At the end of the DP World Tour’s regular season, all 258 players who teed it up at least once through the 42 events now know their finishing position in the Race To Dubai rankings.
For some, this year will have been about experiencing a new chapter in their careers while others have been around the block on several occasions. Around 115 players are guaranteed to enjoy DP World Tour status once again in 2025. However, for an unfortunate cluster of pros, this season might well have been their last on the elite European circuit.
The Genesis Championship marked one final chance to change a player’s future, for better or worse, and a handful grasped that opportunity with both hands after making the long trip over to South Korea.
With the top-70 in the Race To Dubai offering a spot in the Abu Dhabi Championship – the first of two playoff stages next month – and the top-114 landing inside the provisional cut-off for the retention of DP World Tour membership, there was plenty to play for for so many at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea.
While Byeong Hun An ultimately lifted the Genesis Championship trophy as Tom Kim walked away a beaten challenger, there were plenty more winners and losers on the DP World Tour this week…
PLAYOFF WINNERS
Francesco Laporta during round two of the 2024 Genesis Championship
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Firstly, there should be a nod to Antoine Rozner for all-but guaranteeing himself a place at the DP World Tour Championship due to his solo-fourth in Korea. He was 50th before this week but moved up 19 spots to 31st and remains in with an outside shout for one of the 10 PGA Tour cards available to DP World Tour golfers as well.
But the biggest winners in the season’s final regular event include Francesco Laporta and Casey Jarvis. The Italian was 84th before Korea but managed a T6th result to shoot up 24 places. Meanwhile, South African, Jarvis also ended in T6th and rocketed up from 77th to 59th.
Brandon Stone could have been one of those peering in from just outside the magic mark, but he secured a timely T9th finish to nudge himself forward nine spaces and into 64th.
Another man who would have been a shock omission from the end-of-season series is 2023 Ryder Cup winner, Nicolai Hojgaard, but – luckily for the Danish player – he joined Stone in T9th and…
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