World Tour Championship

Course: Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Yardage: 7,675. Par: 72. Prize money: $10 million Winner’s share: $3 million

TV (ET): Thursday-Saturday, 28 a.m. (Golf); Sunday, 1:30-7:30 a.m. (Golf)

Notes: The final event of the European tour season is for the leading 50 players available from the DP World Tour rankings. … Collin Morikawa, who became the first American to lead the European points list by winning last year, is not returning to defend his title. He is No. 35. … Current points leader Rory McIlroy will try to join Henrik Stenson (2013) as the only players to win the points title on the European tour and PGA Tour in the same season. … Ryan Fox (No. 2), Adrian Meronk (No. 9) and Jordan Smith (No. 10) are the only players from the top 10 in the DP World Tour points who are not PGA Tour members. … The European tour will not have a week off before starting the new season with tournaments in Australia and South Africa. … McIlroy will be trying to become Europe’s No. 1 for the fourth time. Colin Montgomerie won it eight times, including seven in a row. … Three of the last four winners had won majors that year. U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick will have a chance to be the next.

– Associated Press