PGA Tour Fall Series : Austin Championship, facts to know, Canadian standings

 PGA Tour : Austin Championship Field

* This is a new event on the Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa Fazio Canyons Course, 7451yds, renovated by Tom Fazio in 2022 in preparation for PGA Tour play.

* Second last event in the Fall Series

* Most of the field from last week are here including winner Blades Brown. Players are still jockeying for a position in that 51-60 Aon Next 10 who will gain entry into 2027 Pebble Beach and Genesis signature $20,000,000 tournaments. Corey Conners has been bumped out from 58 to 62 after last week's play.

* Players are also vying to spots in the top 100 for full 2027 Tour status, and 101-125 conditional status.

* with time running out Mac Hughes 103, Taylor Pendrith 104 , AJ Ewart 106 are all close.

CANADIANS (FedEx / OWGR)

AJ Ewart  106/ 206

Mac Hughes  103/159

Taylor Pendrith 104/134

Adam Svensson 182 /548

Nick Taylor  72/97

Sudarshan Yellamaraju  65/116

Adam Hadwin  176/338 is an alternative

Bryan Angus

TEE TIMES for DP World Tour Championship...What to know..

 DP World Tour Championship : 

• Tee Times  Leaderboard

The DP World Tour arrives in Dubai for the DP World Tour Championship, marking the final event of 2026 Race to Dubai season.

Season finale

And then there was one. After visiting 25 countries across five continents, the DP World Tour’s schedule reaches a climax this week in Dubai. 

Since 2009, the DP World Tour Championship has annually played host to the season-ending event. Contested over 72 holes, with no cut, the concluding Rolex Series event features a $10 million prize fund – the biggest of the 42-tournament 2026 Race to Dubai season. 

Now, 50 players have made their way to the second of back-to-back Rolex Series events - which serve as the DP World Tour Play-Offs - to compete for two key pieces of silverware on offer this week: The DP World Tour Championship and the Harry Vardon Trophy.

Who can still win the Race to Dubai?

The battle for the Race to Dubai title comes to an end this week at Jumeriah Golf Club as players vie to end the year as DP World Tour Number One. With 2000 points available to this week's champion, there are still nine players remain in the running to end the year at the top of the Ranking.

Eugenio Chacarra, the only three time winner this season, tops the standings heading in with a 533.93 point lead over nearest challenger Rory McIlroy, who is seeking to match Colin Montgomerie’s long-standing record of eight Order of Merit titles this week.

Behind them are Patrick Reed, Casey Jarvis, US PGA Championship winner Aaron Rai, Jon Rahm, Ryan Fox, Jayden Schaper and Daniel Hillier, who all have a mathematical chance of ending the year as the winner of the season-long race. Rahm became the latest player to enter the mix after triumphing on his debut at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship last week.

The battle for PGA Tour cards

Eugenio Chacarra may be at the top of the Race to Dubai Ranking, but he’s also at the top of another significant race: The race for the ten Dual Membership cards with the PGA Tour.

With the elevated points on offer this week, any of the eligible players could play their way into the top ten come Sunday evening.

Inside the field

The final event of the 2026 Race to Dubai features the leading 50 available players on the Rankings, consisting of three of four 2026 Major Champions and several multiple winners on the Race to Dubai season.

Alongside the players challenging for the Race to Dubai title - including Eugenio Chacarra and Casey Jarvis,  the field features a host of some of Europe's best as Ryder Cup stars Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood join Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm.

As it stands, Kota Kaneko is the only rookie on the 2026 Race to Dubai who has made it into the final field, and if that remains the case the Japanese will end this week as Rookie of the Year - joining Ryo Hisatsune as the second player from Japan to win the Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award in the last four years.

Kaneko is also one of 11 players making their debut in this event, joined by Hennie Du Plessis, Mikael Lindberg, Manuel Elvira, Freddy Schott, Casey Jarvis, Gregorio de Leo, David Puig, Yuto Katsuragawa, David Bryant and Casey Jarvis - who is also challenging for the Race to Dubai title.

What else is to play for?

In addition to the Race to Dubai, PGA Tour cards and the DP World Tour Championship title, there is also an added bonus for players who finish within the top 25 on the Race to Dubai Ranking.

A new pathway this season to the Major Championships means that any player not otherwise exempt who finishes in the top 25 of the Final Race to Dubai Ranking those in will earn an exemption into next year’s Open Championship at St Andrews.

europeantour.com

Bryan Angus (edit)

Rory raring to go after 8th Race to Dubai title this week in Dubai

 Rory McIlroy is raring to go in his bid to chase down Eugenio Chacarra and win a record-equalling eighth Harry Vardon Trophy which will come down to the wire at next week's DP World Tour Championship.

The World Number Two leapfrogged long-time leader of the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World Patrick Reed into second after adding a third-placed finish at the 2026 Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship.

SITUATION

He trails Chacarra by 533.93 points heading into the final event of the season on the Earth course, where the six-time Major Champion has won on three occasions, and with 2,000 points on offer for the winner, McIlroy is relishing the chance to sit alongside Colin Montgomerie in the record books.

