DP World Tour Championship, final round
Hatton wins DP World Tour Championship by five in Dubai
Five strokes was Tyrrell Hatton's margin over Rory McIlroy at the 2026 DP World Tour Championship, where a 273 (−15) on the Earth Course made him the new champion, succeeding defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick.
Hatton, from England, finished on 273 to McIlroy's 278 in a 50-player field with a $10,000,000 purse. Oliver Lindell and Eugenio Chacarra tied for third at 280 (−8), seven strokes behind Hatton. The result is not a major: the GNN majors tables, current to October 13, 2026, list no major title for Hatton.
Hatton’s four rounds
- Round 170−2
- Round 269−3
- Round 368−4
- Round 466−6
- Total273−15
Margin 5 strokesRunner-up Rory McIlroy, 278Field 50Cut 159 (+15), 50 made it
Five strokes clear of McIlroy at −15.
Hatton did not hold the outright lead until the third round. He opened with a 70 (−2), tied for eighth and three strokes behind Joost Luiten, who shot 67 (−5). A 69 in round two put him at 139 (−5), level with McIlroy at the top. A 68 on Saturday took him to 207 (−9) and a one-stroke lead. His rounds got lower each day: 70, 69, 68, 66.
The race
Score to par after each round
| Player | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrrell Hatton | −2 | −5 | −9 | −15 |
| Rory McIlroy | −3 | −5 | −5 | −10 |
| Oliver Lindell | −2 | E | −1 | −8 |
| Eugenio Chacarra | E | −1 | −5 | −8 |
Sunday's 66 (−6) was Hatton's lowest round of the week. McIlroy shot 72 on Saturday and began the final round at 211 (−5), four strokes behind Hatton. His 67 on Sunday left him on 278 (−10) and in second place. Hatton's 66 stretched the gap to five.
Lindell's 65 was the best final round among the top four finishers and lifted him to a tie for third at 280. Chacarra shot 69 to join him there. The low round of the week, a 64 (−8), came from Angel Ayora in round four.
The tournament ran November 12–15, 2026, at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, on a par-72 course measured at 7,706 yards.