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DP World Tour: Tournaments, dates, venues and Rolex Series event for historic 2022 season

New DP World Tour season to begin in South Africa on November 25, with record season to include five Rolex Series events and increased prize purses

By Sky Sports Golf

Tuesday 9 November 2021 13:19, UK

The new-look DP World Tour will see total prize money break through the $200m mark for the first time, with a new minimum prize fund of $2m for all tournaments solely sanctioned by the DP World Tour.

The schedule features a minimum of 47 tournaments in 27 different countries, including new events in the UAE, Japan, South Africa and Belgium. An expanded Rolex Series will comprise of five events: the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic, the Genesis Scottish Open, the BMW PGA Championship and the season-ending DP World Tour Championship. For the first time, it will also feature three tournaments co-sanctioned with the PGA Tour - the Genesis Scottish Open, the Barbasol Championship and the Barracuda Championship taking place in the United States - as a result of the Strategic Alliance between male professional golf's two leading Tours.

✅ Record total prize money ✅ Five Rolex Series events ✅ $10million for season finale DP World will be the new title sponsor of the European Tour from next season. — Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) November 9, 2021

Schedule as announced on November 9

November 25-28 - Joburg Open - Randpark Golf Club, Johannesburg, South Africa

December 2-5 - South African Open Championship - Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, South Africa

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December 9-12 - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Leopard Creek Country Club, Malalane, South Africa

January 20-23 - Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship - Yas Links Abu Dhabi, UAE

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January 27-30 - Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic - Emirates Golf Course, Dubai, UAE

February 3-6 - Ras Al Khaimah Championship - Al Hamra Golf, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

February 10-13 - Commercial Bank Qatar Masters - Venue TBC

February 17-20 - Middle East event TBC

February 24-27 - Hero Indian Open - Venue TBC

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March 3-6 - Magical Kenya Open - Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya

March 10-13 - Pecanwood Classic - Pecanwood G&CC, Hartbeespoort, South Africa

March 17-20 - Steyn City Championship - The Club at Steyn City, Johannesburg, South Africa

March 23-27 - WGC-Dells Technologies Match Play - Austin Country Club, Austin, Texas

April 7-10 - The Masters - Augusta National, Augusta, Georgia

April 14-17 - Asia event confirmed

April 21-24 - Japan event confirmed - Venue TBC

April 28-May 1 - Volvo China Open - Genzon GC, Shenzhen, China

May 5-8 - Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett - The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England

May 12-15 - Soudal Open - The Rinkven International Golf Club, Schilde, Belgium

May 19-22 - PGA Championship - Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma

May 26-29 - KLM Open - Bernardus Golf, Cromvoirt, The Netherlands

June 2-5 - Porsche European Open - Green Eagle Golf Courses, Hamburg, Germany

June 9-12 - Scandinavian Mixed hosted by Henrik and Annika - Halmstad GC, Tylösand, Sweden

June 16-19 - US Open - The Country Club, Brookline, Massachusetts

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June 23-26 - BMW International Open - Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany

June 30-July 3 - Irish Open - Mount Juliet Estate, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland

July 7-10 - Genesis Scottish Open - The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland

July 7-10 - Barbasol Championship, Keene Trace Golf Club, Nicholasville, Kentucky

July 14-17 - The 150th Open - St Andrews Links (Old Course), St Andrews, Fife

July 14-17 - Barracuda Championship - Tahoe Mountain Club, Truckee, California

July 21-24 - Cazoo Classic - Venue TBC

July 28-31 - Hero Open - Fairmont St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

August 4-7 - Cazoo Open - The Celtic Manor Resort, City of Newport, Wales

August 11-14 - ISPS Handa World Invitational presented by Modest! Golf Management - Galgorm Castle & Massereene, Co Antrim, N. Ireland

August 18-21 - D+D Real Czech Masters - Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, Czech Republic

August 25-28 - Omega European Masters - Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland

September 1-4 - Made in HimmerLand - HimmerLand, Farsoe, Denmark

September 8-11 - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England

September 15-18 - DS Automobiles Italian Open - Marco Simone GC, Rome, Italy

September 22-25 - Open de France - Le Golf National, near Paris

September 29-October 2 - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Old Course St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Scotland

October 6-9 - Acciona Open de España presented by Madrid - Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

October 13-16 - Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters - Real Club Valderrama, Sotogrande, Spain

October 20-23 - European event TBC

October 27-30 - WGC-HSBC Champions - Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China

November 3-6 - Cyprus Open - Aphrodite Hills Resort, Paphos, Cyprus

November 10-13 - Nedbank Golf Challenge - Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa

November 17-20 - DP World Tour Championship - Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth Course, Dubai, UAE

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DP World Tour announces global 2023 schedule

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The DP World Tour today announced its full 12-month schedule for the 2023 season, featuring a minimum of 39 tournaments in 26 countries, once again emphasizing its position as golf’s global Tour.

• Record overall prize fund of $144.2 million for regular DP World Tour events next season
• Increase in Rolex Series prize funds
• Player Earnings Assurance Programme to be introduced

DP World Tour members will compete for an overall prize fund of $144.2 million across the tournaments outside the Major Championships and WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play including an increased bonus pool of $6 million for the leading eight players on the DP World Tour Rankings in Partnership with Rolex.

As part of this record total prize fund, the 2023 season will also see the introduction of a new Earnings Assurance Programme for DP World Tour members.

