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] [5]
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 ($) | |
1 | Adrian Meronk [a] | 4 | 2,969 | n/a [b] | ||||||
2 | Ryan Fox [c] | 5 | 2,898 | 24 | 17 | T4 | 118 | 1,378,822 | ||
3 | Victor Perez [c] | 7 | 2,406 | 22 | 15 | 3/T3 | 83 | 2,068,163 | ||
4 | Thorbjørn Olesen [d] | 9 | 2,226 | 16 | 10 | T14 | 170 | 500,887 | ||
5 | Alexander Björk [a] | 11 | 2,141 | 16 | 8 | T11 | 179 | 414,659 | ||
6 | Sami Välimäki [a] | 12 | 2,113 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 123 | 1,273,129 | ||
7 | Robert MacIntyre [c] | 13 | 2,094 | 25 | 15 | Win (x2) | T17 | 5,400,384 | ||
8 | Matthieu Pavon [a] | 15 | 2,052 | 19 | 15 | Win | T17 | 5,254,412 | ||
9 | Jorge Campillo [a] | 16 | 2,008 | 17 | 11 | T4 | 154 | 605,997 | ||
10 | Ryo Hisatsune [a] | 17 | 1,964 | 27 | 17 | T3 | 93 | 1,637,598 |
T = Tied
Player retained his PGA Tour card for 2025 (finished inside the top 125)
Player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 2025 (finished outside the top 150)
No. | Date | Player | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Prize money ($) |
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1 | 27 Jan | Matthieu Pavon | Farmers Insurance Open | −13 (69-65-72-69=275) | 1 stroke | Nicolai Højgaard | 1,620,000 |
2 | 2 Jun | Robert MacIntyre | RBC Canadian Open | −16 (64-66-66-68=264) | 1 stroke | Ben Griffin | 1,692,000 |
3 | 14 Jul | 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 | 25 Feb | Sami Välimäki | Mexico Open | Jake Knapp | −19 (67-64-63-71=265) | −17 (64-67-67-69=267) | 882,900 |
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