Encompassing some of the most historic events on the DP World Tour, the Back 9 marks the start of Phase Two in the Race to Dubai schedule.
Starting in England and featuring stops in Switzerland, Ireland, France, Scotland, Spain and India, before culminating in South Korea, the nine-week stretch is set to provide thrills and spills.
The nine events, which include some of the most historic events on the DP World Tour, provide increased opportunities to earn Race to Dubai ranking points as players look to earn qualification into the final two events on the 2025 schedule: The DP World Tour Play-Offs.
For others, it will be an opportunity to ensure they retain their DP World Tour cards for another season, with the top 110 on the Race to Dubai Rankings guarenteeing their status.
With all to play for over a busy stretch, here is everything you need to know about the Back 9.
What is the schedule of events?
The action tees off with the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo at The Belfry, the final event in the qualification process for the 2025 European Ryder Cup team. From there, the Tour heads to the stunning Swiss Alps for the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre GC. There is then the Amgen Irish Open at The K Club, before the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club marks the third of five events in the season-long Rolex Series schedule. The FedEx Open de France follows quickly on, with the oldest national open in continental Europe being held at Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche amid works being done at Le Golf National. Golf will then be thrust into wider consiousness as the leading stars of Europe and the United States of America contest the Ryder Cup at Bethpage. The biennial matchplay contest will be followed by the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, before a trip to Madrid for the Open de España presented by Madrid. There is then a brand-new lucrative event on the schedule in the form of the DP World India Championship, with the Genesis Championship in South Korea then bringing the phase to what will surely be a dramatic close.
To view the Race to Dubai schedule in full, click here.
What is at stake?
Well, unlike in Phase One of the Race to Dubai when players were bidding for glory in the Global Swings, there is no one standalone individual winner at the end of this nine-event stretch.
Increased Race to Dubai Rankings points are on offer throughout this Phase, with 5,000 available in each regular event – up from 3,000 during the Global Swings phase. 8,000 Rankings points will be on offer at the BMW PGA Championship as the third Rolex Series event of the year.
Players will be awarded a share of the points based on their finishing position in a tournament, with the winners claiming 835 points except for the BMW PGA Championship where the champion will earn 1,335.
Across the Back 9, there is $41.25 million in prize fund being played for.
At the end of the phase, the top 70 qualifying players on the Race to Dubai will battle it out in Abu Dhabi to secure enough points to be among the top 50 available players who progress to the season finale, the DP World Tour Championship, where the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai champion will be crowned.
What is the format for the events?
Events in the Back 9 will for the most part be contested over 72-hole stroke play, with a cut after 36 holes.
The only exception is the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, where the field of the world's leading golfers will be cut to the leading 60 professional and those tying for 60th place after the third round.
How can I watch it?
European Tour Productions, the DP World Tour’s in-house production company, will produce and distribute coverage of all events in the Back 9.
For specific broadcast timings of all territories please check your local listings.
