The PGA and DP World tours have announced a partnership with the Japan Golf Tour, creating a “formal pathway” to the established circuits.
Starting this season, the top three players on the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) order of merit will earn DP World Tour membership for the following year.
It follows the announcement earlier this year that the leading ten non-exempt players on the DP World Tour will earn spots on the PGA Tour from this year.
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“The Japan Golf Tour Organization has produced many incredibly talented players over the years, and we are delighted to establish this formal pathway as part of golf’s meritocratic system, defining clear routes for players from the other international Tours to earn status on the DP World Tour and potentially go on to play on the PGA Tour,” said DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley.
“There are players from 34 different countries exempt on the DP World Tour in 2023 and, alongside our first tournament in Japan next April, today’s announcement further underlines our position as golf’s global Tour.”
DP World Tour, PGA TOUR, Japan Golf Tour announce formal pathway 🤝
The top three on the JGTO Order of Merit will receive DP World Tour membership.
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) December 5, 2022
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