( CNN ) -- The world 's leading golfers have welcomed changes to the European Tour which will see a greater number of players share one of the sport 's bumper prize funds . The European Tour has announced the season-ending DP World Tour Championship will boast an increased jackpot of $ 5 million to be shared between the top 15 players . That 's an increase of $ 1.25m on last year 's total , which was shared between just 10 players . The DP World Tour Championship is the climax of the Race to Dubai , the European Tour 's equivalent of the PGA Tour-based FedEx Cup . Last year Henrik Stenson became the first golfer to win both the Race to Dubai and the FedEx Cup , helping the Swede pocket a cool $ 20m in 2013 . The world No . 3 welcomed Monday 's announcement , which is designed to encourage more players to participate in the Final Series -- the four tournaments , culminating in the DP World Tour Championships , which bring the curtain down on the European Tour season . `` It 's good to evaluate and make tweaks to any system , '' Stenson said in a statement . `` These changes are for the better and wo n't cut anyone out if they do n't want to play all of the Final Series events . `` It 's down to yourself , but if you do play in all of them you are giving yourself an even better chance of winning The Race to Dubai . It 's always nice to see an increase in the Bonus Pool as well , so I think the announcement is a good move all round . '' In order to play in last year 's DP World Tour Championship , played at Jumeirah Golf Estates , golfers had to compete in at least two of the three events prior to the Dubai finale . That requirement has now been scrapped , a move welcomed by former world No . 2 Sergio Garcia . `` I 'm very happy with the changes and I 'm looking forward to The Final Series , '' said the Spaniard . `` At the end of the day , we are all working together . I 'm very happy to see that we 've reached a middle ground which should help make us all happy . '' The 2013 Final Series starts with the BMW Masters on October 30 and the WGC-HSBC Champions event on November 9 , both set to take place in Shanghai , China . The Turkish Airlines Open in Antalya , Turkey on November 13 will be the penultimate tournament of the season before the Dubai decider on November 20 .
The climax of this year 's European Tour will have a increased prize fund . A total of $ 5 million to be shared between 15 players at the DP World Tour Championship . That 's a reduction on the $ 3.75 million that was shared between 10 players in 2008 . This year 's DP World Tour Championship takes place in Dubai in November .