Exempt players in categories 1-17 will be guaranteed minimum earnings of $150,000 if they compete in 15 or more events as part of the programme which was agreed by the DP World Tour’s Tournament Committee last week.

Both the record prize fund, increased bonus pool and Earnings Assurance Programme have been made possible by the DP World Tour’s operational joint venture partnership with the PGA TOUR which was announced in June.

Keith Pelley, the DP World Tour’s Chief Executive, said: “For us to be able to offer our members record prize funds and enhanced earning opportunities is massive, particularly when global economies are still feeling the effects of the pandemic and with the new challenge of rising inflation significantly putting pressure on costs in all facets of our business.

“Our overall prize fund for the 2023 season represents $50 million more than 2021 and also underlines the strength of our partnership with the PGA TOUR, who are working with us to drive revenue and a long-term growth plan.

“One of the many benefits we have been able to introduce because of this partnership is the new Earnings Assurance Programme, similar to what they already have on the PGA TOUR. I have always believed that it is an incredible accomplishment for any professional golfer to simply gain their playing rights on the DP World Tour and this new initiative recognizes and rewards that achievement.

“Although we will never lose the magic of the meritocracy and purity of a performance-based structure, this now offers certainty of income to those players who have made it to the pinnacle of the professional game in Europe.

“Alongside the John Jacobs Bursary for the top five players who graduate to the DP World Tour from the Challenge Tour, it will provide security and a strong platform for emerging players in particular as they come through the global pathways we have created.”

Included in the DP World Tour’s record prize fund of $144.2 million is an increase in the tournament prize funds for the first four Rolex Series events of 2023. The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Dubai Desert Classic, Genesis Scottish Open and BMW PGA Championship all move from $8 million in 2022 to $9 million next year, ahead of the $10 million season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

The DP World Tour’s global schedule begins on November 24, 2022, with a double header – the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane and the Joburg Open in South Africa. The former is one of two tournaments in Australia on the DP World Tour schedule as part of the Strategic Alliance with the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia, while the latter is one of six events co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour, also as part of a strategic alliance.

Four new tournaments in Asia are also included on the 2023 schedule, with the Singapore Classic (February 9-12) and Thailand Classic (February 16-19) taking place in consecutive weeks, followed by the Tour’s first trip to Japan for the ISPS HANDA - CHAMPIONSHIP (April 20-23) and a return to Korea for the first time since 2013 (April 27-30).

In Europe, there are dates changes for several tournaments, including the Horizon Irish Open moving to September 7-10, while the Italian Open will take place from May 4-7 ahead of venue Marco Simone Golf & Country Club hosting the 2023 Ryder Cup from September 29 – October 1.

There is also a new three-week summer break in the schedule following the 151st Open Championship and Barracuda Championship (both July 20-23) which has been introduced following player feedback. Further details about the autumn events will be announced in due course.

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Record prize fund and new play-off double-header as DP World Tour’s 2024 season gets a shake-up

Published: 03 November 2022 Last updated: 15 August 2023

The DP World Tour has announced its 2024 schedule with a record prize fund.

The DP World Tour’s 2024 schedule will see players compete for a record $148.5m in prize money, with an all-new play-off double-header at the end of the season.

The new season will see a minimum of 44 tournaments in 24 different countries with new events in Dubai and Bahrain, along with the return of the Volvo China Open.

The campaign, announced just a fortnight after the 2024 PGA Tour schedule was revealed, will begin with five new ‘Global Swings’ with a combined $2m bonus pool before moving on to the ‘Back 9’, which incorporates nine of the Tour’s most historic events.

Tagged “Every Week Counts” the Tour season will end with back-to-back Rolex Series events in the DP World Tour Play-Offs.

Announcing the new look 2024 DP World Tour schedule 🌍 pic.twitter.com/qAvAwAbvSo — DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) August 14, 2023

The new DP World Tour schedule, the first to be announced since the merger with the PIF – owners of LIV Golf – will be broken down into three phases.

Phase one will include five global swings. The Opening Swing, International Swing, Asian Swing, European Swing, and Closing Swing, will see players travel across the world from November 2023 until July 2024.

Each Swing will have its own ranking points and champion, who will receive a $200,000 bonus from a $1m pot. Each Swing Champion will also qualify for the ‘Back 9’ events, while the top ten performers across all of the swings will also gain spots.

The five Swings will offer opportunities for players to qualify for the first three Rolex Series events – Hero Dubai Desert Classic, Genesis Scottish Open and BMW PGA Championship.

Phase two – The ‘Back 9’ – will include nine of the Tour’s most historic tournaments, beginning with the Betfred British Masters at The Belfry from August 29th and concluding at a tournament that is yet to be confirmed from October 24-27. It will also take in the Irish Open, which returns to Royal County Down for the first time since 2015, the flagship BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, and the Alfred Dunhill Links in Scotland, along with five others.

As well as exempt DP World Tour stars, the leading 15 non-members from the top 70 on the FedEx Cup will be eligible to play in these events and qualify for the DP World Tour Championship.   The top 110 players on the Race to Dubai Rankings at the conclusion of the ‘Back 9’ will earn their DP World Tour cards for 2025 while the top 70 qualify for Phase Three, the DP World Tour Play-Offs.

The final phase at the play-offs will include the two final Rolex Series events of the season: the Abu Dhabi Championship and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. The Abu Dhabi Championship, which moves from its traditional January slot to a new date of November 7-10, will feature the leading 70 players on the Race to Dubai Rankings. The top 50 at the end of that tournament qualify for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai from November 14-17, where the DP World Tour’s No.1 player will be crowned.

