The leading 10 players, not otherwise exempt, on the season-ending DP World Tour Race to Dubai rankings earned PGA Tour cards for 2025. Coming into the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates, only three players had solidified spots in the top 10, meaning seven were up for grabs.

There was a tournament going on, a big one at that. But for a few of the players in the 50-strong field at the DP World Tour Championship—the 44th and last event on the Old World circuit this season—there was a whole new level of pressure.

Northern Irelands Tom McKibbin claimed the last of the 10 PGA Tour cards on offer via the Race to Dubai rankings and will hold dual membership with the DP World Tour in 2025; Englands Paul Waring and