The DP World Tour season concluded on Sunday with the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Matt Fitzpatrick won the dramatic final by beating Rory McIlroy in a play-off, but McIlroy’s second place was enough to claim the Race to Dubai title for the fourth consecutive year and the seventh time in McIlroy’s career.
And at the end of the tournament, the results of another year-long race were recorded: the 10 DP World Tour players who earned PGA Tour cards for 2026.
This year marks the third year that a strategic alliance between the DP World Tour and PGA Tour has enabled the top 10 players in the latest Race to Dubai rankings, who are otherwise not exempt, to earn PGA Tour cards for 2026. Who are the talented 10? View the incoming names below.
10 DP World Tour players who earned PGA Tour cards
Marco Money
The 27-year-old from England won three events on the DP World Tour this year and finished second behind Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai.
Laurie Canter
The 36-year-old Englishman is the first former LIV player to earn a PGA Tour card. Canter has won two career titles on the DP World Tour and finished second in two tournaments in 2025.
Kristoffer Reitan
Twenty-seven-year-old Norwegian Kristoffer Reitan won his first and so far only DP World Tour title at the Soudal Open in May.
Adrian Saddier
Saddier, a 33-year-old from France, won his second career DP World Tour event at the Italian Open in June. Saddier also collected six top-10s and a second-place finish in 2025.
Alex Noren
Noren, 43, has played 194 PGA Tour tournaments over the course of his career. This year, the Swede enjoyed incredible success on the DP World Tour, where he won twice, bringing his total to 12 in his DP World Tour career.
Johannes Parry
The 38-year-old claimed his first DP World Tour victory in 14 years at the Mauritius Open.
Haotong Li
Li, a 30-year-old from China, has 24 starts on the PGA Tour, but next year will be his first as a member. He has four DP World Tour victories to his name, including one this year: the Qatar Masters in February.
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Keita Nakajima
Nakajima, a 25-year-old from Japan who has been ranked No. 1 in the world as an amateur for many years, earned his PGA Tour card by winning the Hero Indian Open and finishing second at the DP World India Championship in October.
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
Neergaard-Petersen, a 26-year-old Dane, earned his PGA Tour card at the eleventh hour with a stellar performance in the DP World Tour Championship, finishing T3. He also finished second at the Puerto Rico Open on the PGA Tour this year.
Jordan Smit
Smith, a 33-year-old from England, has two DP World Tour wins since 2017 and two second-place finishes in 2025.
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