changes were made, in 2018 the top 10 finishers on the Race to Dubai shared the bonus pool of $5m, but as of 2019 the sum was split between only the leading five finishers. Whoever topped the standings received an additional $2m compared with the $1.25m won by Francesco Molinari in 2018. In addition, the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai was cut to the top 50 golfers on the Race to Dubai list, the prize fund was kept at $8m but the winner's share was increased to $3m. This was designed to increase interest and player participation in the event. In November 2021, the Race to Dubai was rebranded as the DP World Tour Rankings in line with the tour being retitled as the DP World Tour. However, in November 2022, the tour announced that the Rankings would be reverted back to the Race to Dubai, starting from the 2023 season. Rolex Series For the 2017 season, the European Tour launched the Rolex Series, a series of events with higher prize funds than regular tour events. The series began with eight events, each with a minimum prize fund of US$7 million. The initial Rolex Series events were: BMW PGA Championship Open de France Irish Open Scottish Open Italian Open The three limited-field no-cut events at the end of the season, which had previously been collectively known as the Final Series: Turkish Airlines Open Nedbank Golf Challenge DP World Tour Championship, Dubai From the 2019 season onwards, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship became a designated Rolex Series event and the Open de France was relegated to a regular tour event. In 2020, the season was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; as a result, the Turkish Airlines Open and the Nedbank Golf Challenge were cancelled, and the Irish and Italian opens were downgraded to regular events. In 2021, the Rolex Series was reduced to four tournaments; the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the Scottish Open, the BMW PGA Championship and the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. The four events did have increased prize funds up to $8 million however. The Dubai Desert Classic was added to the series for the 2022 season. In 2023, all Rolex Series purses were increased to $9 million. Order of Merit winners The European Tour's money list was known as the "Order of Merit" until 2009, when it was replaced by the Race to Dubai. It