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DP World Tour unveils 2024 schedule; 44 events to be contested across the world

The DP World Tour announced its 2024 schedule Monday, including five new ‘swings.’ Forty-four events will be staged on five continents.

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One week after the PGA Tour released its 2024 schedule, the DP World Tour unveiled theirs Monday.

Formerly known as the European Tour, the DP World Tour will stage 44 events in 24 countries across five continents in 2024.

Five different ‘swings’ also encompass the schedule, all of which occur before August 2024.

The final stretch of the season, dubbed the ‘Back 9’ by the DP World Tour, begins in September 2024, after the conclusion of the FedEx Cup Playoffs on the PGA Tour.

The ‘Back 9’ feature greater purses and increased Race to Dubai ranking points.

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The first six DP World Tour events, including the Australian Open , comprise the ‘Opening Swing.’ These events begin Nov. 23 and run through Dec. 17, with the Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open concluding the first swing.

Events in South Africa and Australia will run concurrently over the first two weeks.

After the calendar flips to 2024, the DP World Tour heads to the Middle East.

The Hero Dubai Desert Classic, the first of five Rolex Series events, highlights the ‘International Swing’ in mid-January.

The Rolex Series events in 2024 are the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, the Genesis Scottish Open in July, the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in September, and the final events of the DP World Tour schedule in November: the Abu Dhabi Championship and the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

The ‘International Swing’ includes a trip to Bahrain for the Bahrain Championship, the first time the DP World Tour will stage an event there since 2011.

Once The Masters kicks off in April, the DP World Tour will be in the middle of its ‘Asian Swing,’ which features events in Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and China for the first time since 2019.

After the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, the tour begins its ‘European Swing,’ which will start in Belgium for the Soudal Open.

The European Open in Hamburg and the Volvo Car Scandanavian Mixed hosted by Annika Sorenstam in Sweden—one of the most unique events in professional golf—follow the Soudal Open.

These two events will be contested next June, in the weeks leading up to the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.

Stops in the Netherlands, Italy, and Germany for the BMW International Open then follow the third major of the year.

The Genesis Scottish Open, held the week before The Open Championship in July, begins the ‘Closing Swing.’

The DP World Tour then takes two weeks off following the season’s final major for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which will be held in Paris.

Le Golf National, host of the 2018 Ryder Cup , will stage the Olympic competition.

The tour starts back up with the Czech Masters and the Danish Golf Championship, thus concluding the ‘Closing Swing’ at the end of August.

Then, the ‘Back 9’ begins.

The DP World Tour saved its most notable—and perhaps most recognizable—tournaments for the ‘Back 9.’

The tour did this by design: they want the best European players in the world to fly across the Atlantic following the Tour Championship, which concludes on Sept. 1, 2024.

Yet, the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo will run the same weekend as the Tour Championship. The Belfry in England hosts this prestigious event every year.

Despite the scheduling conflict, only 30 players will tee it up at the Tour Championship. So it is very likely that Faldo’s British Masters will feature a top-notch, world-class field.

The ‘Back 9’ then heads to Switzerland for the Omega European Masters in Switzerland Sept. 5-8.

The following week, the Irish Open will be held at one of the best golf courses in the world, Royal County Down Golf Club in Northern Ireland.

The focus of the golfing world will continue to be in the British Isles as the tour shifts to Wentworth for the BMW PGA Championship, scheduled for Sept. 19-22, 2024.

Five more events follow the DP World Tour’s flagship tournament at Wentworth: the Acciona Open de España presented by Madrid; the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews—a fan favorite; the French Open; and the Andalucia Masters.

Another to-be-announced event will be held Oct. 24-27.

The DP World Tour season concludes with two playoff events, with only the top 70 players in the Race to Dubai standings advancing to the Abu Dhabi Championship Nov. 7-10.

From there, the top 50 finishers head to Dubai for the DP World Championship on Nov. 14-17, 2024.

Next year’s schedule for the DP World Tour is a great one. Some of the best players in the world will play all over the globe, genuinely encompassing the meaning of a world tour.

How the DP World Tour looks beyond 2024 remains to be seen, especially with its pending agreement with the PGA Tour and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF).

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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DP World Tour 2024 schedule: Tournament dates and venues, plus when golf majors are taking place

DP World Tour announces five new 'global swings' for 2024 as well as 'Back 9' and season-ending play-offs; campaign to conclude with back-to-back events in UAE in November - watch DP World Tour live on Sky Sports as minimum of 44 events held across 24 countries

Wednesday 23 August 2023 13:15, UK

Take a look at the tournament dates and venues for for the 2024 DP World Tour with a minimum of 44 events across 24 countries.

*major championships in bold

Opening Swing

November 23-26 2023 - Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Royal Queensland GC, Brisbane, Australia)

November 23-26 ​​​​​​ - Joburg Open (Houghton GC, Johannesburg, South Africa)

November 30-December 3 - ISPS Handa Australian Open (The Australian GC & The Lakes GC, Sydney, Australia)

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November 30-December 3 - Investec South African Open Championship (Blair Atholl Golf & Equestrian Estate, Lanseria, Johannesburg, South Africa)

December 7-10 - Alfred Dunhill Championship (Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa)

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December 14-17 - AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (Heritage La Réserve GC, Heritage Bel Ombre, Mauritius)

International Swing

January 11-14 2024 - Dubai Invitational (Dubai Creek Resort, Dubai, UAE)

January 18-21 - Hero Dubai Desert Classic (Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE)

January 25-28 - Ras Al Khaimah Championship (Al Hamra GC, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE)

February 1-4 - Bahrain Championship (Royal GC, Kingdom of Bahrain)

February 22-25 - Magical Kenya Open (Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya)

February 29-March 3 - SDC Championship (TBC, South Africa)

March 7-10 - Jonsson Workwear Open (TBC, South Africa)

Asian Swing

March 21-24 - Singapore Classic (Laguna National Golf Resort Club, Singapore)

March 28-31 - Asian Event TBA (TBC)

April 11-14 - The Masters (Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia, USA)

April 18-21 - Korea Championship (Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, Incheon, South Korea)

April 25-28 - ISPS HANDA - CHAMPIONSHIP (Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba Course, Gotemba City, Japan)

May 2-5 - Volvo China Open (Hidden Grace GC, Shenzhen, China)

May 16-19 - PGA Championship (Valhalla GC, Louisville, Kentucky, USA)

European Swing

May 23-26 - Soudal Open (Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium)

May 30-June 2 - European Open (Green Eagle Golf Courses, Hamburg, Germany)

June 6-9 - Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed (TBC, Sweden)

June 13-16 - US Open (Pinehurst Resort & CC, Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA)

June 20-23 - KLM Open (The International, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

June 27-30 - Italian Open (TBC, Italy)

July 4-7 - BMW International Open (Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany)

Closing Swing

July 11-14 - Genesis Scottish Open (The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland)

July 11-14 - Event TBA (TBC, USA)

July 18-21 - The 152nd Open (Royal Troon GC, Ayrshire, Scotland)

July 18-21 - Barracuda Championship (Tahoe Mt. Club, Truckee, California, USA)

August 1-4 - Olympic Men's Golf Competition (Le Golf National, Paris, France)

August 15-18 - D+D Real Czech Masters (Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, Czech Republic)

August 22-25 - Danish Golf Championship (Lübker Golf Resort, Aarhus, Denmark)

August 29-September 1 - Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo (The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England)

September 5-8 - Omega European Masters (Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland)

September 12-15 - Horizon Irish Open (Royal County Down GC, Newcastle, Co Down, Northern Ireland)

September 19-22 - BMW PGA Championship (Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England)

September 26-29 - acciona Open de España presented by Madrid (Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain)

October 3-6 - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (Old Course St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Scotland)

October 10-13 - Open de France (Le Golf National, Paris, France)

October 17-20 - Andalucia Masters (Real Club de Golf Sotogrande, San Roque, Andalucia, Spain)

October 24-27 - Event TBA (TBC)

DP World Tour Play-Offs

November 7-10 - Abu Dhabi Championship (Yas Links, Abu Dhabi, UAE)

November 14-17 - DP World Tour Championship (Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth Course, Dubai, UAE)

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

Adrian Meronk and Ryan Fox are both in Dubai to start the year, while others from the top-10 have joined them. But there are some in Hawaii hoping to get a headstart on the PGA Tour.

