The leading 10 players, not otherwise exempt, on the season-ending DP World Tour Race to Dubai rankings earned PGA Tour cards for 2025. Coming into the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates, only three players had solidified spots in the top 10, meaning seven were up for grabs.

There was a tournament going on, a big one at that. But for a few of the players in the 50-strong field at the DP World Tour Championship—the 44th and last event on the Old World circuit this season—there was a whole new level of pressure.

Northern Irelands Tom McKibbin claimed the last of the 10 PGA Tour cards on offer via the Race to Dubai rankings and will hold dual membership with the DP World Tour in 2025; Englands Paul Waring and

They are running three wide around the home stretch and into the final round of the 2024 DP World Tour Championship as Rory McIlroy shares the lead with Rasmus Højgaard and Antoine Rozner at 12 under with 18 holes to play in the European finale.

The 2023-2024 DP World Tour season concluded with the end of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, with 10 players earning their PGA Tour cards and status for the 2024 season. The top 10 players on the final Race to Dubai points list who are not otherwise exempt on the PGA Tour next season have earned membership.

Heading into this week’s DP World Tour Championship, three players are mathematically locked into the top 10 in the standings, meaning they’re heading to the PGA Tour in 2025. However, seven spots remain up for grabs.

Mission accomplished. Rory McIlroy’s chase for a sixth career Race to Dubai title, matching Seve Ballesteros for second most in the history of the DP World Tour, was a virtual certainty heading into the Old World circuit’s season finale.