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This week the DP World Tour heads east with a stellar field gathered for the penultimate event of the regular season - the DP World India Championship.

Here is everything that players of Fantasy DP World Tour need to know.

The historic Delhi Golf Club plays host for the second edition of this event, with a host of Major winners, Race to Dubai contenders and Ryder Cup stars gathered on the subcontinent.

Two-time Masters champion Rory McIIroy returns for the second successive season as one of three reigning Major winners teeing it up in India.

The Northern Irishman completed the career Grand Slam in winning his first Green Jacket in 2025 and went on to become the just fourth player to successfully defend the title back in April. A month later Aaron Rai won his maiden Major at the US PGA Championship and he also tees it up this week alongside Ryan Fox, who joined him in winning a first Major at July's Open Championship.

Justin Rose, winner of the 2013 U.S. Open, 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett, 2018 Green Jacket recipient Patrick Reed and 2019 Open winner Shane Lowry are also in action to make it seven victors from golf's four biggest events.

Race to Dubai leader Reed's fellow two-time winners in 2026 Jayden Schaper, Casey Jarvis and Eugenio Chacarra are also in action along with defending champion Tommy Fleetwood, fellow Ryder Cup star Robert MacIntyre and Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald.

With the battle to be crowned Europe's number one set to go to the wire, any of Reed, Chacarra, McIlroy or Jarvis could end the week on top of the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World.

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Who are the most backed players?

Rai is the most popular pick so far, featuring in an impressive 80% of teams, putting him 13 percentage points ahead of fellow Major champion and nearest challenger Fox.

Australia's Min Woo Lee comes next, with Ryder Cup stars MacIntyre and Lowry completing the top five.

What is the Axi Edge Score?

The Axi Edge Score made a spectacular debut earlier this month as it tipped Jeff Winther, with the Dane going on to win his second DP World Tour title at the Danish Golf Championship on home soil.

The Axi Edge Score is a rating from 0-100 combining form, consistency and upside into a single score making it easier to compare players and gain the edge on your rivals.

The score is built entirely from data the Fantasy game already produces, via a composite golfer rating as follows:

Skill (50%)

What it measures: How well is this golfer scoring right now?

• Average fantasy points per tournament over the golfer's last five completed events

Consistency (30%)

What it measures: How reliable is this golfer?

• % of last five tournaments where the golfer finished above the field median Fantasy score

Risk (20%)

What it measures: How volatile is this player from week-to-week?

• Best single-tournament Fantasy score in the last five events

Who has the Edge?

Eugenio Chacarra

The Spaniard has never been short of confidence, often declaring that when his game is on he feels he can compete with the very best and in 2026 he has backed up that confidence in style. Back-to-back wins over the summer in the Netherlands and Italy catapulted him up the Rankings but it is only in recent weeks that he has started to squeeze the gap on Reed. He has not missed a cut across the Back 9 and after finishing third at the FedEx Open de France, he was second last week in his national open despite playing with a fractured toe. That moved him past McIlroy into second on the Rankings and he is set to play every week between now and the end of the season. Beware the injured golfer, indeed.

Favourite: Rory McIlroy

Hey, we don't make the odds, so at the risk of being obvious, of course the World Number Two is our (and the bookies') Favourite this week. It's got to the point with McIlroy where his constant brilliance can sometimes be taken for granted as despite successfully defending his Masters title in April, some would say he has had a quiet year. No missed cuts, two seconds (including last time out at the BMW PGA Championship), two thirds and three other top tens on top of a Green Jacket is making plenty of noise by our reckoning, however, and he also returns with experience of a unique layout having finished in a tie for 26th last year. The man to beat? When isn't he?

Form Horse: Robert MacIntyre

MacIntyre's year has certainly not been quiet, with him becoming a father for the first time and navigating being a dual member with the PGA Tour while also being based in his native Oban. He may not have been at his very best throughout 2026 but he has eight top tens, including THE PLAYERS Championship and the Genesis Scottish Open, and perhaps more pertinently for ths column, two in his last two starts. Those came at Wentworth Club and under the glare of a home crowd at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship so he may just be peaking at the right time on the big stage. Being raised on the coast of the British Isles, he also knows how to hit and control his long irons, a skill which could prove vital this week.

What can I win?

Sign up and now be in with a chance of winning some great rewards!

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The Ultimate Prize

Finish the 2026 Race to Dubai with the highest total Fantasy score and you’ll take home an incredible top-tier prize package:

1st

•  Two Ticket+ tickets to one DP World Tour event in 2027, valid for each day of competition. Both tickets must be used at the same tournament, chosen from the following: British Masters, BMW PGA Championship, Genesis Scottish Open, Irish Open, or Open de France.

•  £500 flight voucher, redeemable in line with the issuing airline/provider’s terms and conditions.

•  £500 accommodation voucher, redeemable with the respective accommodation provider’s terms and conditions.

2nd

•  £300 DP World Tour Store voucher (subject to applicable terms and conditions).

•  Two General Admission tickets (valid for each competition day) to one 2027 DP World Tour event of the winner’s choice from: British Masters, BMW PGA Championship, Genesis Scottish Open, Irish Open, or Open de France.

3rd

•  £150 DP World Tour Store voucher (subject to applicable terms and conditions).

•  Two General Admission tickets (valid for each competition day) to one 2027 DP World Tour event of the winner’s choice from: British Masters, BMW PGA Championship, Genesis Scottish Open, Horizon Irish Open, or Open de France.

This year also introduces two brand-new Boosters: Triple Captain and Bench Boost, giving you even more ways to outscore the competition and climb the global leaderboard.

Alongside the season-long chase for the Ultimate Prize, players will also be able to win rewards throughout the year with prizes available for each Global Swing and Phase of the Race to Dubai.

Axi Back 9 Challenge

The Axi Back 9 Challenge raises the stakes in Fantasy too with prizes up for grabs every week throughout the Back 9. And there’s a huge reward for consistency, with the player who scores the most Fantasy points across all nine events winning a trip to the 2027 DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

Looking Back - Open de España presented by Madrid

Grant Forrest arrived in Madrid off the back of a withdrawl during the second round at The Belfry and four subsequent missed cuts but those 1.50% of players who kept the faith were rewarded with 211 ppoints when he lifted the trophy.

Our man with the Edge Lowry finished in a tie for 13th, Favourite Ludvig Åberg was in a tie for seventh and Form Horse Jacob Skov Olesen finished the week in solo fourth.

Season so far - 2026 DP World Tour Fantasy Top 10 player rankings