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DUBAI — 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.

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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.

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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 DP World Tour just made big-time changes — here are the 13 biggest

The DP World Tour will look — and pay — slightly different this upcoming season.

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One year into its title sponsorship, the phrase “DP World Tour” still takes some getting used to. The artist formerly known as the European Tour has a long and storied history, after all, which means the rebranded circuit will take some time to enter golf’s lexicon. Even the tour’s website has one foot in the past; type in “dpworldtour.com” and you’ll get redirected to “europeantour.com”. But Thursday’s schedule announcement for the 2023 season made one thing clear: This ain’t your dad’s European Tour.

The new schedule is emphasizing the “World” in DP World Tour; its 39 events will take place across 26 countries and, counting its co-sanctioned events, five continents. By the time the circuit actually tees it up in continental Europe — in May, for the Italian Open — it will have contested nearly 20 events.

How is this year different? New tournaments. More money. Guaranteed money. Strategic alliances left and right. Some sites have vanished. Others have shifted. There’s even a miniature summer vacation! This was the DP World Tour’s first big announcement since LIV vs. the PGA Tour began occupying the entirety of the golf world’s collective consciousness. And it feels like a step forward.

Here are 13 significant changes that will (hopefully) help make sense of the new schedule.

1. They’re playing for more money.

The first four Rolex Series events of 2023 — the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Dubai Desert Classic, Genesis Scottish Open and BMW PGA Championship — will all now feature $9 million prize pots, up from $8 million a year ago, building to the $10 million season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

While LIV and the PGA Tour have engaged in an arms race featuring significantly more financial firepower than the DP World can muster, the uptick in prize money signals something important to its players and sponsors: stability. The $144 million in purses is $50 million higher than 2021, when it rebooted post-pandemic.

In the schedule release, DP World Tour Chief Executive Keith Pelley pointed to the circuit’s financial standing as evidence of a successful (if much-scrutinized) alliance with the PGA Tour, citing the “strength of our partnership with the PGA Tour, who are working with us to drive revenue and a long-term growth plan.”

2. The top guys get more money, too.

An extra $6 million will be available for the leading eight players, thanks to a Rolex sponsorship. The PGA Tour has FedEx, the DP World Tour has Rolex. Players are glad for both.

The top 10 players on the money list will also earn PGA Tour cards, strengthening the connection between the circuits — although critics have claimed the relationship makes the DP World Tour essentially a “feeder tour” to the PGA Tour. But that’s the reality of the situation; the PGA Tour outpaces the DP World in money and top talent, so there’s still plenty to be gained from the relationship.

3. There’s a guaranteed money floor.

The new “Earnings Assurance Programme” mimics a similar model on the PGA Tour and guarantees that exempt players who play at least 15 events on the DP World Tour will pocket a minimum of $150,000 at the end of the season. In other words, if a player has played in 15 events and made $80,000 by the end of the season, the DP World Tour will pay an extra $70,000.

Rookies, Challenge Tour graduates and Q-School graduates can take up to $20,000 right away to fund “long-haul early season travel.” That will be an advance against future earnings. Partial members will also get $1500 on weeks they miss the cut to assist with travel costs and tournament-related expenses.

“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,” Pelley said in the release.

4. There are strategic alliances everywhere.

Everywhere! While the MENA Tour earns no mention in the DP World’s release, the DP does trumpet its strategic alliances with the PGA Tour, the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Sunshine Tour. Life is better with friends. That gets us to the schedule, which begins with…

5. A mini Australian Swing.

Two events Down Under have been added to the DP World calendar: the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (Nov. 24-27) at Royal Queensland in Brisbane, marking the beginning of the new season, and the ISPS Handa Australian Open (Dec. 1-4) at Kingston Heath in Melbourne. The alliance is paying dividends already!

6. Then there’s a South African Swing.

This begins in parallel with the Australian events; the Joburg Open is Nov. 24-27, too, kicking off three consecutive events in South Africa followed by the Mauritius Open. There will also be a secondary swing through the Mother Continent in March, with the Magical Kenya Open followed by two more events in South Africa.

