Bahrain Championship 2025: Everything you need to know about the DP World Tour event

The DP World Tour ‘International Swing’ continues at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship.

The Bahrain Championship is the third event of the DP World Tour’s ‘International Swing’ and is the penultimate stop on the Persian Gulf before the Tour heads to Qatar for the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters.

Last year’s inaugural edition, won by South African Dylan Frittelli, was the first elite golf event hosted in the country since 2011 when a 34-year-old Paul Casey lifted the Volvo Golf Champions tournament.

Frittelli returns to defend this year in a field also featuring Masters champion Patrick Reed, who continues his preparation for the 2025 LIV Golf season in the Middle East as an honorary lifetime member of the DP World Tour. Other stars teeing it up in Bahrain include Ewen Ferguson, Elvis Smylie, David Puig, Laurie Canter, Angel Hidalgo, and major champions Padraig Harrington and Jimmy Walker.

Bahrain Championship: Key details

Venue: Royal Golf Club, Bahrain (Par 72 – 7,261 yards).

Format: 72-hole strokeplay with 36-hole cut.

Purse: $2.5 million with the winner receiving $425,000.

Favorites: TBC

Defending champion: Dylan Frittelli (-13).

• The 100 Best Golf Courses in the Middle East & North Africa.

How to watch the Bahrain Championship

UK viewers can catch all the action on Sky Sports Golf.

All times GMT

Thursday, January 30: Sky Sports Golf, 08.30

Friday, January 31: Sky Sports Golf, 08.30

Saturday, February 01: Sky Sports Golf, 09.00

Sunday, February 02: Sky Sports Golf, 08.30

US viewers can catch all the action on Golf Channel.

All times EST

Thursday, January 30: The Golf Channel, TBC

Friday, January 31: The Golf Channel, TBC

Saturday, February 01: The Golf Channel, TBC

Sunday, February 02: The Golf Channel, TBC

Bahrain Championship 2025: Tee Times

Tee times and groupings can be found here once available.

About the author

Ross Tugwood – Senior Digital Writer

Ross Tugwood is a Senior Digital Writer for todays-golfer.com, specializing in data, analytics, science, and innovation.

Ross is passionate about optimizing sports performance and has a decade of experience working with professional athletes and coaches for British Athletics, the UK Sports Institute, and Team GB.

He is an NCTJ-accredited journalist with post-graduate degrees in Performance Analysis and Sports Journalism, enabling him to critically analyze and review the latest golf equipment and technology to help you make better-informed buying decisions.