Ras Al Khaimah Championship 2025: Preview, field, betting, tee times, and how to watch

Everything you need to know about the 2025 Ras Al Khaimah Championship on the DP World Tour.

The DP World Tour’s International Swing continues in the UAE, this time for the Ras Al Khaimah Championship following on from the Team Cup and Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

The tournament was elevated from the Challenge Tour in 2022 to its now regular slot on the DPWT calendar, although without Rolex Series status, it inevitably struggles to persuade Europe’s biggest stars to stay put in the Middle East for another week. Instead, the likes of McIlroy, Fleetwood, MacIntyre, and Hovland head west to launch their PGA Tour campaigns over the coming weeks.

Thorbjorn Olesen became the second Dane in the tournament’s short DPWT history to lift the trophy last year, easing to a six-stroke victory over countryman Rasmus Hojgaard, whose brother Nicolai took the inaugural title two years earlier.

Where is the Ras Al Khaimah Championship played?

The tournament takes place at the Al Hamra Golf Club in the capital city of the Emirate Ras Al Khaimah. The 7,378-yard par-72 course, designed by Peter Harradine is a typical desert track with generous fairways and water in play on eight holes. See where Al Hamra ranked in our Top 100 Best Golf Courses in the Middle East and North Africa.

Who is playing in the Ras Al Khaimah Championship?

A solid field assembles for the Ras Al Khaimah Championship with defending champion Thorbjorn Olesen joined by Rolex Series winners Ryan Fox, and Paul Waring, and major champions Padraig Harrington and Jimmy Walker. Early frontrunners in the Race to Dubai Rankings – John Parry, Johannes Veerman, and Australian PGA champion Elvis Smylie – also line up in a bid to continue their strong starts to the season.

See the full list of pros teeing it up and how they qualified here.

Who will win the Ras Al Khaimah Championship?

Selected odds: TBC

How much will the winner of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship receive?

The purse in 2025 remains consistent with 2024 at $2,500,000 with the winner taking home a $425,000 share. There are also 3,500 Race to Dubai points and 1,000 Ryder Cup points on the line at Al Hamra GC.

Who has won the Ras Al Khaimah Championship?

How to watch the Ras Al Khaimah Championship

UK viewers can catch all the action on Sky Sports Golf

All times GMT

Thursday, January 23: Sky Sports Golf, 08.00

Friday, January 24: Sky Sports Golf, 08.00

Saturday, January 25: Sky Sports Golf, 08.30

Sunday, January 26: Sky Sports Golf, 08.00

US viewers can catch all the action on Golf Channel

All times EST

Thursday, January 23: The Golf Channel, 03.00

Friday, January 24: The Golf Channel, 03.00

Saturday, January 25: The Golf Channel, 03.30

Sunday, January 26: The Golf Channel, 03.00

Ras Al Khaimah Championship 2025: Tee Times

Tee times and groupings can be found here once available.

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