"It was a good week. I saw some encouraging signs in the game," the 37-year-old said.

"I'm going to be in that final group going out on Thursday next week. I obviously would have loved to have won the tournament, but enough positive signs to feel good about going into next week.

"That's where I wanted to be. It's a pretty familiar spot for me going into the DP World Tour Championship and I'm excited for it.

"That was the goal coming into these two weeks to try to catch Eugenio and Patrick, and try to win the Race to Dubai again.

"It would have been great to win this week and give myself not as much of a deficit or even a lead, but still feel like I'm right in there with a great chance."

Chacarra declared McIlroy as the favourite despite his advantage heading into Dubai.

"It's hard. He's the number two player in the world and the number one in Europe, and he's been doing it for a long time and he plays really good out in Abu Dhabi and Dubai," the Spaniard admitted.

"He has played that course a million times, and I only played it once.

"He's going to be up there and we are going to battle on next week. Obviously the odds are on him and he's the favourite, but we'll play golf.

"We know what I'm capable of when I am playing good. There was a lot of good this week, but I just need to sharpen up to have a chance next week."

RAHM

Jon Rahm stormed to victory at Yas Links on his tournament debut to give himself with a shot of winning his second Race to Dubai crown and his first since 2019.

The Spaniard would need Chacarra to finish no higher than eighth and McIlroy as runner-up should he secure successive triumphs to conclude the season in his outside chance of lifting the Harry Vardon Trophy.

He said: "I didn't think I ever had a chance to win it! I'm very excited, it gives me a little more incentive for next week because I really didn't think I had a chance.

"Those are better odds than I expected so I'm looking forward to it and hopefully I can get my fourth one (victory on Earth course) and finish the year with back-to-back wins."

europeantour.com

Bryan Angus (edit)

Teen Blades Brown wins World Wide Technology Championship.. Canadian Results

    PGA Tour : World Wide Technology Championship  Results 

Rookie Ben James 65 64 66 -21 is closing in on the top 50 (#52) to lead this World Wide Technology Championship by 4 shots over Ryan Gerard (65) -17.

Image source,Getty Images

Image caption,

Victory earned Blades Brown a spot in his first major at next year's PGA Championship

However his putter went cold on Sunday and he soon lost his 4 shot lead, and eventually shot 70 and lost in a playoff to 19 year old Blades Brown who went out on this easy El Cardonal at Diamante course and shot 9- 63 -23 to tie Brown, then won with a 3 footer on the 2nd playoff to become the youngest winner on the PGA Tour.

He now has a 2 year exemption, entry into the PGA Championship and the Players Championship, and has become a millionaire $1,080,000.

Michael Kim 64, -22 was 3rd.

Sudarshan Yellamaraju remained the top Canadian T12 -17 projected at #64 Fed Ex rankings with 2 events left in this Fall Series.

Three Canadians have M/C Pendrith, Hughes, Ewart, none are in contention this week, 

CANADIANS (with FedEx / OWGR standings)

T12  Sudarshan Yellamaraju -17  71 63 71 66   64/ 121

T33 Ben Silverman -13  69 66 71 69  117 / 231

T33  Nick Taylor -13   69 70 67 69   71/ 92

T68  Adam Svensson -6  68 69 74 71  181 /549

MC Taylor Pendrith -  E 68 76   103 / 129

MC Mac Hughes +1 72 73   102/ 156

MC AJ Ewart  +4 73 74   105 /

Next week its the Austin Championship, Austin, Texas

Bryan Angus

Steady Rahm wins the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship...Final 50 decided....Results

    DP WORLD Tour : Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship Results  

With 7 holes to play John Rahm -21, Francesco LaPorta -21, Rory -20 and Tyrrell Hatton -20 were neck and neck coming down the home stretch in this version of the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship.

With victory at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, Jon Rahm moved ahead of Tyrrell Hatton to become the player with the most Rolex Series wins. He won his sixth Rolex Series title with a two-shot victory on his debut at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship.

Rahm arrived at Yas Links level with great friend Hatton on five triumphs in the DP World Tour's blue riband events and the duo went out together in the final group on both Saturday and Sunday.

In the end, it was Rahm who made it six of the best as a closing 67 handed him a two-shot win on his event debut.

They were in the final group alongside Francesco Laporta, and the trio and Rory McIlroy briefly shared the lead at -20 under on the back nine before Rahm motored ahead for the win.

"It means a lot," Rahm, who turns 32 on Tuesday, said. "I'm almost not letting myself believe it because it's been quite a while since I played good in a DP World Tour event and my last showing, if we don't count withdrawals, I think I finished last.

"I was never in danger of making a bogey except that one hole so a lot of them deserve a lot of credit, but definitely that second shot on 15, that six iron might be contender for shot of the year for me.

"After everything that's gone on and some poor play, battles mentally with the noise, to come back out after a little bit of rest and having a new addition to the family, it's special."

The leadership group increased to three when McIlroy rolled in birdies at the tenth and 11th and when Hatton also picked up a shot at the latter hole, four were tied at the top.

