DP World Tour launches new 'course record' prize fund

The DP World Tour has announced a new initiative which will see golfers earn thousands of pounds for setting course records. 

Starting from this week at the inaugural Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links, the first player to set a course record will be awarded $10,000. 

If no course record is shot, the prize will roll over to the next tournament with a further $10,000 added. 

After a successful course record, the prize pot will then be set.

Ben Cowen, chief tournament and operations officer of the DP World Tour, said: "We're always looking for new ways to celebrate and reward the incredible talent on the DP World Tour, and the Course Record Presented by Nexo does just that. 

"It will also further enhance the spectacle for our fans, with players tempted to take extra risks to shoot that coveted course record and claim the prize. 

"A big thank you to Nexo for spearheading this new prize and best of luck to the players competing at the Nexo Championship."

The prize fund will run until the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, before resetting for the start of the new 2026 season.

Only tournaments played on one course will be eligible, and if the tournament is weather affected, then at least 36 holes must have been completed and any round that has preferred lies will not be eligible. 

Any round that has preferred lies in action is not eligible. 

The Nexo Championship gets underway on Thursday. 

The award will be on offer at the following tournaments: