DP World Tour, Nov 5-8, 2026
Abu Dhabi Championship 2026 Fantasy Golf Rankings
Abu Dhabi Championship 2026 runs Nov 5-8 at Yas Links GC in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (par 72, 7,425 yards). The field is not posted yet, so this ranks the golfers who played here last time and still play: Rory McIlroy leads, then Tommy Fleetwood. Nicolai Højgaard has the best course history in this list, +0.69 strokes a round over his own level in 2 starts here.
Returning golfers, ranked
Ratings as of Oct 11, 2026The 2026 field is not posted yet. Until it is, this ranks every golfer from the last edition who has played in the past year, on the same model the field will get.
| Rank | Golfer | Proj. finish | Form | Course | Recent finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland | 17 | +1.48 | +0.422 starts, best T3 | T2T41T4366 |
| 2 | Tommy Fleetwood England | 17 | +1.38 | +0.452 starts, best 2 | T4CUTCUTT11T47 |
| 3 | Shane Lowry Ireland | 23 | +1.10 | +0.212 starts, best T12 | T13T211T52T28 |
| 4 | Matt Fitzpatrick England | 23 | +1.45 | -0.151 start, best T32 | T171T6T21T28 |
| 5 | Robert MacIntyre Scotland | 24 | +0.99 | +0.252 starts, best T9 | T6T10T1428T7 |
| 6 | Aaron Rai England | 24 | +0.65 | +0.561 start, best a win | T2T16T63T29CUT |
| 7 | Ludvig Åberg Sweden | 24 | +1.27 | -0.071 start, best T23 | T7T11T27T4T16 |
| 8 | Angel Ayora Spain | 26 | +0.77 | +0.281 start, best T9 | T26T28T51CUTT4 |
| 9 | Daniel Hillier New Zealand | 27 | +0.58 | +0.421 start, best T5 | T26T30T36T46T2 |
| 10 | Nicolai Højgaard Denmark | 27 | +0.30 | +0.692 starts, best T3 | CUTCUTCUTCUTT41 |
| 11 | Jordan Smith England | 28 | +0.56 | +0.352 starts, best T13 | T4T26T21CUTT55 |
| 12 | Alex Noren Sweden | 28 | +0.75 | +0.141 start, best T17 | T64T23T15T37T3 |
| 13 | Marco Penge England | 28 | +0.55 | +0.331 start, best T9 | T20T68T10T18T6 |
| 14 | Keita Nakajima Japan | 28 | +0.43 | +0.442 starts, best T12 | T50CUTT23CUTT4 |
| 15 | Matthew Jordan England | 29 | +0.39 | +0.452 starts, best T10 | T26CUTT51CUTT26 |
| 16 | Eugenio Chacarra Spain | 29 | +1.01 | -0.171 start, best T39 | T2T3T21T36T4 |
| 17 | Kristoffer Reitan Norway | 29 | +0.70 | +0.101 start, best 22 | T3T3925T22T58 |
| 18 | Jacob Skov Olesen Denmark | 29 | +0.76 | +0.031 start, best T23 | 4T11CUTT7T2 |
| 19 | Patrick Reed USA | 30 | +1.00 | -0.261 start, best T49 | CUTCUTT2T11T55 |
| 20 | Alex Fitzpatrick England | 31 | +0.75 | -0.052 starts, best T19 | T35T21T7T4T44 |
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| Rank | Golfer | Proj. finish | Form | Course | Recent finishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Oliver Lindell Finland | 31 | +0.83 | -0.181 start, best T41 | T7T42CUTT55T15 |
| 22 | Ryan Gerard USA | 31 | +0.96 | -0.311 start, best T56 | T4T14T27T303 |
| 23 | Tyrrell Hatton England | 31 | +0.33 | +0.302 starts, best 2 | CUTCUTT27CUTT46 |
| 24 | John Parry England | 32 | +0.38 | +0.211 start, best T17 | T23T59T22CUTT38 |
| 25 | Francesco Laporta Italy | 32 | +0.31 | +0.272 starts, best T13 | T32T20T62T23T4 |
| 26 | Andy Sullivan England | 32 | +0.11 | +0.462 starts, best T7 | CUTCUTT10T36CUT |
| 27 | Michael Kim USA | 32 | +0.53 | +0.031 start, best T32 | T17T7T24T55T54 |
| 28 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen Denmark | 33 | +0.45 | +0.101 start, best T23 | T23CUTT364CUT |
| 29 | Jayden Schaper South Africa | 33 | +0.47 | +0.012 starts, best T23 | CUTCUTT36CUTT61 |
| 30 | Ewen Ferguson Scotland | 34 | +0.59 | -0.122 starts, best T23 | CUTT14T56T9T15 |
| 31 | Marcus Armitage England | 34 | +0.27 | +0.131 start, best T23 | CUTT30CUTT27CUT |
| 32 | Rasmus Højgaard Denmark | 35 | +0.27 | +0.112 starts, best T23 | CUTCUTT31T11T2 |
| 33 | Ugo Coussaud France | 35 | +0.11 | +0.252 starts, best T6 | CUTCUTCUTT11T57 |
| 34 | Nacho Elvira Spain | 35 | +0.13 | +0.202 starts, best T7 | T55T60T44CUTT11 |
| 35 | Alejandro Del Rey Spain | 35 | +0.12 | +0.212 starts, best T17 | T26CUTT15T63T44 |
