For the first time in 13 years, the DP World Tour is visiting the Kingdom of Bahrain for a competitive play. The fourth event on the European Tour’s International Swing, the Bahrain Championship, started on February 1  and will reach its finale in a matter of a few hours. The event boasts a hefty purse out of the record $148 million prize money for the 2024 season.

Golfers like Rasmus Hojgaard, Padraig Harrington, and Eddie Pepperell are competing at the event to grab the glory. Apart from substantial monetary benefits, there is a lot more at stake in terms of important points and perks.

The winner’s share in the Bahrain Championship’s prize money

The total prize money for the Bahrain Championship is $2.5 million and 3000 Race to Dubai points pool, which is similar to last week’s event (Ras Al Khaimah Championship). From the prize purse, the winner will acquire $425,000 and 500 Race to Dubai points. The player at the bottom of the table will earn a check of $4,750 and those in the Top 5 will earn more than $100,000.

The winner’s share at $425,000 is the standard 16.67 percent payout according to the European Tour’s prize money distribution chart. The full breakdown of the prize money at the Bahrain Championship is listed below:

Beyond money, there is much more at stake as well, including a two-plus season exemption on the European Tour, as well as berths into other key events.

DP World Tour to crown the first Bahrain Championship winner

The players are fighting for more than the prize money. The winner of the Bahrain Championship can contest for the $200,000 bonus money as the Swing’s Champion at the end. Moreover, he will also automatically qualify for the Back 9 events starting on August 29th and the next Rolex Event series. There are also a total of 3,000 Race to Dubai points on offer to the full field.

The winner of the event will also get a boost in their world ranking as the event gives out approximately 17.7 Official World Golf Ranking points.

The player in the top spot also gets 500 DP World Tour points, with the player holding the most season-long Race to Dubai points at the end of the tournament winning the Race to Dubai and its first-place prize. The top eight players in the Race to Dubai standings after the season will be paid from the Race to Dubai bonus pool of $6 million.

The event is undoubtedly a huge chance for golfers to change their overall ranks on the DP World Tour and OWGR.

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After the 2011 season, the DP World Tour has made a long-awaited return to Bahrain. The Bahrain Championship is the second tournament in Bahrain after 2011. That year, Paul Casey won the Volvo Golf Championship and defeated Peter Hanson and Miguel Angel Jimenez with a stroke lead.

This event is the second last stop of the International Swing in the Middle East before the Tour moves to Qatar. Playing at the only grass course in Bahrain, the players in contention are 2023 Singapore Classic winner Strydom Ockie, 27-year-old Svensson Jesper looking for his maiden career win, and two-time DP World Tour winner Frittelli Dylan.

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