This is a list of the 10 European Tour (DP World Tour) players who earned PGA Tour card for the 2024 season via the 2023 Race to Dubai. As part of the PGA Tour strategic alliance expansion which had been signed in June 2022, [1] the 2023 season saw the introduction of this intitiative. [2]
The top 10 players on the Race to Dubai (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2024 PGA Tour. They were as follows: [3] [4]
2023 European Tour | 2024 PGA Tour | |||||||||
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Rank | Cty | Player | R2D pos. | Points | Starts | Cuts made | Best finish | FedEx Cup rank | Prize money ($) | |
1 | Adrian Meronk * | 4 | 2,969 | n/a [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
2 | Ryan Fox † | 5 | 2,898 | 20 | 13 | T4 | ||||
3 | Victor Perez † | 7 | 2,406 | 21 | 14 | 3/T3 | ||||
4 | Thorbjørn Olesen | 9 | 2,226 | 16 | 10 | T14 | ||||
5 | Alexander Björk * | 11 | 2,141 | 14 | 7 | T11 | ||||
6 | Sami Välimäki * | 12 | 2,113 | 18 | 7 | 2 | ||||
7 | Robert MacIntyre † | 13 | 2,094 | 25 | 15 | Win (x2) | T17 | 5,400,384 | ||
8 | Matthieu Pavon * | 15 | 2,052 | 19 | 15 | Win | T17 | 5,254,412 | ||
9 | Jorge Campillo * | 16 | 2,008 | 17 | 11 | T4 | ||||
10 | Ryo Hisatsune * | 17 | 1,964 | 22 | 13 | T3 |
*PGA Tour rookie in 2024
†First-time PGA Tour member in 2024, but ineligible for rookie status due to having played eight or more PGA Tour events in a previous season
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Jan 27 | Matthieu Pavon | Farmers Insurance Open | −13 (69-65-72-69=275) | 1 stroke | Nicolai Højgaard | 1,620,000 |
2 | Jun 2 | Robert MacIntyre | RBC Canadian Open | −16 (64-66-66-68=264) | 1 stroke | Ben Griffin | 1,692,000 |
3 | Jul 14 | Robert MacIntyre (2) | Genesis Scottish Open | −18 (67-65-63-67=262) | 1 stroke | Adam Scott | 1,575,000 |
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Runner-up score | Prize money ($) |
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1 | Feb 25 | Sami Välimäki | Mexico Open | Jake Knapp | −19 (67-64-63-71=265) | −17 (64-67-67-69=267) | 882,900 |
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