| 36 | Martin Couvra France | 35 | +0.18 | +0.151 start, best T23 | T11T20T56CUTCUT |
| 37 | Richard Mansell England | 36 | -0.29 | +0.592 starts, best T5 | CUTT23CUTT63CUT |
| 38 | Haotong Li China | 37 | +0.12 | +0.111 start, best T32 | T68T10T14T18T37 |
| 39 | Tom McKibbin Northern Ireland | 37 | +0.37 | -0.172 starts, best T10 | CUTCUTT5T6CUT |
| 40 | Mikael Lindberg Sweden | 37 | +0.24 | -0.061 start, best T41 | T37T17CUTCUTCUT |
| 41 | Joost Luiten Netherlands | 37 | +0.26 | -0.092 starts, best T37 | T13T41T6CUTT39 |
| 42 | Laurie Canter England | 38 | -0.22 | +0.362 starts, best T23 | CUTCUTT71T50T43 |
| 43 | Calum Hill Scotland | 39 | +0.32 | -0.242 starts, best T17 | CUTT17CUTCUTT31 |
| 44 | Romain Langasque France | 39 | +0.07 | +0.012 starts, best T32 | T52CUTT51T46T23 |
| 45 | Andrea Pavan Italy | 39 | -0.15 | +0.221 start, best T23 | CUTT9T14T48T64 |
| 46 | Adrien Saddier France | 39 | -0.26 | +0.292 starts, best T19 | CUTT44T62CUTT61 |
| 47 | Jorge Campillo Spain | 39 | +0.12 | -0.092 starts, best T32 | T55CUTCUTCUTCUT |
| 48 | Shaun Norris South Africa | 39 | +0.35 | -0.331 start, best 61 | CUTT44T46T62T7 |
| 49 | Kazuma Kobori New Zealand | 40 | +0.02 | -0.021 start, best T41 | CUTCUTT56T14T9 |
| 50 | Thriston Lawrence South Africa | 40 | -0.12 | +0.122 starts, best T6 | T13CUTT28CUTCUT |
| 51 | Joel Girrbach Switzerland | 40 | -0.07 | +0.051 start, best T39 | T7CUTT37CUTT23 |
| 52 | Joe Dean England | 40 | +0.32 | -0.362 starts, best T49 | T5CUTT11T56T41 |
| 53 | Manuel Elvira Spain | 41 | -0.04 | -0.061 start, best T49 | T37CUTT2CUTT44 |
| 54 | Joakim Lagergren Sweden | 41 | +0.24 | -0.361 start, best T62 | T11T30T10CUTT11 |
| 55 | Richard Sterne South Africa | 42 | -0.66 | +0.521 start, best T12 | CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT |
| 56 | Elvis Smylie Australia | 42 | -0.35 | +0.211 start, best T32 | CUTCUTCUTCUTT41 |
| 57 | 42 | -0.34 | +0.152 starts, best T27 | CUTT20T15T31CUT | |
| 58 | Daniel Brown England | 44 | +0.04 | -0.352 starts, best T17 | T21T45T172CUT |
| 59 | Brandon Robinson Thompson England | 44 | -0.31 | 0.001 start, best T49 | 54CUTCUTCUTCUT |
| 60 | Grant Forrest Scotland | 44 | -0.29 | -0.032 starts, best 38 | 1CUTCUTCUTCUT |
Course profile
- Course
- Yas Links GC
- Where
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 7,425 yards
- Purse
- $9.00M
- Format
- 4 rounds, cut after round 2
- Defending champion
- Aaron Rai
Past winners and scoring
| Year | Winner | Score | Field avg. | Course |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Aaron Rai | -25 | 68.82 (-3.18) | Yas Links GC, par 72, 7,425 yds |
| 2024 | Paul Waring | -24 | 68.79 (-3.21) | Yas Links GC, par 72, 7,425 yds |
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How the ranking works
Each round is scored against how hard that round played: its difficulty is fitted from every score in it and the skill of the golfers who posted them, so beating a weekend field of cut survivors, or a PGA Tour field rather than a weaker one, counts for more. Zero is an average PGA Tour round. A golfer's form rating is his average against that difficulty over the last 2 years, with a round 180 days old counting half as much as a new one, blended with 12 rounds at -1.0 so a handful of good days cannot top the board. Course history is how much better or worse he has played at this tournament than his own rating, shrunk as if he had 16 more average rounds there. The ranking is form plus course history. The projected finish treats every round as his rating plus or minus 2.9 strokes and counts how many of the field he would be expected to beat. ESPN publishes no strokes-gained data, so none is used.
- Window
- 730 days of rounds
- Half-life
- 180 days
- Prior
- 12 rounds at -1.0
- Course history shrink
- 16 rounds
- Round spread
- 2.9 strokes
- Rounds fitted
- 93,497 rounds, 2,201 golfers
- Tour field gap
- PGA Tour fields 0.42 strokes a round stronger than DP World Tour fields
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