And Tom McKibbin—the last man standing in 10th place—was one over for the last 11 and surely the most relieved member of the group. With a birdie on the last hole, the Northern Irishman from Rory McIlroy’s home club of Holywood, ended just 10.5 points ahead of Jordan Smith.

They are running three wide around the home stretch and into the final round of the 2024 DP World Tour Championship as Rory McIlroy shares the lead with Rasmus Højgaard and Antoine Rozner at 12 under with 18 holes to play in the European finale.

The 2023-2024 DP World Tour season concluded with the end of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, with 10 players earning their PGA Tour cards and status for the 2024 season. The top 10 players on the final Race to Dubai points list who are not otherwise exempt on the PGA Tour next season have earned membership.

Heading into this week’s DP World Tour Championship, three players are mathematically locked into the top 10 in the standings, meaning they’re heading to the PGA Tour in 2025. However, seven spots remain up for grabs.

Mission accomplished. Rory McIlroy’s chase for a sixth career Race to Dubai title, matching Seve Ballesteros for second most in the history of the DP World Tour, was a virtual certainty heading into the Old World circuit’s season finale.

The next wave of PGA Tour players officially earned their cards on Sunday. The leading ten players, not otherwise exempt, on the season-ending DP World Tour Race to Dubai rankings earned PGA Tour cards for 2025.