The Race to Dubai season will draw to a close this weekend at the DP World Tour Championship and nine players remain in with a chance of lifting the Harry Vardon Trophy.
The top 50 players in the rankings will tee it up at the Earth Course in Dubai and both Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm, who have won this tournament on three occasions, will be hoping to secure the Race to Dubai title on Sunday.
At the top of the standings is Eugenio Chacarra, whose third win of the season at the DP World India Championship strengthened his chances of becoming the third Spaniard to be crowned champion alongside Seve Ballesteros and Rahm.
However, Chacarra has McIlroy in hot pursuit as the Northern Irishman finished third in last week's Abu Dhabi Championship to leapfrog Patrick Reed into second.
The likes of Rahm, Casey Jarvis, Aaron Rai, Jayden Schaper, Ryan Fox and Daniel Hillier all still possess a mathematical chance to win the Race to Dubai and the battle for supremacy is set to go down to the wire.
What result does Rory McIlroy need to win Race to Dubai title?
As McIlroy trails Chacarra by 533.93 points, victory in the DP World Tour Championship will be enough to see him lift the Harry Vardon Trophy for a record-equalling eighth time and fourth year in succession, regardless of how his Spanish rival performs.
The six-time major winner can finish as low as fourth and still claim the Race to Dubai honours, but then McIlroy would be at the mercy of Chacarra, Reed and other rivals.
Anything lower than fourth will not suffice for McIlroy with fifth only receiving 509 points.
If McIlroy finishes solo second, he will be crowned champion providing neither Chacarra or Reed win the tournament.
Solo third will enable him to prevail should Chacarra finish outside the top 11, Reed is lower than tied-second and none of Jarvis, Rai or Rahm win in Dubai.
Fourth could still deliver the Race to Dubai title if Chacarra finishes in the bottom four, Reed is outside the top two and none of the others in contention claim the maximum 2,000 points by winning the tournament.
Race to Dubai standings
Ranking | Points |
| 4,243.79 |
| 3,709.86 |
| 3,528.62 |
| 2,892.98 |
| 2,560.15 |
| 2,525.45 |
| 2,445.79 |
| 2,427.52 |
| 2,351.25 |