A $6m bonus pool will be shared between the top 10 players at the conclusion of the season. Those players, unless already exempt, will also earn PGA Tour cards for the 2025 season. 

“Our 2024 season will see our members come together to compete across a global schedule, with greater opportunities and rewards than ever before,” said DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley.   “The many new and original enhancements we have introduced will guarantee drama and excitement for our fans, our broadcasters and all our stakeholders across the entire season and means, more than ever, that every week counts on the DP World Tour.”

The new schedule announcement also saw a tweak to the 2023 schedule, with the leading DP World Tour member, who earns a PGA Tour exemption for 2024 via the current 2023 Race to Dubai Rankings, also gaining entry into The Players Championship and the Charles Schwab Challenge next year.

Furthermore, the leading finisher from the current 2023 Race to Dubai, not otherwise exempt, will earn a spot in two PGA Tour Signature Events in 2024: the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Genesis Invitational

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PGA Tour’s New Designated Events Plan for 2024 Leaves DP World Tour in Further Limbo

The DP World Tour isn’t enjoying a whole lot of stability as of late.

The tour, formerly known as the European Tour prior to a 2022 sponsorship deal, is currently awaiting a court ruling in the United Kingdom to hear whether LIV Golf pros can compete in its events . A ruling isn’t expected until sometime next month.

Now after the tour joined into a “strategic alliance” with the PGA Tour in 2021, questions remain over how stars from the worldwide tour can gain a foothold into the lucrative designated events in 2024.

As part of the strategic alliance, the top-10 from the previous year’s finishing order for the season-long DP World Tour are granted a PGA Tour card. But if they are unable to play often on the PGA Tour, many say it will be difficult for them to get into the designated events to retain that tour card.

Among those skeptical of the PGA Tour having the best interest of their partnership in mind is Richard Bland, a longtime DP World Tour member before joining LIV Golf.

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Rory McIlroy, during the Arnold Palmer Invitational, said:

“I think Europe needs to get into the mix. I think everyone knows (the PGA Tour) is the place that you want to play golf, right? People complain about these 10 cards going to (DP World) Tour players that get on this Tour. But if I’m a European tour player, that’s brilliant.

“So to have the opportunity to be in the top 10 in Europe and then get over where all the opportunity is, which is here–I’m not saying there’s no opportunity over there, there is. But the one thing I would like to see going forward with this designated events schedule is trying to get some of those tournaments in the mix overseas.”

Rory McIlroy says DP World Tour should get in ‘the mix’ with designated events: https://t.co/6M2Zc9Vlt5 pic.twitter.com/tS9hIBeOoR — Golf Central (@GolfCentral) March 3, 2023

McIlroy, who won the DP World Tour’s season championship in 2022 and won the Dubai Desert Classic in January, said that he would like to see one of that tour’s big events become a designated event on the PGA Tour, which would help get the top players on that tour in the mix.

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DUBAI — It’s a well-trodden path, of course. Even before the formal inauguration of the European Tour in 1972, leading players from the Old World were attempting to make it in the New. Former U.S. Open champion Tony Jacklin in the late 1960s was the most notable example, although his fellow Englishman and Ryder Cup player, Peter Townsend, was another regular on the PGA Tour at that time.

Things have changed though. Gone are the days when Seve Ballesteros would play in—and win—the 1980 Masters only because he had finished in the top-one at the previous year’s Open Championship. Since then, a gradual relaxation of previously exclusionary rules has seen any number of the Spaniard’s fellow-Europeans make the transition from the now DP World Tour to the PGA Tour.

Next year, however, that long-established trend will take on a different hue. Come Sunday evening and the conclusion of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, 10 members of the Old World circuit will have their PGA Tour cards for 2024, courtesy of their performances in the season just ended.

It will be, for most if not all, a time of dramatic change. Lifestyles will be very different, both socially and culturally, especially for the continental Europeans. While all will have played in America before, staying for long periods of time is not quite the same as popping in and out.

“It will be an eye-opener for them,” says Matt Wallace, the Englishman having joined the PGA Tour in 2020 and since earning just shy of $6 million along with a title at this year’s Corales Puntacana Championship. “They will have to get used to being in the one country for just about the whole year. So culturally it is an adjustment, although travel is easier. The courses are amazing. Inside the ropes is great. Outside the ropes is just different. You can eat in the same spots every week. The depth in the field every week makes it really hard. Strong players lose their cards on the PGA Tour. And guys who just keep their cards would win multiple times over here.

“It’s tough,” continues Wallace, who in matching the DP World Tour record for consecutive birdie in a round on Saturday holds a one-shot lead at the DP World Tour season finale with one round to play . “But it does make you play better. The rough is thicker. The fairways are tighter. You can’t go at certain flags because the short side is so penal. Chipping and putting is easier on the DP World Tour. But playing in the States does sharpen your game. I always like coming back home. I feel like I’m really sharp when I arrive even if I haven’t had great results.”

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Three-time DP World Tour champion Lucas Herbert is another who has made the step up from Europe to America. Like Wallace, Herbert has a lone PGA Tour win, the 2021 Butterfield Bermuda Championship, and has amassed over $4 million in prize money. Along the way, the 27-year-old Australian has noticed a few significant differences in life on either side of the Atlantic.

