“The Race to Dubai”: American Clark wins the third major championship in golf

American Windham Clark won the US Open Golf Championship title, which is the third major tournament this season on the DB World Tour, which is held under the “Race to Dubai” competitions, in an exciting conclusion to the 126th edition of the tournament, at dawn today, Monday, UAE time, at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in New York State.

The American player succeeded in winning the title of the prestigious tournament, which began in 1895, for the second time in his career after 2023, and also won the prize money amounting to 4.5 million US dollars (about 16,526 million UAE dirhams).
Clark finished the competition with 4 strokes under par, just one stroke behind his compatriot Sam Burns, who finished the tournament with 3 strokes under par.
In the most prominent results for players on the DB World Tour, Englishman Tyrrell Hatton, winner of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in 2025, achieved seventh place in the US Open, with a score of one stroke above par.
Hatton benefited from obtaining this position to advance in the “Race to Dubai” world rankings issued today, Monday, to 31st place with 778 points.
Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy settled for 32nd place, with 6 strokes above par, as the holder of the “Race to Dubai” title is in second place in the rankings this season with 2,269 points.
The intense competition continues this season in the “Race to Dubai” golf tournament between the world’s brightest stars to qualify for the final qualifiers hosted by the United Arab Emirates next November, as the top 70 players in the “Race to Dubai” classification qualify for the Abu Dhabi Championship at Yas Links from November 5 to 8, 2026, and then the best 50 players to the DB World Tour Championship, which is held at the Jumeirah Estates Golf Club from November 12 to 15. Also.
This championship represented the 23rd stop in total in this season’s championships, which tour 25 countries around the world by holding 42 championships under the slogan “Race to Dubai.”
This week, attention turns to the Italian Open, followed by the BMW International German Open, as these two tournaments constitute the conclusion of the European championship series this season.