The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship marks the first of two DP World Tour Play-off events as the Race To Dubai is decided in the Middle East.
McIlroy had 441-point advantage before the Play-offs began, but his nearest challenger - Marco Penge - has been piling on the pressure and may well close that gap with a strong closing round.
Away from the title race, anyone still involved in the season at this late stage will likely harbor dreams of picking up one of 10 PGA Tour cards on offer to the leading eligible players.
As proved by Paul Waring's remarkable win 12 months ago, even those lying well outside the top-10 can enjoy a fantastic closing fortnight and change the course of their careers.
And because the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is a Play-off tournament and Rolex Series event, not only are the points increased dramatically compared to a standard event but the prize money is too.
Whoever follows in the footsteps of Waring will scoop $1.53 million and roughly 1,500 Race To Dubai points. The runner-up could collect just under $1 million themselves if they finish in solo second.
Otherwise, the $9 million prize pool ensures that the checks handed out to the top-21 pros should contain at least six figures. In addition, even the player who comes dead last in the 70-man no-cut field will bank $17,100.
Below is the complete prize money payout for the 2025 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links, with the maximum amount listed for each position before ties are taken into account.
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship Prize Money Breakdown
Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
1st | $1,530,000 |
2nd | $990,000 |
3rd | $567,000 |
4th | $450,000 |
5th | $381,600 |
6th | $315,000 |
7th | $270,000 |
8th | $225,000 |
9th | $201,600 |
10th | $180,000 |
11th | $165,600 |
12th | $154,800 |
13th | $144,900 |
14th | $137,700 |
15th | $132,300 |
16th | $126,900 |
17th | $121,500 |
18th | $116,100 |
19th | $111,600 |
20th | $108,000 |
21st | $104,400 |
22nd | $101,700 |
23rd | $99,000 |
24th | $96,300 |
25th | $93,600 |
26th | $90,900 |
27th | $88,200 |
28th | $85,500 |
29th | $82,800 |
30th | $80,100 |
31st | $77,400 |
32nd | $74,700 |
33rd | $72,000 |
34th | $69,300 |
35th | $66,600 |
36th | $63,900 |
37th | $62,100 |
38th | $60,300 |
39th | $58,500 |
40th | $56,700 |
41st | $54,900 |
42nd | $53,100 |
43rd | $51,300 |
44th | $49,500 |
45th | $47,700 |
46th | $45,900 |
47th | $44,100 |
48th | $42,300 |
49th | $40,500 |
50th | $38,700 |
51st | $36,900 |
52nd | $35,100 |
53rd | $33,300 |
54th | $31,500 |
55th | $30,600 |
56th | $29,700 |
57th | $28,800 |
58th | $27,900 |
59th | $27,000 |
60th | $26,100 |
61st | $25,200 |
62nd | $24,300 |
63rd | $23,400 |
64th | $22,500 |
65th | $21,600 |
66th | $20,700 |
67th | $19,800 |
68th | $18,900 |
69th | $18,000 |
70th | $17,100 |
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