7. The new year begins with a Ryder Cup tune-up.

That would be the Hero Cup , a new team match-play event that will kick off the 2023 calendar year for the DP World Tour and is set to take place at Abu Dhabi Golf Club Jan. 13-15.

A 10-man team from Great Britain and Ireland will take on a 10-man team from Continental Europe with the goal of blooding competitors for the Ryder Cup come September 2023. Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald will preside over the event, which will consist of three days of match-play competition.

8. Then comes an enriched Desert Swing.

The stroke-play portion of the season begins the following week at Yas Links, also in Abu Dhabi, the first of the year’s $9 million Rolex Series events. That’s followed by another $9 million Rolex Series event, the Dubai Desert Classic, before the swing wraps up at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, by which point some of the big names will have jetted back to the PGA Tour while the DP World regulars compete for a more typical $2 million purse.

9. A brand-new Asian Swing features four new events.

Mostly new, at least. The Singapore Classic, Thailand Classic and Hero Indian Open taking us through the end of Feburary. Two more Asian events — the ISPS Handa in Japan and another event in South Korea — will take place at the end of April. In total the DP World Tour has added four new events in Asia.

10. And then there’s the classic European Summer Swing.

See what I mean when I say this isn’t just the “European Tour” anymore? We’ve made it through April without setting foot in Europe. But once you hit May the DP World has essentially six uninterrupted months of the tournaments the tour is best known for. Get ready to trek through Italy (for a Ryder Cup preview) and on to Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, England, Denmark, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Ireland and France, which will take us into the Ryder Cup back in Italy again.

11. There’s a summer break.

This is an intriguing wrinkle; there’s a three-week break after the Open Championship (which wraps July 23) before the next DP World Tour event kicks off on Aug. 17. For reference, that break lines up with the final two events of the PGA Tour’s regular season — the 3M Open and Wyndham Championship — and its first playoff event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

There aren’t many breaks, that’s for sure. And while future versions of the schedule — 2024 and on — are likely to have additional breaks, this current version really emphasizes the word “tour,” too. These guys will be barnstorming all over the place.

12. The Irish Open has a new slot on the schedule.

In recent years the Irish Open has bounced around the summer months, and as a result its biggest potential draw, Rory McIlroy, hasn’t always been able to participate. This year the Irish Open moves to a new slot on the schedule, Sept. 7-10, putting it two weeks after the PGA Tour wraps up its season at East Lake. While he hasn’t said anything about the new date, it certainly seems plausible that McIlroy — and other European stars including Irishmen Shane Lowry and Seamus Power — would play the Irish Open and the BMW PGA back-to-back and then have a week off before the Ryder Cup in Italy.

13. Valderrama seems…out.

This isn’t official official, but you can pretty much bet the farm that LIV has planted its flag on Valderrama’s turf and that the DP World Tour won’t be returning next October. And while the Spanish Open is in its spot on the schedule for Oct. 12-15 (making it likely that Jon Rahm, like McIlroy, will be able to play his national open) there are three open weeks after that with just “TBC” written on the DP World Tour’s schedule.

I’m not sure if TBC means “to be confirmed” or “to be continued.” Either way, that seems like the right note to end on.

The rest of the schedule’s below.

NOV. 24-27: Fortinet Australian PGA Championship , Royal Queensland GC, Brisbane, Australia NOV. 24-27: Joburg Open , Houghton GC, Johannesburg, South Africa DEC. 1-4: ISPS Handa Australian Open, Victoria GC & Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne, Australia DEC. 1-4: Investec South African Open Championship , Blair Atholl Golf & Equestrian Estate, Lanseria, Johannesburg, South Africa DEC. 8-11: Alfred Dunhill Championship , Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa DEC. 15-18 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Mont Choisy Le Golf, Grand Baie, Mauritius

