The DP World Tour has unveiled new opportunities for PGA Tour members to compete in DP World Tour events in 2024 and to earn points on the Race to Dubai.
The move, which is part of the on-going strategic partnership between the two tours that was announced towards the end of 2021, will offer full membership of the DP World Tour in 2024 to PGA Tour players who finished in positions 126 to 200 on the FedExCup Fall Points List in 2023, plus affiliate membership to any other PGA Tour member when participating in any Race to Dubai ranking tournament in the 2024 season.
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN
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. This list will see players accrue Race to Dubai points and can see them potentially qualify for the DP World Tour play-offs in 2024 and the season-ending bonus pool in 2024 if they have played four or more counting tournaments outside the Majors, in line with the current DP World Tour member regulations. Should they choose to additionally take up Affiliate Membership, this will give them the potential to earn full ranked membership of the DP World Tour in the following season if their final ranking qualifies them.
NEW CATERGORY
PGA Tour members who take up full membership will play from a newly created Category 12 in 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. To access this category, eligible players must join the DP World Tour as members by December 20 to compete in tournaments in the 2024 calendar year, but by November 22 if they want to compete in any of the 2024 season tournaments scheduled for November or December 2023.
DAVID HOWELL COMMENTS
These initiatives follow on from the one announced last year that will see the leading ten players on the 2023 Race to Dubai – not otherwise exempt – earn PGA Tour cards for the 2024 season.
Looking at the FedExCup Fall Points List, players falling into this category (i.e. those ranked 125-200) include the likes of Webb Simpson, Scott Piercy, Charley Hoffmann, Cameron Champ, Ryan Moore, Jason Dufner, Nick Watney and Wesley Bryan.
David Howell, Chairman of the DP World Tour’s Tournament Committee, said: “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.”
KEITH PELLEY QUOTES
Keith Pelley, Chief Executive of the DP World Tour, said: “Our ‘ten cards‘ initiative will give the opportunity for DP World Tour members to excel on the PGA Tour next season and this new membership opportunity announced today will give PGA Tour members the chance to do exactly the same on our Tour. I am excited at the possibilities.”