Race to Dubai
The Race to Dubai is a golf event unlike any other. It spans the entire golf season and offers more prize money than any other golf tournament in the world. The Race to Dubai is also extremely prestigious – so much so that it replaced the European Tour Order of Merit in 2009.
The race culminates with the Dubai World Championship (hence the name, Race to Dubai), where the leading players on the European money list compete to take a slice of a US$7,500,000 Bonus Pool. The top 15 players all receive substantial cash prizes, with the biggest prize of all – worth $1,500,00 – being reserved for the overall winner.
The inaugural Race to Dubai (which was Race to Dubai 2009) involved 60 players and resulted in Lee Westwood becoming the first ever Race to Dubai European Tour Golfer of the Year. The 36 year old from England amassed more than €4 million in earnings throughout the race and in the process claimed the fourth position in the official world rankings.
Clearly, the Race to Dubai is incredibly lucrative for professional golfers, but it’s also extremely good for those of us who like to bet on golf, because it provides us with a wealth of betting opportunities throughout each and every season.
The aim of Race-to-Dubai.com is to provide you with all the information you need to bet effectively on this unique event. We do this by telling you:
- The various types of golf betting opportunities that are available
- How to pick winners
- Which bookmakers and sportsbook sites are best for golf bettors
As if all of that isn’t enough, we even provide you with a very useful golf betting glossary so that you can look up any golf betting terms that you’re curious about.
Race to Dubai Golf News - May 20, 2012
McDowell loses Match Play finalNorthern Ireland's Graeme McDowell is narrowly beaten by Nicolas Colsaerts in the final of the World Match Play in Andalucia. |
US golf fans 'less knowledgeable'Colin Montgomerie says golf fans in the United States are "not as knowledgeable" as their British counterparts. |
McDowell makes Match Play finalGraeme McDowell is through to the final of the World Match Play, but Paul Lawrie is beaten in the semi-finals. |
Lawrie & McDowell into semi-finalPaul Lawrie and Graeme McDowell make the World Match Play semi-finals with respective wins over Retief Goosen and Sergio Garcia. |
Poulter & Rose suffer big defeatsHolder Ian Poulter and Justin Rose fail to make the last eight of the World Match Play as all five English players go out. |
Finch shocks Kaymer at Match PlayBritish trio Ian Poulter, Paul Lawrie and Tom Lewis all move into the last 16 of the World Match Play in Spain. |
Snedeker wins with borrowed clubsAmerican Brandt Snedeker borrows some clubs during his opening day win over Thomas Bjorn at the World Match Play Championship. |
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