JAN. 13-15: Hero Cup, Abu Dhabi GC, Abu Dhabi, UAE JAN. 19-22: Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Yas Links, Abu Dhabi, UAE JAN. 26-29: Dubai Desert Classic , Emirates GC, Dubai, UAE FEB. 2-5: Ras Al Khaimah Championship , Al Hamra GC, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE FEB. 9-12: Singapore Classic , Laguna National Golf Resort Club, Singapore FEB. 16-19: Thailand Classic , Amata Spring CC, Chon Buri, Bangkok, Thailand FEB. 23-26: Hero Indian Open , TBA, India MAR. 2-5: TBC MAR. 9-12: Magical Kenya Open , Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya MAR. 16-19: South African Event Confirmed , TBA, South Africa MAR. 23-26: Jonsson Workwear Open, The Club at Steyn City, Johannesburg, South Africa MAR. 22-26: WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play , Austin CC, Austin, TX, USA MAR. 30-APRIL 2: NO EVENT APRIL 6 – 9: The Masters, Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA, USA APRIL 13-16: NO EVENT APRIL 20-23: ISPS HANDA CHAMPIONSHIP PGM Ishioka GC, Omitama, Japan APRIL 27-30: Korean Event Confirmed , TBA, South Korea MAY 4-7: Italian Open , Marco Simone GC, Rome, Italy MAY 11-14: Soudal Open, Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium MAY 18-21: U.S. PGA Championship , Oak Hill CC, Rochester, NY, USA MAY 25-28: Dutch Open , Bernardus Golf, Cromvoirt, The Netherlands JUNE 1-4: Porsche European Open, Green Eagle Golf Courses, Hamburg, Germany JUNE 8-11: Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed, Ullna G&CC, Stockholm, Sweden JUNE 15-18: U.S. Open, Los Angeles CC, Los Angeles, CA, USA JUNE 22-25: BMW International Open Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich, Germany JUNE 29-JULY 2: Betfred British Masters , The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England JULY 6-9: Made in HimmerLand, HimmerLand, Farsoe, Denmark JULY 13-16: Genesis Scottish Open, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland JULY 13-16: Barbasol Championship , Keene Trace GC, Nicholasville, KY, USA JULY 20-23: The 151st Open Championship , Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, England JULY 20-23: Barracuda Championship , Tahoe Mt. Club, Truckee, CA, USA THREE-WEEK SUMMER BREAK AUG. 17-20: ISPS Handa World Invitational presented by AVIV Clinics , Galgorm Castle & TBC, Co Antrim, N. Ireland AUG. 24-27: D+D Real Czech Masters , Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, Czech Republic AUG. 31-SEPT. 3: Omega European Masters, Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland SEPT. 7-10: Horizon Irish Open , The K Club, Staffan, Kildare, Ireland SEPT. 14-17: BMW PGA Championship, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England SEPT. 21-24: Cazoo Open de France, Le Golf National, Paris, France SEPT 29-OCT. 1: The Ryder Cup , Marco Simone GC, Rome, Italy OCT. 5-8: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship , Old Course St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Scotland OCT. 12 – 15: acciona Open de España presented by Madrid , Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain OCT. 19-22: TBC OCT. 26-29: TBC NOV. 2-5: TBC NOV. 9-12: Nedbank Golf Challenge , Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa NOV. 16-19: DP World Tour Championship , Dubai Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth Course, Dubai, UAE

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DP World Tour's Dubai Invitational 2024: Schedule, venue, prize money and more explored

T he inaugural event of the DP World Tour, the 2024 Dubai Invitational, is all set to be held from January 11-14, 2024. It will be held at the Dubai Creek Resort, which is a par 71 course that measures 7005 yards. The Dubai Invitational will see a star-studded field of 60 pro golfers playing a 72-hole event, with a prize purse of $2.5 million.

The tournament brings about a new and changed DP World Tour schedule for 2023-24. Christopher May, CEO of Dubai Golf, said via Khaleej Times:

"It's a venue that has a great heritage with professional golf, having previously been the host venue for the Dubai Desert Classic, and will be an incredible asset to the new tour schedule with a finishing stretch of holes that rivals almost any in the world."

The tournament will be covered by Sky Sports golf channel as well as the Sky Sports Main events. The likes of Rory McIlroy , Tommy Fleetwood, Padraig Harrington, Luke Donald, Francesco Molinari, and Adrian Meronk will be a part of the tournament.

Dubai Invitational introduces concurrent Pro-am tournament as the inaugural event of DP World Tour

The tournament will see the field of 120 split into two parts. 60 pro golfers will play the full four-day 72-hole event. On the other hand, there will be a concurrent tournament for amateur players that will be played over 54-holes.

