How much will 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic champion win? Prize purse explored

Modified Jan 25, 2023 09:08 GMT

After a successful Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship outing, the DP World Tour is now in Dubai for the 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic. The event is set to tee off on Thursday, January 26. The yearly event, held at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai, will conclude on January 29.

The eighth event on the European circuit’s 2023-2023 schedule, the Dubai Desert Classic features a 132-player field headlined by World No. 1 Rory McIlroy. The event will see the likes of Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry, Francesco Molinari, Tyrrell Hatton, and Victor Perez, among others, teeing up.

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The golfers will compete against each other for the trophy, Official World Golf Ranking points, and the $9 million prize on offer.

2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic prize money

The 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic will have a prize purse of $9 million.

As per the European Tour's prize money distribution chart, the event’s winner will bag $1,530,000 – 17 per cent payout of the total purse. The golfer finishing runner-up will return home with $990,000. The third-placed golfer will earn $563,400, while the fourth-place winner will get $450,000.

The event will have a 36-hole cut, which will see the 65 and ties get paid. Interestingly, the golfer finishing 65th in the field will earn a paycheck of $21,600 for his efforts.

Apart from money, the event’s winner will get approximately 25.9 Official World Golf Ranking points. The champion golfer will also get a two-plus season exemption on the European Tour, along with 1,335 DP World Tour points.

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Here is the complete prize money breakdown for the 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic:

1 - $1,530,000
2 - $990,000
3 - $563,400
4 - $450,000
5 - $381,600
6 - $315,000
7 - $270,000
8 - $225,000
9 - $201,600
10 - $180,000
11 - $165,600
12 - $154,800
13 - $144,900
14 - $137,700
15 - $132,300
16 - $126,900
17 - $121,500
18 - $116,100
19 - $111,600
20 - $108,000
21 - $104,400
22 - $101,700
23 - $99,000
24 - $96,300
25 - $93,600
26 - $90,900
27 - $88,200
28 - $85,500
29 - $82,800
30 - $80,100
31 - $77,400
32 - $74,700
33 - $72,000
34 - $69,300
35 - $66,600
36 - $63,900
37 - $62,100
38 - $60,300
39 - $58,500
40 - $56,700
41 - $54,900
42 - $53,100
43 - $51,300
44 - $49,500
45 - $47,700
46 - $45,900
47 - $44,100
48 - $42,300
49 - $40,500
50 - $38,700
51 - $36,900
52 - $35,100
53 - $33,300
54 - $31,500
55 - $30,600
56 - $29,700
57 - $28,800
58 - $27,900
59 - $27,000
60 - $26,100
61 - $25,200
62 - $24,300
63 - $23,400
64 - $22,500
65 - $21,600

2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic odds

World No.1 Rory McIlroy is favorite to win the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. The golfer comes into the event with a 13-3 (+325) betting odds. He is a runaway leader on the odds table. According to Golf News Net, the Irish golfer will face some competition from Tyrrell Hatton, who comes in with 12-to-1 odds.

Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, Francesco Molinari, Robert MacIntyre, Victor Perez, Adrian Meronk, and Ryan Fox are among the other contenders.

Edited by Sabine Algur