“The new lads will find that it is possible to have a friendly practice round with a couple of Americans on Tuesday, then, two days later, those same two guys will walk straight past,” says Herbert with a smile. “The level of camaraderie they know so well in Europe just isn’t there in America. It’s just a different beast. And it’s harder. I’ve shot over par only once in my last five events and been around 30th nearly every week. Shoot two under par on Saturday and you move back 20 spots. That is what they are going to run into on the PGA Tour. Ball-striking is emphasized much more over there. There are spots around greens from where you just can’t save par. In short, the courses are just harder.”

On that, legendary swing coach, Pete Cowen, is quick to agree.

“They will have to prepare themselves for missing more cuts than they have been used to,” says the Englishman, who works with, among others, PGA champion Brooks Koepka. “In America, you get 80 players within three shots after 36-holes every week. Every week. So the middle of the tour is very strong. I see even-par cuts in Europe that I know would be four or five under in the States.”

One last thing. If any of the ten who are PGA Tour-headed in 2024 is tempted to live at home and commute across the Atlantic multiple times, they might do well to listen to former Open champion Shane Lowry.

“If you go to the PGA Tour you have to give it everything,” says the Irishman, whose primary base is now in Florida. “Plenty have tried to do it from Europe. I did when we had our first daughter, Iris. And it was horrible. I was jet-lagged all the time, tired all the time and not getting the sort of practice you want to be doing for playing on the PGA Tour. At home, you are putting on greens running 8-9 on the Stimpmeter. I went to the Memorial Tournament once and the greens were running at 14. I couldn’t get the hang of that quick enough to compete.

“All of which is why I live in the States now. The best players in the world are practicing there in great conditions every day. If you want to be up there with them, you need to be working alongside them.”

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Before Tiger Woods burst onto the scene in the late 1990s, the European Tour—now the DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons—competed head-to-head against the PGA Tour.

Both circuits had amazing talent, with the likes of Seve Ballesteros, Sam Torrance, Ian Woosnam, Sir Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, and Colin Montgomerie leading the European charge.

But times have changed.

The DP World Tour is now a feeder tour to the PGA Tour, and Monday’s announcement boldens that claim.

Beginning with the 2024 season, full membership on the DP World Tour is available to players who finish in positions 126th to 200th in the 2023 FedEx Cup Fall points list.

Furthermore, affiliate membership of the DP World Tour is available to any other PGA Tour player who participates in any Race to Dubai tournament during the 2024 season.

The Race to Dubai is the DP World Tour’s equivalent of the FedEx Cup.

Affiliate members and non-members will now appear on a new ‘Non-Member Race to Dubai Points List’ following the first tournament where they earn points.

Should affiliate members play more than four qualifying events on the DP World Tour, they will earn a spot in the DP World Tour playoffs.

Meanwhile, those who finish the FedEx Cup fall ranked 125th and above will obtain PGA Tour cards for the 2024 season.

“When we announced our Strategic Alliance with the PGA Tour in November 2021, one of the prime objectives was to give as many opportunities as possible to members of both Tours, and this is another perfect example of how this is working,” said David Howell, the Chairman of the DP World Tour’s Tournament Committee.

Sure, more opportunities will exist for more players, but the DP World Tour will house those who could not qualify for the PGA Tour.

Those PGA Tour players ranked between 126th and 200th in the FedEx Cup fall standings who take up full membership will play from a newly created category within the 2024 DP World Tour exemption category list.

Only five players from this category can play in a DP World Tour event in any given week—meaning only five PGA Tour players can enter a DP World Tour field.

That will help protect current players on the DP World Tour, but it does not protect the European circuit’s top talent.

The top 10 players on the DP World Tour’s 2023 Race to Dubai rankings—not otherwise exempt—will earn PGA Tour cards for the 2024 season.

So, the best of the DP World Tour will head to the PGA Tour, meaning it will be deprived of its top talent.

Here are the top 10 players in the rankings—not otherwise exempt—following Adrian Meronk’s win at the Andalucia Masters :

• Adrian Meronk (Poland)
• Ryan Fox (New Zealand)
• Victor Perez (France)
• Min Woo Lee (Australia)
• Alexander Björk (Sweden)
• Robert MacIntyre (Scotland)
• Ryo Hisatsune (Japan)
• Thorbjørn Olesen (Denmark)
• Joost Luiten (Netherlands)
• Marcel Siem (Germany)

What is great about this list is that 10 different countries are represented. Yet, these players will be plucked from the DP World Tour.

Ballesteros is likely rolling over in his grave, but the DP World Tour faced no other options. They have been strapped for cash—only turning a profit on years in which Europe hosts the Ryder Cup . Hence, the strategic alliance that was announced a couple of years ago.

Of course, there are ongoing negotiations between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund on the future of professional golf.

Nobody knows what the sport will look like in 2025, but in 2024, the writing on the wall is clear that the DP World Tour is the minor league affiliate of the PGA Tour.

Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. You can follow him on Twitter @jack_milko for more golf coverage. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough too.

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2024 Volvo China Open final results: Prize money payout, DP World Tour leaderboard, how much each golfer won

The 2024 Volvo China Open final leaderboard is headed by winner Adrian Otaegui, who topped the DP World Tour leaderboard this week with a win at Hidden Grace Golf Club in Shenzhen, China.

Otaegui won on the DP World Tour for the fifth time after winning the 54-hole event by three shots on 18-under 198. The event was shortened to 54 holes with interrupting weather.

