Which DP World Tour golfers are in danger of losing their cards?
Which DP World Tour golfers are in danger of losing their cards? GolfMagic explores the players who are in danger of losing their playing rights on the European-based circuit.
It's that time of the year again on the DP World Tour.
Masters champion Rory McIlroy is closing in on his seventh Race to Dubai title.
The Northern Irishman consolidated his position at the top of the rankings with his recent excursion to India.
Only England's Marco Penge has any real hope of leapfrogging the 36-year-old five-time major champion in the order of merit.
McIlroy is certainly loving life right now having enjoyed the best year of his career to date.
Unfortunately the same cannot be said for plenty of household names who will have to start planning their 2026 schedules with or without guaranteed starts on the European-based circuit.
Only players who finish in the top 115 in the standings after this week's Genesis Championship in South Korea will guarantee their full status next season.
There are currently some household names at risk of missing out. One of them is the owner of a green jacket.
GolfMagic takes a look at some notables players currently at risk...
Rank | Player | Points |
110 | Niklas Lemke | 482.17 |
111 | Antoine Rozner | 468.92 |
112 | Dylan Frittelli | 467.76 |
113 | Bernd Wiesberger | 465.56 |
114 | Clément Sordet | 464.75 |
115 | Adam Scott | 464.72 |
Provisional cut-off | ||
116 | Yannik Paul | 459.94 |
117 | Aaron Cockerill | 444.01 |
118 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 438.36 |
119 | Tapio Pulkkonen | 435.62 |
120 | David Ravetto | 435.41 |
Big names at risk of losing their cards
Adam Scott (115)
The former Masters champion is right on the bubble.
This comes as little surprise, in all honestly, given he plays the majority of his golf on the PGA Tour.
Scott has only played three DP World Tour events this season and will need a strong finish in Korea.
Edoardo Molinari (136)
European Ryder Cup vice-captain and stats guru Molinari has endured another frustrating season on the course.
The older Molinari brother stormed through Q-School last year to keep his card but has struggled a touch for consistency.
That being said, he has only 10 DP World Tour events, which is far from a full schedule.
At his most recent event, Molinari withdrew from the Nexus Championship at Trump International Golf Links in Scotland.
He later revealed he was struggling with a thumb injury and will be out of action "for a few months".
Sergio Garcia (176)
Sergio Garcia returned to the DP World Tour in an attempt to make the 2025 European Ryder Cup team.
After a promising start to the campaign that saw him win LIV's stop in Hong Kong, Garcia then struggled to sustain his early season momentum.
The former Masters champ missed the cut at Augusta National in April and placed 67th at the PGA Championship.
He did not qualify for the US Open and tied for 34th at The Open.
Garcia confirmed exclusively to GolfMagic that despite dropping out of membership next year, he still harbours aspirations of representing the blue and gold again in some capacity one day.
Danny Willett (162)
Another green jacket winner, Danny Willett has tumbled down the OWGR in recent years.
The Englishman has split his time between the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.
He chose to spend the first half of his season in the United States and missed eight cuts from 13 starts.
Willett fared better in Europe, only missing two cuts in seven appearances.
But his best finish this season remains a top-10 at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Eddie Pepperell (165)
The 34-year-old has already confirmed he's going to Q-School this year.
Once ranked as high as 32nd in the world rankings, Pepperell is now the World No. 506.
He has spent this season, primarily, playing on the HotelPlanner Tour.
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