There was jubilation for a group of DP World Tour players following the end of the season-long Race to Dubai in 2025.
Like every year since 2023, the top 10 not otherwise exempt were awarded PGA Tour cards.
As a result each of them had a good chance of making it into the field for the PGA Tour’s flagship event, The Players Championship, as they began the season. However, only some of them got a look in.
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There are various ways PGA Tour pros can reach the TPC Sawgrass tournament, including world ranking.
Among the most accessible for the latest graduates from the DP World Tour were a place in the top 50 of the world rankings the week before the event, and a high placing in the FedEx Cup points standing the week leading up to the tournament.
Not all of them did enough to get there, with Adrien Saddier, Keita Nakajima and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen missing out entirely and John Parry and Dan Brown, who earned his card after Laurie Canter moved to LIV Golf, named as alternates.
However, for five others, a coveted tee time at the big event awaits. Here are the details.
Marco Penge
Marco Penge is making his Players Championship debut
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Penge was a sensation on the DP World Tour in 2025, claiming three victories, the Hainan Classic, the Danish Golf Championship and the Open de Espana, as he placed second behind Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai rankings.
That brilliant form saw him break into the world’s top 50 for the first time in his career, while he entered the week in 38th.
That status means he’ll make his maiden Players Championship appearance.
Kristoffer Reitan
Kristoffer Reitan earned his spot because he’s in world’s top 50
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The Norwegian won the 2025 Soudal Open on the way to finishing eighth in the Race to Dubai rankings, and for good measure he wrapped up the year with victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge with his PGA Tour card already secured.
The latter was enough to see him climb into the world’s top 50 for the first time, and he was still there when the field was finalized for The Players Championship, handing him a maiden appearance too.
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