The 4 LIV Golfers Currently Qualified For The DP World Tour Championship

It's doesn't have quite the financial clout of the FedEx Cup, but the season-ending DP World Tour Championship is still a big deal for those wanting to be crowned European No.1.

This year there's a two-tournament DP World Tour Play-Offs finale to the season, with the top 70 in the Race To Dubai standings following the Genesis Championship progressing to the first of those, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Following the tournament at Yas Links, the top 50 in the Race To Dubai standings qualify for the closing DP World Tour Championship at the Earth Course in Dubai when the Harry Vardon Trophy for the player winning the Race to Dubai will also be presented.

LIV Golf players have not been seen much on the DP World Tour this season, but a few have made appearances through various methods - including the big Ryder Cup hopefuls Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton.

The pair appealed against their fines and suspensions for playing for LIV Golf to play on the DP World Tour as they look to make Luke Donald's life a lot easier by qualifying automatically for the European team.

As a result, it also means they're in good positions to qualify for the DP World Tour Championship.

Hatton's victory at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship helped ensure he's 22nd in the Race To Dubai standings, meaning he has booked his place in the first of the Play-Offs events.

As for Rahm, he's among the big names missing from the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, but at 34th in the standings, we should see him in the DP World Tour Championship, meaning he can afford to skip the event.

Thanks to their performances earlier in the season, both Joaquin Niemann and Adrian Meronk are in the top 50 despite playing in just six and eight qualifying tournaments respectively.

Here's how the LIV golfers who could qualify for the DP World Tour Championship are shaping up, with their Race To Dubai ranking in brackets.

Tyrrell Hatton (22)

A T9 at The Masters gave Hatton some early Race to Dubai points and was back in regular DP World Tour action at the Betfred British Masters at the start of September, where he was 18th. He then finished 10th at the Open de Espana before producing some brilliant golf to win a record third Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews.

That victory was a huge boost to his Ryder Cup hopes as it put Hatton into fifth in the early qualifying standings, while also lifting him to 16th in the Race To Dubai. He's slipped to 22nd since then, but that's more than enough to see him named in the field for the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Joaquin Niemann (33)

Joaquin Niemann got his challenge to qualify for the DP World Tour Championship off to an excellent start with a finish of fifth at the Australian PGA Championship before winning the Australian Open.

A fourth-placed finish at the Dubai Desert Classic added to his points tally and he's 33rd in the rankings ahead of the trip to Abu Dhabi.

Niemann's DP World Tour form is only part of the story of his year so far - he also finished second to Rahm in the LIV Golf individual standings and won twice in its 13 regular events, so he'll be one to watch at Yas Links.

Jon Rahm (34)

Jon Rahm claimed the $18m bonus for winning the LIV Golf individual title in his debut season - more than enough money to stock up on diapers for his third child, Alaia Cahill, who arrived in late September. Presumably because of parental responsibilities, he's not taking part in Abu Dhabi, despite being 34th in the rankings. But how did he get there?

After following Hatton and appealing his fines and suspensions, he was eligible to play in the Open de Expana, where he lost out in a playoff to Angel Hidalgo.

A finish of seventh at the Alfred Dunhill Links lifted Rahm well above the cut-off and he could even afford a below-par effort at the Andalucia Masters to stand 34th.

Adrian Meronk (39)

Adrian Meronk was not in the field to defend his Andalucia Masters title but he is 39th in the Race To Dubai standings thanks to his performances in four events at the start of the season.

He had a top 10 from one of the two events in Australia in November, but it was on his home turf in Dubai, where he now lives, where he prospered.

Meronk finished 10th at the Dubai Invitational before finishing second at the Dubai Desert Classic behind Rory McIlroy, with the Rolex Series event giving him a bumper points haul that will be enough to get him into the field for the Abu Dhabi tournament.