2023 Race to Dubai dual card winners

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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]

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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 Tour2024 PGA Tour
RankCtyPlayerR2D
pos.
PointsStartsCuts
made
Best
finish
FedEx Cup
rank
Prize money ($)
1 Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Meronk [a] 42,969n/a [b]
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ryan Fox [c] 52,8982417T41181,378,822
3 Flag of France.svg Victor Perez [c] 72,40622153/T3832,068,163
4 Flag of Denmark.svg Thorbjørn Olesen [d] 92,2261610T14170500,887
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Björk [a] 112,141168T11179414,659
6 Flag of Finland.svg Sami Välimäki [a] 122,11322921231,273,129
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert MacIntyre [c] 132,0942515Win (x2)T175,400,384
8 Flag of France.svg Matthieu Pavon [a] 152,0521915WinT175,254,412
9 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Campillo [a] 162,0081711T4154605,997
10 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Hisatsune [a] 171,9642717T3931,637,598

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)

2024 PGA Tour winners

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-upPrize money ($)
127 Jan Flag of France.svg Matthieu Pavon Farmers Insurance Open −13 (69-65-72-69=275)1 stroke Flag of Denmark.svg Nicolai Højgaard 1,620,000
22 Jun Flag of Scotland.svg Robert MacIntyre RBC Canadian Open −16 (64-66-66-68=264)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Ben Griffin 1,692,000
314 Jul Flag of Scotland.svg Robert MacIntyre (2) Genesis Scottish Open −18 (67-65-63-67=262)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Scott 1,575,000

2024 PGA Tour runner-up finishes

No.DatePlayerTournamentWinnerWinning scoreRunner-up scorePrize money ($)
125 Feb Flag of Finland.svg Sami Välimäki Mexico Open Flag of the United States.svg Jake Knapp −19 (67-64-63-71=265)−17 (64-67-67-69=267)882,900

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 PGA Tour rookie in 2024
  2. Meronk became ineligible for the 2024 PGA Tour season, having joined LIV Golf in January 2024. [6]
  3. 1 2 3 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(s)
  4. Olesen retained his PGA Tour card for 2025 by finishing 13th (7th not otherwise exempt) on the 2024 Race to Dubai. [7] [8]

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