In recent years, Michael Kim has spent the vast majority of his time on the PGA Tour, but he branched in 2025, with DP World Tour appearances in the UK, France, India and the United Arab Emirates on top of his regular schedule on the US-based circuit.
As a result, he has recent firsthand experience of both tours, and has outlined what he sees as the five big differences between them.
The American gave a detailed overview on X, beginning with the caveat: “I only played 5 DP tour events so it’s a small sample size but wanted to give you guys an inside look on the differences between the two major tours.”
Comparing the Pgatour and DP World TourI only played 5 DP tour events so it’s a small sample size but wanted to give you guys an inside look on the differences between the two major tours. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/vL9ztwPlr3November 19, 2025
The first element Kim touched on was the key differences in the courses on the two tours, writing: “Courses in France and India had sharper doglegs, position golf I guess. The last two in Abu Dhabi and Dubai was more US like, bigger courses.
He also noticed a difference in green speeds, adding: “Green speeds on average feel a tiny bit slower. Not that they are slow but I don’t think any courses have speeds like some in the US where it gets stupid fast at 14+ stimp. That’s also rare in the states too but places like Quail, Players, get crazy fast.”
Courses:-I only played 5 “true” DP events but there’s definitely a difference in styles. It has a lot to do with the fact that DP goes to way more countries. Courses like the one I played in India is very unique (not to mention the other crazy hard one in India). It’s not…November 19, 2025
Kim then focused on the differing ways the two circuits are run, first concentrating on the staff. He pointed out that, “On the PGA Tour, there’s the tournament staff and then the PGA Tour staff,” whereas the DP World Tour has “the same or similar staff each and every week.”
However, he didn’t suggest that was a negative, pointing out that, “Both staff are very good at their jobs and run great events.”
Staff:-Both staff are very good at their jobs and run great events. The main difference is the numbers. -On the pgatour, there’s the tournament…
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