Guido Migliozzi finished in solo second on the week, after Otaegui overcame a five-shot final-round deficit to win.

Sebastian Söderberg, Paul Waring and Joel Girrbach finished in a tie for third place, a shot behind Migliozzi.

Otaegui won the €356,293.78 winner's share of the $2,250,000 purse.

Volvo China Open recap notes

Otaegui earned 14.5 Official World Golf Ranking points with the win, with the minimum point schedule removed from the Official World Golf Ranking.

There was a 36-hole cut, with 68 of 156 starting players finishing the event in the 19th completed event of the season.

Otaegui earned 500 Race to Dubai points as a DP World Tour member, with its season-long Race to Dubai points race well underway for 2023-2024. He also earned a spot in the PGA Championship through the DP World Tour points standings.

The 2024 European Tour schedule continues in two weeks with the PGA Championship.

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10 DP World Tour graduates each have interesting plan for how to tackle new PGA Tour status

European golf has had its “Great Triumvirate” of Harry Vardon, James Braid and J.H. Taylor and, more recently, the “Big Five” comprising Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam. But only in Ryder Cups have the Old World’s various personalities and nationalities formed proper teams. So it is no surprise, as the DP World Tour resumes this week in Dubai, to see the 10 players who qualified for their PGA Tour cards last season planning the months ahead in their own individual ways.

Five of the 10—Robert MacIntyre, Matthieu Pavon, Alexander Bjork, Ryo Hisatsune and Sami Valimaki—have wasted no time and have made the long journey to Hawaii for this week’s Sony Open. But four are taking it a little slower. Thorbjorn Olesen, Ryan Fox, Jorge Campillo and Adrian Meronk are competing in the DP World Tour’s opening event of 2024, the Dubai Invitational. Only Frenchman Victor Perez is absent from both events.

“It’s a great opportunity for the 10 guys,” says former Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn. “Some will go there and be successful. Some will fall on the faces. But at least they will find out just how good they need to be. In the long run, the more European players who go there, the more the game will become a global sport. I hope for that.

“I think if three or four of them keep their cards, that will be success,” Bjorn continues. “That’s a good number being realistic. The standard on the PGA Tour is higher. The depth of field is higher. And the players have played the courses so many times before. That’s maybe the hardest thing about the first year over there—you are playing new courses every week. That’s so difficult unless you are really good.”

Speaking of really good, Rory McIlroy is not one who agrees with Bjorn’s take.

“The new course thing I never found to be a big impediment to playing well on the PGA Tour,” says the four-time major champion. “Having a base there is more important. You need somewhere to go back to on weeks off. And embracing the culture and the lifestyle is a must. It is different, which is why I would advise them all to stay over there at least through the U.S. Open. They will need to focus on being there for at least five or six months. In that regard it helps to befriend guys who have been there a while. There are plenty of Europeans who will be happy to play practice rounds and make them feel a bit more comfortable. Bottom line: they have been given an amazing opportunity.”

Scotland’s Robert Macintyre is starting his year in Hawaii on the PGA Tour, looking for early success – Quality Sport Images

Still, Bjorn’s overall words of caution are not without merit. Each of the new cardholders will have to find the way best suited to them. Which is why different agendas are clearly already at play.

“Getting my PGA Tour card is obviously going to change a lot of things for me this year,” says Olesen, who makes his home in Dubai. “My plan is to play a bit on both the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour. I’m clearly starting here, but after three events in the Middle East, I’m heading across the Atlantic. I won’t be back in Europe until the summer.

“I wanted to begin here simply because I live here,” he explains. “And I like the events in this part of the world. So it made sense. When I was single I could go over there and stay as long as I wanted. Now there are other logistics in play. I was never really tempted to go over there now. I just wanted to stay in Dubai a bit longer. I’ll be at home for the next three weeks. It’s just priorities.”

In contrast to most, Campillo is actually playing down his new status. The Spaniard, who spent four years at Indiana University, intends to play the next five events on the DP World Tour before venturing across the Atlantic. Indeed, it isn’t hard to detect a lack of self-belief in the 37-year-old’s view of what lies ahead.

“I’m going to play over here until Qatar before I go to the States,” says the three-time DP World Tour winner. “I’ll start in Mexico. Then Florida and Texas. I’ll play six before I come back here. That’s more than enough. Then I’ll see how it goes. If not well, I’ll be back here next year. It will depend on how well I do in my first 11 events. I’ll make the decision then, whether I stay in the States or come back over here. I know it will be a great experience. But I’m happy where I am right now. It’s not as if I can’t wait to play on the PGA Tour. I’m not super-excited; put it that way.”

That downbeat attitude is, not surprisingly, in complete contrast to the demeanor displayed by Meronk. The Pole, in the wake of his controversial omission from the European Ryder Cup team, finished top of the 10-man qualifying list and so is exempt from the re-rank the other nine will be subject to in April. Already, he knows he can play in virtually every PGA Tour stop outside of the elevated events.

“I’ll start at Torrey Pines,” says Meronk. “Hawaii was just too far to go. Plus, there is no rush. I’ll go to the States with two events under my belt, which makes sense I think. I won’t be back in Europe until the Scottish Open. My goal is to get a win and get comfortable on the PGA Tour. I want to make it to the Tour Championship and finish the season in the world’s top 30. I know it will be a big change. And I’m trying to take things slowly. But I have big goals.”

