DP World Tour announces radical (!) shake-up for 2024 schedule
The European-based DP World Tour has announced its full 2024 schedule that includes new events, record prize money and a return to China.
The European-based DP World Tour has shaken things up for their 2024 schedule.
It was announced on 14 August that from 2024, the season will conclude with a play-off double header.
In total, there will be a minimum 44 tournaments in 24 countries next year with a record prize fund of $148.5m.
New events have been created in Dubai and Bahrain and the Old World circuit will return to China for the first time since 2021.
The 2024 Race to Dubai will feature three new phases:
- Global Swings from November to August
- Back 9 from September to October
- DP World Tour Play-Offs in November
Premium Rolex Series events have been retained, those being:
- Hero Dubai Desert Classic
- Genesis Scottish Open
- BMW PGA Championship
- Abu Dhabi Championship
- DP World Tour Championship
The new, Dubai Invitational will be played over 11-14 January. The circuit will play the Bahrain Championship over Feb 1-4.
DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley said:
"The many new and original enhancements we have introduced will guarantee drama and excitement for our fans, our broadcasters and all our stakeholders across the entire season and means, more than ever, that every week counts on the DP World Tour."
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Announcing the new look 2024 DP World Tour schedule pic.twitter.com/qAvAwAbvSo
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) August 14, 2023
How the season will work...
Phase one - The Global Swings
This phase will comprise five individual 'Swings' - the Opening Swing, the International Swing, the Asian Swing, the European Swing and the Closing Swing - and will run from November 2023 to August 2024. Each Swing will have its own individual Swing Rankings.
- The Opening Swing will run from November 2023 (Fortinet Australian PGA Championship) to December 2023 (AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open)
- The International Swing will run from January 2024 (Dubai Invitational) to March 2024 (Jonsson Workwear Open)
- The Asian Swing will run from March 2024 (Singapore Classic) to May 2024 (Volvo China Open) (*)
- The European Swing will run from May 2024 (Soudal Open) to July 2024 (BMW International Open) (*)
- The Closing Swing will run from July 2024 (Genesis Scottish Open) to August 2024 (Danish Golf Championship) (*)
(*) While points accrued in the Major Championships will count on the Race to Dubai Rankings, they will not count in the Swing Rankings.
Each Swing will have its own identity and its own Champion who will each earn $200,000 from an overall $1million Bonus Pool. Swing Champions will also qualify for each of the 'Back 9' events.
At the conclusion of the Global Swings phase, a further $1million Bonus Pool will then be shared amongst the leading ten players on the Race to Dubai (who have played a minimum of eight ‘regular’ Global Swings events outside the Major Championships and co-sanctioned Genesis Scottish Open).
The International Swing includes a new Pro-Am event - the Dubai Invitational played at Dubai Creek Resort from January 11-14 - as well as the Bahrain Championship, which marks the Tour's return to the Kingdom of Bahrain for the first time since 2011.
The five Swings will also offer qualification into the first three Rolex Series events:
- The leading member (not otherwise exempt) from the Opening Swing will qualify for the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
- The leading member (not otherwise exempt) from each of the International Swing, the Asian Swing and the European Swing will qualify for the Genesis Scottish Open.
- The leading member (not otherwise exempt) from the Closing Swing will qualify for the BMW PGA Championship.
The overall top performers from the Global Swings will be rewarded with qualification into Phase Two of the season, with ten spots in each of the 'Back 9' events for the highest ranked members (not otherwise exempt) within the top 110 on the current Race to Dubai Rankings.
Phase two - The Back 9
This phase will encompass nine of the DP World Tour’s most historic tournaments and national Opens and will run from August 2024 to October 2024.
It will begin with the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo (August 29 – September 1, 2024) and will end with a tournament to be confirmed from October 24-27, 2024.
In addition to exempt DP World Tour members, the leading 15 non-members from the top 70 on the FedEx Cup will be eligible to play in these events and qualify for the DP World Tour Championship.
The top 110 players on the Race to Dubai Rankings at the conclusion of this phase in October will earn their DP World Tour cards for 2025 while the top 70 qualify for Phase Three, the DP World Tour Play-Offs.
Phase three - The DP World Tour Play-Offs
This phase, running in November 2024, will comprise the two final Rolex Series events of the season: the Abu Dhabi Championship and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
The Abu Dhabi Championship, which moves from its traditional January slot to a new date of November 7-10, will feature the leading 70 players on the Race to Dubai Rankings while the top 50 at the end of that tournament, qualify for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai from November 14-17, where the DP World Tour's Number One player will be crowned.
At the conclusion of the DP World Tour’s 2024 season, the leading ten players will share a $6million Bonus Pool.
Finally, as per at the end of the current 2023 season, the top ten DP World Tour members on the final 2024 Race to Dubai Rankings (not otherwise exempt) will earn PGA Tour cards for the 2025 season.
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