Rory McIlroy will headline the field for the tournament. Speaking about his participation in the inaugural event on the DP World Tour , he said via Bunkered:

"I'm really excited to start my year at the Dubai Invitational. I've always enjoyed coming back to Dubai to set up my season and with a pro-am format, this tournament is going to be an enjoyable week."

The 2023-24 DP World Tour will see a variety of changes to its season. The season has now been divided into three distinct phases which includes the Global Swing phase, the Back 9 phase, and the DP World Tour play-off phase.

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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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. 

Which LIV players past or present are playing the Australian PGA Championship?

• Cameron Smith 
• Jediah Morgan 
• Marc Leishman 
• Wade Ormsby 
• Joaquin Niemann
• Mito Pereira 
• Laurie Canter 

Which LIV players past or present are playing the Joburg Open?

• Branden Grace 
• Charl Schwartzel 
• Dean Burmester 

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Indian Open 2024 golf: Japan’s Keita Nakajima wins title, India’s Veer Ahlawat finishes tied-second

Keita Nakajima carded 17 under par to win the title. USA’s Johannes Veerman and Sweden’s Sebastian Soderberg also finished T2. Anirban Lahiri missed the cut.

Japan’s Keita Nakajima won his maiden DP World Tour title at the Indian Open 2024 golf tournament, which concluded at the DLF Golf and Country Club in Gurugram on Sunday.

Nakajima secured a comprehensive victory as a 73 in the final round proved enough to hand him a four-shot win with a total of 17 under-par. He arrived into the final round on the back of a four-shot advantage.

The Japanese golfer had opened up a nine-shot lead at one point but a strong finish from home favourite Veer Ahlawat, American Johannes Veerman and Sweden’s Sebastian Soderberg, who all finished tied-second, cut down his victory margin.

"It feels amazing," Nakajima said. "I feel like this is the first win of a new professional career. This is my first year playing on the DP World Tour and I'm very proud to have won on the DP World Tour and very honoured to be playing here. I want to try and finish in the top ten on this tour and then go to the PGA Tour in 2025.”

This was only Nakajima’s 11th start and victory here has helped him move to 13th in the Race to Dubai Rankings and on top of the Asian Swing Standings.

Nakajima has also become only the fifth Japanese winner in the history of the DP World Tour. Players from Japan have notched seven DP World Tour victories overall.

India’s Veer Ahlawat, meanwhile, finished strong and went three under in his last three holes to finish tied-second. He ended up as the highest-ranked Indian golfer in the home tournament after scoring 13 under par.

India’s Manu Gandas finished tied-11th with nine under par while Karandeep Kochhar finished with eight under par to end up at T13 on the leaderboard. Shubhankar Sharma finished tied 31st.

Indian Open 2015 champion Anirban Lahiri, however, missed the cut. Lahiri is a two-time winner on the European Tour golf circuit and a seven-time Asian Tour winner.

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How to watch the Hero Indian Open

European Tour Productions, the DP World Tour’s in-house production company, will produce and distribute live coverage of the Hero Indian Open as the Asian Swing continues this week.

The tournament in the Dehli is the second of five counting events on the Asian Swing, the third of five ‘Global Swings’ on the 2024 Race to Dubai.

The DP World Tour returned to India last year after a four-year hiatus, with Marcel Siem ending a nine-year winless drought at DLF Golf & Country Club.

One of the tougher tests on the DP World Tour promises another thrilling week of action, with a host of DP World Tour winners that includes Rasmus Hojgaard, Matteo Manassero and home favourite Shubhankar Sharma.

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Global Broadcast Transmission Times

Below are the listed Broadcast Transmission times for the Hero Indian Open in local time in India (which will be broadcast on FanCode), and for the general World Feed coverage (time in GMT). Find out below where to watch in your area.

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Who is part of the commentary team?

Leading the team is commentator Dominik Holyer.

Joining him in the commentary box is Richard Boxall, along with former DP World Tour member Jamie Spence .

Jay Townsend and John E Morgan will provide on-course analysis from Delhi

Where can you watch coverage of the DP World Tour in your area?

For specific broadcast timings of these territories please check your local listings.

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