Meronk has even gone as far as to make an adjustment to his address position—one that will be put into play when he gets to San Diego. Because of the need to hit approach shots higher to the generally firmer and faster American greens, Meronk and swing coach Matthew Tipper are working on moving the ball maybe half-a-ball width forward in his stance.

“I’ve talked to a couple of guys about how high you need to hit the ball over there,” says the former Irish Open and Australian Open champion. ‘So I’ve tried a couple of different ball positions just to see how much difference that can make. I’ll try it when I get there, although I’m sticking to my norm here this week.”

Thorbjorn Olesen lives in Dubai so it was an easy decision for him to start his season at the event so close to his home – Warren Little

Fox is another excited at the prospect of furthering a career that has flourished over the last few years.

“After two weeks here in Dubai, I’m heading to the States,” says the New Zealander. “My plan is basically to play in pretty much every event I can get into. I might even get into the elevated events through my World Ranking, which makes playing well here a priority. If I get into those my schedule will fill out nicely.

“Long-term I’d like to play on both tours,” he continues. “I’ve always struggled a little in the States. Not with the playing—the courses generally suit my game—but with the culture. It’s just different, so I haven’t enjoyed it as much as I would like to. But this year my family is going to travel with me. Hopefully that will make things a little easier off the course. Whatever, I’m going to give it my best shot. Playing on the PGA Tour has been my dream ever since I started playing golf.”

As to how the disappearance of 10 of the tour’s best players will affect the DP World circuit, Bjorn is philosophical. Gravitating westward has long been a fact of professional life for those Europeans with ambition to compete against the best on a regular basis.

“Speak to almost any young player today and the PGA Tour is where they want to play their golf,” says the Dane. “It is the place to be, the pension fund, a big attraction. It’s not only the prize money. The pension is a huge selling point. It’s a shame for the DP World Tour that we can’t compete stature-wise, but [chief executive] Keith Pelley tried with the big-money Rolex events to make it more attractive over here. He wanted 12 of those but the players didn’t want to support that many. So we ended up with only four. Which was down to the players. I’m not blaming them, it’s just the situation they were in.”

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The PGA Tour and DP World Tour announced on Tuesday that they have upgraded their previous “strategic alliance” to an “operational joint venture partnership” as part of a 13-year deal.

“It was clear from the outset that our Strategic Partnership with the European Tour Group was a powerful agreement for both sides, and we are thrilled with today’s announcement of this expanded partnership,” said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.

What that actually means is the PGA Tour is increasing its investment in the circuit formally known as the European Tour, including prize fund levels, which are set to grow annually for the next five years.

As part of the new joint venture, the PGA Tour will increase its existing stake in the European Tour Productions from 15 percent to 40 percent, and use the circuit’s existing global footprint to coordinate a worldwide schedule.

The joint venture also provides a formal pathway from the DP World Tour to the PGA Tour for the first time. As such, beginning in 2023, the leading ten players on the end of season DP World Tour Rankings [in addition to those already exempt] will earn PGA Tour cards.

It also provides a clearly defined pathway for top players around the world. Players from the Sunshine Tour and ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia, with whom the DP World Tour already has existing strategic alliances, will enjoy a formal pathway to the DP World Tour.

“This move will significantly enhance the meritocracy that has successfully served the professional game on both sides of the Atlantic for more than 50 years,” DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley said. “It is a natural extension and progression of what we have been doing over the past few years and I passionately believe that this move is the right thing for our players, our Tour, our fans, and the game of golf in general.

“Our two tours have undoubtedly drawn closer over the past few years and today’s announcement strengthens both Tours for the betterment of both memberships.”

Terms of the PGA Tour’s financial support and investment in the DP World Tour weren’t disclosed by either party. Sources say the Tour will pour about $100 million into its business partner.

The strategic alliance originally was struck in November 2020 as a defense mechanism against the formation of the Premier Golf League and to fend off the Saudi-backed LIV Golf. Members of the DP World Tour reportedly have been split, with some players wanting Pelley to issue harsh penalties on defectors to LIV Golf and others asking for him to spurn the PGA Tour and reach an agreement with LIV Golf. In many ways, the future of men’s professional golf hung in the balance as Pelley weighed the DP World Tour’s options. This marks a significant victory for Monahan.

“We will continue to collaborate on a global schedule and key commercial areas as we draw our organizations and memberships even closer together while innovating to provide the most entertaining and compelling golf possible to fans around the world,” Monahan said.

The original partnership included collaboration on issues such as media, playing opportunities, scheduling and prize funds and was widely perceived as the first step toward an eventual merger of the two bodies.

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The simple reason why a posse of LIV pros are about to play on DP World Tour

Australia's Cameron Smith is one of several LIV Golf pros past or present teeing it up on the DP World Tour this week. Here's why they are allowed...

If you tune into the golf this week you'll see a number of LIV Golf stars past or present teeing it up at the Australian PGA Championship and the Joburg Open on the DP World Tour. 

Given the European-based circuit  recently issued warnings  to its members about signing up for LIV Golf's Q-School next month, you might be confused as to why the golfers are allowed to play. 

LIV Golf Promotions clashes with the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa, hence why members need to ask for a release. 

Interestingly, the PGA Tour has decided on a completely different approach . 

There are no conflicting events this week, hence why a number of LIV players have decided to commit to the DP World Tour event during the breakaway tour's offseason. 

