10 DP World Tour Players in Line for 2027 PGA Tour Cards

By Staff Writer

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The DP World Tour's Race to Dubai standings will hand out 10 PGA Tour cards for the 2027 season, with four events left before the points list is finalized at November's DP World Tour Championship. Patrick Reed and Eugenio Chacarra, both former LIV Golf players, currently sit atop the non-exempt standings after winning twice apiece this season.

Key takeaways

  • Ten non-exempt players will earn PGA Tour cards for 2027 through the Race to Dubai points list.
  • Patrick Reed and Eugenio Chacarra have each won twice on the DP World Tour in 2026.
  • Casey Jarvis and Jayden Schaper also picked up two wins apiece within a few weeks of each other.
  • Bernd Wiesberger, 41, is on track for his first full PGA Tour card after ending a five-year title drought at the Volvo China Open.
  • Four events remain, including the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

Who Leads the Non-Exempt Race to Dubai Standings?

Reed won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in late January and the Qatar Masters two weeks later, building a points cushion that already exceeded what the 10th-place finisher needed to earn a card in the previous season. An injury at the BMW PGA Championship has since slowed him, but his card position looks secure. Chacarra, a Spaniard, won the KLM Open in June and beat Matt Wallace by five shots at the Italian Open three weeks later. A runner-up finish at the Hero Indian Open leaves him third in the standings behind Reed and the already-exempt Rory McIlroy, who does not occupy one of the 10 non-exempt card spots.

Which Other Players Have Multiple 2026 Wins?

South African Casey Jarvis won the Magical Kenya Open in late February and followed it a week later with the Investec South African Open Championship in his home country. He nearly made it three straight, finishing runner-up to Dan Bradbury at the Joburg Open. Countryman Jayden Schaper opened his season with a runner-up finish at the Nedbank Golf Challenge, then won the Alfred Dunhill Championship and beat Ryan Gerard in a playoff at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open a week apart.

Four of the ten players currently in line for a card have won twice on the DP World Tour this year.

Who Rounds Out the Top 10?

Englishman Andy Sullivan, whose last DP World Tour win came six years ago, has stayed in card position on the strength of a runner-up finish to Reed at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and a T3 at the Hero Indian Open. Dane Jacob Skov Olesen, the 2024 Amateur champion who turned pro rather than use the exemptions that title carried, has eight top-10 finishes this season, including a runner-up at the Husqvarna British Masters. Austrian Bernd Wiesberger snapped a near five-year DP World Tour title drought at the Volvo China Open and backed it up with top-five finishes at the BMW International Open and Omega European Masters; a card would give him full PGA Tour playing privileges for the first time at 41. Finn Oliver Lindell, New Zealander Daniel Hillier and Spaniard Nacho Elvira round out the group, each without a 2026 DP World Tour win but each holding a string of top-10 finishes that has kept them inside the cutoff line.

PlayerCountry2026 DP World Tour WinsNotable 2026 Finish
Patrick ReedUSA2Injured at BMW PGA Championship
Eugenio ChacarraSpain2Runner-up, Hero Indian Open
Casey JarvisSouth Africa2Runner-up, Joburg Open
Jayden SchaperSouth Africa2Runner-up, Nedbank Golf Challenge
Andy SullivanEngland0Runner-up, Hero Dubai Desert Classic
Jacob Skov OlesenDenmark0Runner-up, Husqvarna British Masters
Bernd WiesbergerAustria1Top 5, BMW International Open
Oliver LindellFinland0Runner-up, KLM Open
Daniel HillierNew Zealand0Runner-up, Dubai Invitational
Nacho ElviraSpain1T2, Husqvarna British Masters

What's Left on the DP World Tour Schedule?

Four events remain before the Race to Dubai closes, including the FedEx Open de France, the fourth of the tour's "Back 9" events. The season-ending playoffs follow in November with the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and conclude at the DP World Tour Championship, where the points leader receives the Harry Vardon Trophy and the final 10 card-earners are confirmed. Elvira, currently occupying the last card spot, heads into that stretch with Shaun Norris positioned just below him in the standings.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Race to Dubai?

It is the DP World Tour's season-long points list. Its winner receives the Harry Vardon Trophy, and the top 10 non-exempt players on the list earn PGA Tour cards for the following season.

How many PGA Tour cards come from the DP World Tour each year?

Ten cards go to the highest-ranked non-exempt players in the Race to Dubai standings once the season concludes at the DP World Tour Championship.

When is the Race to Dubai decided?

The points list closes at the DP World Tour Championship in November, the finale of the season-ending playoffs that begin with the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

Who has recently earned a PGA Tour card through the Race to Dubai?

Ryan Fox, Robert MacIntyre and Marco Penge all earned their PGA Tour cards this way in prior seasons.

Why doesn't Rory McIlroy count toward one of the 10 card spots?

McIlroy already holds exempt status on the PGA Tour, so despite ranking ahead of some contenders in the Race to Dubai, he does not occupy one of the 10 non-exempt positions.


  • DP World Tour
  • PGA Tour card
  • Race to Dubai
  • Patrick Reed
  • Eugenio Chacarra
  • Casey Jarvis
  • Bernd Wiesberger
  • Harry Vardon Trophy