Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters: DP World Tour Fantasy ones to watch

Feel closer to the action on the DP World Tour by competing against golf fans from around the world in our official Fantasy game as the Back 9 approaches its climax with the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters.

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Real Club de Golf Sotogrande plays host to the second event to be staged in Spain in as many months on the 2024 Race to Dubai with much still to be decided ahead of the upcoming DP World Tour Play-Offs.

With just next week's Genesis Championship to come before then, the competition is heating up as players at both ends of the season-long rankings have much to play for.

The top 70 after next week's Genesis Championship will qualify for the Play-Offs, which begin with the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and conclude with the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, where the top 50 in the Rankings will tee it up.

At the other end, others are playing for their place on Tour for next season, with the current cut off sitting at 115th on the Rankings.

Two-time Major champion and home favourite Jon Rahm has the star billing, headlining a strong ensemble of home heroes in the field which also includes recent first-time DP World Tour winner Angel Hidalgo.

If you have not done so already, you can sign up to play the official 2024 DP World Tour Fantasy game here and submit your six-man team before round one gets under way on Thursday.

The 2024 season-long winner will win a trip to the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai next year, enjoy a lesson with a DP World Tour professional and a round of golf on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. For more information on this amazing prize and others, read here.

Fantasy Insight: In terms of popularity among Fantasy users, two-time Major champion Rahm is the most picked player, featuring in 85% of teams.

He is followed by his Olympic Games team-mate David Puig at 57% after the 22-year-old also impressed on home soil at his national open last month.

Thorbjørn Olesen is then third at 52%, with the Dane off the back of a runner-up finish at the FedEx Open de France last week, followed by Rolex Series winners Nicolai Højgaard and Victor Perez.

Here, we pick out three players in action this week who are worth considering for your Fantasy team selections.

Favourite - Jon Rahm

It is no surprise we begin with the top-ranked player in the field. While this is Rahm's first appearance in the event since it moved to Real Club de Golf Sotogrande, he did finish runner-up back in 2019 at nearby Valderrama. Since then he has won two Majors, reached the summit of the Official World Golf Ranking, and become an integral member of Europe's Ryder Cup team. Since finishing tied seventh at The Open Championship, the Spaniard has registered three subsequent top tens, highlighted by his runner-up finish at his national open to compatriot Hidalgo last month.

Form Horse - Thorbjørn Olesen

A winner again on the DP World Tour earlier this season in Ras Al Khaimah, the Dane came close to a second this season last week as he finished runner-up at Le Golf National in France. In his last four starts on the Race to Dubai, he has three top-15 finishes so is building momentum ahead of next month's DP World Tour Play-Offs. As if his recent results weren't enough to go on, the World Number 80 finished tied ninth on the event's first visit to Sotogrande.

Wild Card - Jeff Winther

The Dane arrived in France last week with just one top ten to his name on the season and over the summer had, for the first time in a few years, been in a position where he was fighting to keep his card. A decent week on home soil in Denmark kickstarted a run of three made cuts and a top 20 at the BMW PGA Championship allayed any fears he may have had of losing his playing privileges. A second-place finish last week now has him on course for the DP World Tour Play-Offs and he returns to a course where he had a top ten last season. The jovial 36-year-old rarely seems to feel under pressure and could be in a good position for a second win on Spanish soil.

Who have our commentary team picked?

• Richard Kaufman - Nicolai Højgaard
• Mark Roe - Jeff Winther
• Richard Boxall - Matt Jordan
• Anthony Wall - Jon Rahm
• Wayne Riley - Alex Fitzpatrick
• Inci Mehmet - Matt Wallace

Looking back - FedEx Open de France

Dan Bradbury proved to be a surprise winner last week, featuring in just 2% of teams and captained by one player.

Our Favourite Billy Horschel missed the cut, while Form Horse Niklas Nørgaard enjoyed his third consecutive top 20 following on from his breakthrough win in the summer. Wild Card Nicolas Colsaerts was unable to repeat his brilliant showing in Scotland at a scene of past glory.

Season so far - 2024 DP World Tour Fantasy Top 10 player rankings