The likes of Cameron Smith and Patrick Reed have been playing on the Asian Tour since LIV's second season ended. 

Smith was dragged into a farcical rules incident at the Hong Kong Open and is still annoyed by what happened . 

The Aussie will be headlining the Australian PGA Championship, which is co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour Australasia. 

Smith, 30, has an exemption as a past champion. He is joined in the field by Marc Leishman, Jed Morgan, Wade Ormsby, Joaquin Niemann, Mito Pereira and Laurie Canter. 

Like Smith, Morgan has an exemption as a former champion. Leishman and Ormsby are playing on invites while the Chilean duo qualified via national spots. England's Canter grabbed his spot by finishing between 117-123 in the Race to Dubai. 

Meanwhile Branden Grace, Charl Schwartzel and Dean Burmester are playing the Joburg Open. 

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DP World Tour launches fan travel emissions tracker

New tool allows spectators to calculate and offset their greenhouse gas emissions..

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• Tracker available to ticket holders at 12 tournaments in 2024
• Spectators can input travel information and purchase carbon credits
• Forms part of DP World Tour’s ‘Green Drive’ programme

Golf’s DP World Tour wants fans to help tackle the climate crisis with the launch of a new tool enabling spectators to calculate and offset their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when travelling to and from tournaments.

The fan travel emissions tracker, which is being deployed in collaboration with carbon management solutions provider AQ Green TeC, will be available at 12 DP World Tour tournaments in 2024. Ticket holders will automatically receive an email link to a portal, where they can input their event travel-related information, including flights, accommodation and ground transportation. Enrolling in the scheme provides rewards in the form of access to purchase verified carbon credits to offset their calculated GHG emissions.

Carbon credits in the tool are all from Gold Standard accredited projects that support a range of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The DP World Tour also plans to promote the tracker at tournaments via QR codes across the venue and on DP World Tour digital platforms. Competitions for fans who choose to offset their travel, featuring ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ prizes, will be offered to help drive engagement with the new tool.

Helping spectators offset their GHG emissions forms part of the DP World Tour’s wider ‘Green Drive’ programme, which includes a commitment to achieving a 50 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030 and net zero carbon by 2040.

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The rollout of the fan travel emissions tracker arrives after the tour released its first summary impact report, following an audit of ten events and its operations and venues in 2023. The report, completed in collaboration with the GEO Sustainable Golf Foundation, revealed that spectator travel accounts for an average of 45 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions per tournament – the largest single emissions source.

“There will always be unavoidable emissions when staging golf tournaments that attract thousands of fans over multiple days,” said Maria Grandinetti-Milton, head of sustainability at the European Tour group. “We have a responsibility to start the dialogue with our fans and to help connect the impact of actions onsite to the future of our sport, supporting climate mitigation projects where we can all work together to invest back into the planet.

“Ultimately, we want to make it easier for fans to make cleaner travel choices in the first place, whether that’s using public transport, carpooling or cycling. At present, 20.5 per cent of our spectator’s travel using lower carbon methods, and we want to increase this percentage. This new tool will help raise awareness of this issue amongst our fan base and provide a simple means of understanding the impact different modes of transport have on our climate. If we are going to achieve net zero by 2040, then everyone needs to pull together and play their part.”

David Grundlingh, chief executive of AQ Green TeC, added: “It has been our long-held belief that sport has immense influence and thereby opportunity to drive positive change and deliver #SharedResponsibility and #CollectiveAction for meaningful climate action. We are therefore extremely excited to be making such a significant move into sport with the team at the European Tour group and look forward to showing the rest of the live-event industry how to take their biggest environmental challenge, namely fan-travel and turn this into an opportunity for climate change mitigation.”

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DP World Tour Schedule

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May 6, 2024, 3:00 PM

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Nov. 23-26 _ Joburg Open (Dean Burmester)

Nov. 23-26 _ Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Min Woo Lee)

Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ Investec South African Open Championship (Dean Burmester)

Nov. 30-Dec. 3 _ ISPS Handa Australian Open (Joaquin Niemann)

Dec. 7-10 _ Alfred Dunhill Championship (Louis Oosthuizen)

Dec. 14-17 _ AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (Louis Oosthuizen)

Jan. 11-14 _ Dubai Invitational (Tommy Fleetwood)

Jan. 18-21 _ Hero Dubai Desert Classic (Rory McIlroy)

Jan. 25-28 _ Ras Al Khaimah Championship (Thorbjorn Olesen)

Feb. 1-4 _ Bahrain Championship presented by Bapco Energies (Dylan Frittelli)

Feb. 8-11 _ Commercial Bank Qatar Masters (Rikuya Hoshino)

Feb. 22-25 _ Magical Kenya Open (Darius Van Driel)

Feb. 29-March 3 _ SDC Championship (Jordan Gumberg)

March 7-10 _ Jonsson Workwear Open (Matteo Manassero)

March 21-24 _ Porsche Singapore Classic (Jesper Svensson)

March 28-31 _ Hero Indian Open (Keita Nakajima)

April 11-14 _ Masters Tournament (Scottie Scheffler)

April 25-28 _ ISPS HANDA – Championship (Yuto Katsuragawa)

May 2-5 _ Volvo China Open (Adrian Otaegui)

May 16-19 _ PGA Championship, Louisville, Ky.