There was soon a two-shot swing at the 12th after Laporta found trouble and could not get up and down to save par, with Rahm taking full advantage with a birdie from short range.

That left him at -22 under, but Laporta's race was run when he triple-bogeyed the 13th to slip five behind.

Rahm produced a stunning approach at the 15th to ensure he took a stranglehold of the tournament as he tapped in for birdie.

SUMMARY

Hatton maintained the two-shot deficit when following suit, but steady Rahm kept his good friend at arm's length by closing out with three straight pars to secure his 11th DP World Tour title.

The Englishman signed for a final-round 68 to claim solo second at -21 and sealed his place at next week's DP World Tour Championship.

McIlroy climbed up to second on the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World in his bid for a record-equalling eighth Harry Vardon Trophy with a third-placed finish at -19. He had his chances with birdie, eagle putts, but they just didn't fall at crucial moments late in his round.

Laporta who distinguished himself all week, was two shots further back -17 in fourth, with Spanish duo Angel Ayora and David Puig and Bernd Wiesberger at -16. 

Jayden Schaper was in solo eighth at 15 under, while English pair Nathan Kimsey and Matthew Jordan, Adam Scott, Frederic Lacroix and Freddy Schott were one shot further back.

TOP 50 RANKINGS FOR TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Rankings

Bryan Angus

Canadian scores, rookie James leads Worldwide Technology Championship..54 hole results

   PGA Tour : World Wide Technology Championship Tee Times Leaderboard

Rookie Ben James 65 64 66 -21 is closing in on the top 50 (#52) to lead this World Wide Technology Championship by 4 shots over Ryan Gerard (65) -17.

James was the #1 ranked player on the 2026 PGA Tour University rankings which has earned him a full Tour card for 2027, made 3 birdies in a row to begin his round on Saturday, and was never challenged, looking for his first PGA Tour win.

Three Canadians have M/C Pendrith, Hughes, Ewart, none are in contention this week, playing to improve their status on Sunday.

CANADIANS (with FedEx / OWGR standings)

T22  Sudarshan Yellamaraju -1171 63 71  64/ 121

T27 Ben Silverman -10  69 66 71  114 / 231

T27  Nick Taylor -10 69 70 67   72/ 92

T65  Adam Svensson -5 68 69 74  181 /549

MC Taylor Pendrith -  E 68 76  104 / 129

MC Mac Hughes +1 72 73  103/ 156

MC AJ Ewart  +4 73 74 106 /

Bryan Angus

Jon Rahm eges ahead after Saturday in Abu Dhabi....54 hole results

   DP WORLD Tour : Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship Tee Times Leaderboard

Big time names Adam Scott, Tyrell Hatton, Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy are all over the leaderboard on another sun drenched Saturday day on the Yas Links GC outside Abu Dhabi.

Rory would be alone in the lead if not for a surprising double bogey 6 at the par 4th 10th where he drove the green but the ball just caught the front bunker, into a terrible lie, his explosion flew over the green into the rough and he stickhandled his way from there to the six.

Bryan Angus 7am est

FINAL EDIT 2026/11/07   12pm EST

Jon Rahm produced a roaring back nine to surge into a one-shot lead at the 2026 Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship.

The two-time Major Champion went out in the final group after sharing the lead with Tyrrell Hatton and Francesco Laporta and despite a slow start to his third round, he burst into life after the turn.

Rahm went birdie-eagle-birdie from the tenth which catapulted him to the top in his brilliant -6 66 as he kept his playing partners at arm's length at -18.

He has five Rolex Series stars to his name and will hope to get his name on the trophy at Yas Links to move one ahead of good friend and rival Hatton.

Laporta and Hatton will once again play with Rahm in the final group on Sunday, with the pair one shot behind and Rory McIlroy in solo fourth at -16 under.

The World Number Two birdied the second and after four straight pars, he finished the front nine with a hat-trick of gains to reach -15.

Laporta nudged back ahead with a birdie at the tenth, the same hole McIlroy double-bogeyed after getting in trouble when shooting over the green from a greenside bunker.

McIlroy stormed back from his blip to rattle off four straight birdies from the 11th, which included a magical drive to find the par-four 14th, to join Rahm at the summit.

Rahm moved ahead on his own with a birdie at the 15th and McIlroy slipped two behind after a poor bunker shot at the par-three 17th.

Laporta remained in the hunt with a birdie at the 16th to move alongside Hatton T2 at -17 under before the trio parred their way home.

McIlroy shook his head after he only parred the last to card -5 67 -16 while Adam Scott, who is yet to drop a shot at Yas Links, is at -15 after six birdies in his third round .

Spain's David Puig mixed six birdies and two dropped shots to sit one stroke further back with Jordan also at -14.

"It was a good day overall," Rahm said. "Just holes four, five, and six got away from me for a second. I was in a good position on every single hole with a chance for birdie. Fantastic round, but overall, obviously very good golf.

"It would be amazing (to win). It's been a good year so far, but to win again on the DP World Tour would be special.

"To add to the Rolex Series tally and make it six would be fantastic as well."

europeantour.com

Bryan Angus (edit)