The new golf season is starting to hot-up as this week the DP World Tour heads to the UAE for the Dubai Desert Classic. Some big names will be teeing-up too, including world number three Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm – so we look at how much the Dubai Desert Classic prize money for 2025 is and just how much the winner can expect to walk into the clubhouse with.
Dubai Desert Classic Prize Money 2025: How Much Will The Winner Get?
This week’s Dubai Desert Classic prize money will see some of the best players battling it out for a $9m purse.
Rory McIlroy, who has won the last two renewals, is the one the layers fear most as the Northern Irish big hitter is the market leader pre- tournament with the best golf betting sites in the UK.
Jon Rahm is next best in the market and looking for his first win in this event.
But we have seen six past Spanish winners with the most recent Sergio Garcia in 2017.
Tyrrell Hatton and Tommy Fleetwood are next best in the market before a ball has been hit.
Dubai Desert Classic Prize Money Has Stayed The Same For Last Three Years
McIlroy will be looking to bag another $1,530.000 first prize – which is what the winner will walk away with.
The Dubai Desert Classic prize money for second is also very attractive at £990,000, with the third getting just over half a million at $567,000.
You can see the full golf prize money breakdown right down to the 70th player – who will still bank $17,100.
This year’s Dubai Desert Classic prize money 2025 is also the same as the last two years – with the latest increase coming after the 2022 event when the winner that year Viktor Hovland won £1,333,330.
- 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
How Many Times Has Rory McIlroy Won The Dubai Desert Classic?
This early-season European Tour event has been won four times by Rory McIlroy – which is the most by any player.
McIlroy’s first Dubai Desert Classic success came in 2009 when he posted a score of -19 to see off Justin Rose by just one stroke.
Another win followed in 2015 with a score of -22, followed by his most recent wins in 2023 and 2024.
Rory McIlroy’s Dubai Desert Classic Wins
- 2024 (-14) beat Adrian Meronk
- 2023 (-19) beat Patrick Reed
- 2015 (-22) beat Alex Norén
- 2009 (-19) beat Justin Rose
When Is The 2025 Dubai Desert Classic?
📅Date: Thursday 16th Jan – Sunday 19th Jan 2024
🏌️Course: Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, UAE
📺 TV: Sky Sports
🤑 Purse: $9m (Winner: $1,530,000)
Dubai Desert Classic Winners (Last 10 Years)
- 2024 – Rory McIlroy
- 2023 – Rory McIlroy
- 2022 – Viktor Hovland
- 2021 – Paul Casey
- 2020 – Lucas Herbert
- 2019 – Bryson DeChambeau
- 2018 – Li Haotong
- 2017 – Sergio Garcia
- 2016 – Danny Willett
- 2015 – Rory McIlroy
WATCH: Rory McIlroy Press Conference Ahead Of 2025 Dubai Desert Classic
What Is The Dubai Desert Classic Course Record?
US golfer Bryson DeChambeau, who recently had an internet challenge to hit a hole-in-one over his house, is the current course record holder in the Dubai Desert Classic.
He shot a -24 score when winning the title in 2019 – recording a comfortable seven shot win over Englishman Matt Wallace.
Where Is The Dubai Desert Classic Played?
The Dubai Desert Classic is held at the Emirates Golf Club in the UAE.
It’s a par 72 course that is 7,428 yards and was opened in 1989.
The inaugural event was won by Mark James in 1989 when it was called the Karl Litten Desert Classic.
That year James banked $75,000 for winning, which is almost $1.5m less than today’s winner gets.
