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- Alex Noren returns as defending champion after defeating Adrien Saddier in a playoff at last year's tournament, when he took home £1.13m ($1.53m).
- Rory McIlroy, the world No. 2 and 2014 BMW PGA winner, headlines the field after a tied-41st finish at the Amgen Irish Open, where he said he was "encouraged" by parts of his game.
- Patrick Reed leads the Race to Dubai Rankings after leaving LIV Golf at the start of the year and posting a tied-second finish at the Amgen Irish Open last weekend.
- Shane Lowry arrives at Wentworth off a stunning 11-shot victory at the Amgen Irish Open — carding a seven-under 63 on Sunday — his first DP World Tour win since the 2022 BMW PGA.
- LIV Golf's Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton are also in the field, with Rahm having clinched his third successive LIV Individual Championship in August and finishing tied-second at the PGA Championship in May.
- The tournament offers a £6.6m ($9m) prize purse and 8,000 Race to Dubai Rankings points as a Rolex Series Event, with coverage live on Sky Sports Golf from Thursday September 17.
- A Celebrity Pro-Am featuring former Chelsea stars John Terry and Eden Hazard, plus ex-Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler, takes place Wednesday, the day before the main event.
Why it matters: The Race to Dubai standings face a major ranking-point shake-up as the year's third Rolex Series event distributes 8,000 points and a £6.6m purse among McIlroy, Reed, Lowry, and LIV's Rahm and Hatton — all chasing late-season momentum with the DP World Tour's season-ending events on the horizon.
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