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Which players earned DP World Tour cards at Q-school?

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21 players survived six long rounds at Infinitum to secure their DP World Tour cards for 2025, so who are they?

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It’s over. The 108 holes of the DP World Tour’s final stage of Q-school are done.

There was agony, but ecstasy for 21 players who battled through six rounds at Infinitum in Spain to secure their futures on Europe’s biggest stage in 2025.

Three-time DP World Tour winner and former European Ryder Cup player Edoardo Molinari topped the six-round leaderboard on 29-under, one shot clear of Swede Niklas Lemke.

A 61 in round two for Molinari was crucial in his bid to return to the DP World Tour and his final three rounds of 68, 66 and 67 rubberstamped his place at the top of the standings.

With his expertise in statistics, Molinari played a vital role as a vice-captain to Team Europe captain Luke Donald who led the continent to victory in the 2023 Ryder Cup.

Big-hitting South African Wilco Nienaber shot a scintillating eight-under 63 in the final round, which was delayed a day due to weather concerns, to rise to tied for fourth.

Coming back for more after last year, Josh Berry of Doncaster, Yorkshire carded a 63 of his own to reach 20-under and safely secured his card for 2025. He earned his 2024 DP World Tour card as an 18-year-old amateur through Q School in 2023.

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Corey Shaun lost a playoff at the Second Stage of Q School but made the field at Infinitum with first alternate status. The American carded a final-round 67 to come tied for 12th on 19-under.

Italian Gregorio De Leo made a crucial eagle on the par-5 18th hole on the Lakes Course in Tarragona to leapfrog several players to 19-under. He also birdied the 16th hole having made a bogey on the 15th.

Danish amateur Jacob Skov Olesen only shot two-over in the final round, making four bogeys, but it was enough for the 2024 Amateur Championship winner to scrap through for DP World Tour 2025 status on 18-under – tied for 18th place.

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Popular Englishman and two-time DP World Tour winner Eddie Pepperell lipped out an eagle putt on the 18th hole which would’ve seen him regain his playing rights. A final-round 67 only took him to 17-under and one shot out of the card places.

Pepperell might rue the double-bogey on the 15th hole which proved costly. His countryman Matthew Southgate could only manage a 71 to finish well out of the 21 players who made it.

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Every player to earn a card at DP World Tour Q-school 2024:

Edoardo Molinari

Niklas Lemke

Davis Bryant

Albert Boneta

Alexander Georges Frances

Wilco Nienaber

Clement Sordet

Ryggs Johnston

Bastien Amat

Jean Berikian

Joshua Berry

Justin Harding

Ben Schmidt

Benjamin Follett-Smith

Corey Shaun

Gregorio De Leo

Dan Erickson

Jacob Skov Olesen (am)

Will Besseling

Tadeas Tetak

Danny List

Infinitum has agreed a three-year deal with the DP World Tour to continue their successful and long-standing hosting of the famous Qualifying School Final Stage through to 2027.

The new deal will mean that Infintum’s renowned Lakes and Hills courses will play host to the DP World Tour’s six-round marathon tournament for nine successive years, and the three-year extension will coincide with large-scale enhancement and redevelopment of the stunning Hills layout.

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About the author

Matt Chivers
Matt Chivers

Matt has been playing golf since the age of 13 and was largely inspired to take up the game by countless family members who played golf during his childhood.

Matt is a member at Royal Cinque Ports in Deal playing off a 5 handicap, just a pitching wedge away from his hometown of Dover where he went to school and grew up. He has previously been a member at Etchinghill and Walmer and Kingsdown in Kent.

Having studied history at the University of Liverpool, Matt went on to pass his NCTJ Exams in Manchester a year later to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming a journalist. He picked up work experience along the way at places such as the Racing Post, the Independent, Sportsbeat and the Lancashire Evening Post.

Matt joined NCG in February 2023 and is the website’s main source of tour news, features and opinion. He has reported live from events such as the Masters, The Open, the Ryder Cup and The Players Championship, having also interviewed and spoken to many of the biggest names in the sport.

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