May 23-26 _ Soudal Open, Antwerp, Belgium

May 30-June 2 _ European Open, Hamburg, Germany

June 6-9 _ Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, Helsingborg, Sweden

June 13-16 _ U.S. Open, Pinehurst, N.C.

June 20-23 _ KLM Open, Amsterdam

June 27-30 _ Italian Open, Ravenna, Italy

July 4-7 _ BMW International Open, Munich

July 11-14 _ Kentucky Championship, Nicholasville, Ky.

July 11-14 _ Genesis Scottish Open, Gullane, United Kingdom

July 18-21 _ The Open Championship, Troon, United Kingdom

July 18-21 _ Barracuda Championship, Truckee, Calif.

Aug. 15-18 _ D+D Real Czech Masters, Prague

Aug. 22-25 _ Danish Golf Championship, Aarhus

Aug. 29-Sept. 1 _ Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo, Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom

Sept. 5-8 _ Omega European Masters, Crans-Montana, Switzerland

Sept. 12-15 _ Horizon Irish Open, Newcastle, United Kingdom

Sept. 19-22 _ BMW PGA Championship, Virginia Water, United Kingdom

Sept. 26-29 _ acciona Open de Espana by Madrid, Madrid

Oct. 3-6 _ Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Oct. 10-13 _ Open de France, Guyancourt, France

Oct. 17-20 _ Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters, Sotogrande, Spain

Oct. 24-27 _ Genesis Championship, Incheon, South Korea

Nov. 7-10 _ Abu Dhabi Championship, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Nov. 14-17 _ DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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N ewly appointed DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings stressed that "significant changes" to the top of professional golf would not be in place until after 2025.

The sport has found itself split following the launch of LIV Golf in summer 2022, prompting both the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour to rally against players who chose to side with the Saudi-backed league. In an unexpected twist last summer, however, an initial agreement was laid out by the PGA Tour along with the PIF of Saudi Arabia.

The inclusion of the DP World Tour further indicated a potential accord which could mend professional golf's division, but ten months on, no such final agreement has been reached.

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Assuming Keith Pelley's mantle at the top of European golf, Kinnings provided insight into what lies ahead for the sport, emphasizing the gradual nature of upcoming transformations. "We know [a deal] has to be done ASAP," he explained. "I don't see too much changing in 2025. 2026 is when we will see significant changes.

"For us to achieve this, we need 2025 to lay the groundwork. I'm not setting any deadlines. But to devise a new product for 2026, you really need to have it complete by the end of this year. Everyone needs to demonstrate flexibility and willingness to compromise. Once we've identified the appropriate solution, we need to act swiftly.

As it currently stands, the PGA Tour has taken a hardline stance against players who have joined forces with Greg Norman's LIV Golf, resulting in bans for big names like Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, and Jon Rahm. The DP World Tour has followed suit but with slightly less severity.

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The European Tour has been granted authority to impose fines and suspensions on its members who participate in LIV Golf events that clash with DP World Tour tournaments. This has led several golfers, including Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia, and Lee Westwood, to resign their memberships, consequently forfeiting their Ryder Cup eligibility.

This move has sparked concerns that Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton might miss out on representing Europe in the USA next September, despite playing key roles in Team Europe's victory in Rome last fall.

However, CEO Kinnings has offered some reassurance, clarifying the current eligibility criteria for 2023. "If we look at the eligibility criteria for 2023, I think there has been a slight misconception," he stated. "The reality is that, under the current system, if a player is European and is a member of the DP World Tour and abides by the rules in place, he is eligible."

Brendan Lawlor looks ahead to G4D Open title defence at Woburn with Iona Stephen

Brendan Lawlor is looking forward to sharing the stage with other leading golfers with a disability when he returns to Woburn to defend his G4D Open title next week.

Held in partnership between The R&A and the DP World Tour and supported by EDGA, the second edition of the G4D Open will again feature 80 players from around the world competing across multiple impairment groups over 54 holes from May 15-17.

Lawlor edged out Kipp Popert last year to win the inaugural staging by two shots over the Duchess Course.

Speaking about the importance of the event, which acts as the fifth stop on the 2023/24 G4D Tour schedule, Lawlor said: “It gives every player an opportunity to showcase their talent on a world stage where a lot of eyes can watch and long may all that last.”

The Irishman has a rare condition called Ellis–van Creveld syndrome, characterised by a shorter stature and shorter limbs, and is one of the most recognised golfers with a disability.

Lawlor, who turned professional in 2019, made history by becoming the first golfer with a disability to compete on the DP World Tour at the ISPS HANDA UK Championship in August 2020.

An inspirational figure to many, the 27-year-old is proud to play his part in helping raise awareness and participation in golf for the disabled.

“It was such a good event, probably the best run event we have ever played,” he added in an interview with broadcaster Iona Stephen at Woburn on the latest ‘On the Road with Iona’ episode.

“There were so many diverse disabilities represented… giving everyone a chance in their own category. It was such an incredible event. Everyone was so happy."

Spectators are encouraged to attend at Woburn next week with attendance and car parking free of charge.

“It’s an incredible opportunity to see some of the best players in the world doing abnormal things, you’d never see it on your normal golf course… people with incredibly inspiring stories,” said Lawlor.

To view the full episode from the 'On the Road with Iona' YouTube series in which Lawlor talks candidly to Stephen about his life on and off the course, click here .

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EDGA’s latest film which highlights a brilliant group of emerging golfers with a disability will be premiered on Sky Sports Golf today (Tuesday, May 7) and shown multiple times throughout this week.

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