The DP World Tour has announced the 2024 schedule which includes a number of never-seen-before features for next season
The DP World Tour has announced its schedule for 2024 and it has a very different look to it.
There will be events across five continents with 44 tournaments being held in 24 countries around the world.
A record prize fund of almost $150 million (excluding the majors) will be on offer across the 2024 DP World Tour schedule.
What are the changes in the DP World Tour 2024 schedule?
The biggest change to the DP World Tour schedule for its 2024 calendar is the three-phase approach.
There will be five geographically localised swings in the opening phase. That will be followed by the ‘Back 9’, which features some of the Tour’s most historic events.
The 2024 DP World Tour season will then culminate in its final phase – the DP World Tour Playoffs.
The five Rolex Series events remain the same, with the only change being a move in the schedule for the Abu Dhabi Championship.
That tournament now becomes the first of the two DP World Tour Playoffs events, followed by the usual season-finale, the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
The Hero Dubai Desert Classic, Genesis Scottish Open and BMW PGA Championship will be the other three Rolex Series events in 2024.
The Dubai Invitational and the Bahrain Championship will make their debut appearances on the schedule, while the Volvo China Open returns for the first time since 2019.
The Danish Golf Championship and the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo both move dates compared to the 2023 calendar.
The Nedbank Golf Challenge Hosted by Gary Player moves into December and will be one of the opening events on the Tour’s 2025 schedule.
Keith Pelley, the DP World Tour’s Chief Executive, said: “Our 2024 season will see our members come together to compete across a global schedule, with greater opportunities and rewards than ever before.
“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.”
What are the three phases of the 2024 schedule?
The Global Swings
The first and longest phase of next season’s DP World Tour calendar will be the ‘Global Swings’ section.
The ‘Opening Swing’, the ‘International Swing’, the ‘Asian Swing’, the ‘European Swing’ and the ‘Closing Swing’ will be the five sections of the first phase of the calendar.
Each swing will have its own individual rankings and its own champion, who will earn $200,000. Swing Champions will also qualify for each of the ‘Back 9’ events.
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.
There will be 10 spots available in each of the ‘Back 9’ events for the highest-ranked members (not otherwise exempt) within the top 110 on the Race to Dubai Rankings. Those will go to the top performers on the Global Swings.
The ‘Back 9’
The second phase of the 2024 schedule will be the ‘Back 9’, which will feature the DP World Tour’s most historic tournaments and national opens.
It begins with the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo at the end of August. The likes of the Horizon Irish Open, acciona Open de Espana presented by Madrid, the Open de France and the BMW PGA Championship all feature in this run of nine tournaments.
The leading 15 non-members of the DP World Tour from the top 70 on the FedEx Cup will be eligible to play in the events on the ‘Back 9’.
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 will make it through to the DP World Tour Play-Offs.
The DP World Tour Play-Offs
The last phase of next year’s calendar will be the DP World Tour Play-Offs.
It will comprise of the final two Rolex Series events, the Abu Dhabi Championship and the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
The Abu Dhabi Championship will move from its usual place in the calendar in January to start the Playoffs.
In line with the FedEx Cup Playoffs, the leading 70 players on the Race to Dubai rankings will feature, with the top 50 then qualifying for the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai.
At the conclusion of the DP World Tour’s 2024 season, the leading ten players will share a $6 million Bonus Pool. Finally, 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.
The 2024 DP World Tour schedule
The ‘Opening Swing’
Nov 23-26: Fortinet Australian PGA Championship – Royal Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Nov 30-Dec 3: ISPS Handa Australian Open – The Australian GC, Sydney, Australia
Nov 30-Dec 3: Investec South African Open Championship – Blair Atholl Golf Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa
Dec 7-10: Alfred Dunhill Championship – Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa
Dec 14-17: AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open – Heritage La Reserve GC, Heritage Bel Ombre, Mauritius
The ‘International Swing’
Jan 11-14: Dubai Invitational – Dubai Creek Resort, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Jan 18-21: Hero Dubai Desert Classic – Emirates GC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Jan 25-28: Ras Al Khaimah Championship – Al Hamra GC, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Feb 1-4: Bahrain Championship – Royal GC, Bahrain
Feb 22-25: Magical Kenya Open – Muthaiga GC, Nairobi, Kenya
Feb 29-Mar 3: SDC Championship – TBC, South Africa
Mar 7-10: Jonsson Workwear Open – TBC, South Africa
The ‘Asian Swing’
Mar 21-24: Singapore Classic – Laguna National Golf Resort Club, Singapore
Mar 28-31: Asian Event TBA – TBC
Apr 11-14: THE MASTERS – AUGUSTA NATIONAL, AUGUSTA, GA, UNITED STATES
Apr 18-21: Korea Championship – Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea, Incheon, South Korea
Apr 25-28: ISPS Handa Championship – Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba City, Japan
May 2-5: Volvo China Open – Hidden Grace GC, Shenzhen, China
May 16-19: PGA CHAMPIONSHIP – VALHALLA GC, LOUISVILLE, KY, UNITED STATES
The ‘European Swing’
May 23-26: Soudal Open – Rinkven International GC, Antwerp, Belgium
May 30-Jun 2: European Open – Green Eagle GC, Hamburg, Germany
Jun 6-9: Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed – TBC, Sweden
Jun 13-16: US OPEN – PINEHURST RESORT & CC, PINEHURST, NC, UNITED STATES
Jun 20-23: KLM Open – The International, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jun 27-30: Italian Open – TBC, Italy
Jul 4-7: BMW International Open – Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, Munich, Germany
The ‘Closing Swing’
Jul 11-14: Genesis Scottish Open – The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland
Jul 11-14: Event TBA – TBC, United States
Jul 18-21: THE 152ND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP – ROYAL TROON, AYRSHIRE, SCOTLAND
Jul 18-21: Barracuda Championship – Tahoe Mt. Club, Truckee, CA, United States
Aug 1-4: Olympic Men’s Golf Competition – Le Golf National, Paris, France
Aug 15-18: D+D Real Czech Masters – Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, Czech Republic
Aug 22-25: Danish Golf Championship – Lubker Golf Resort, Aarhus, Denmark
The ‘Back 9’
Aug 29-Sep 1: Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo – The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, England
Sep 5-8: Omega European Masters – Crans-sur-Sierre GC, Crans Montana, Switzerland
Sep 12-15: Horizon Irish Open – Royal County Down GC, Newcastle, Co.Down, Northern Ireland
Sep 19-22: BMW PGA Championship – Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Sep 26-29: acciona Open de Espana presented by Madrid – Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Oct 3-6: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship – St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns, Scotland
Oct 10-13: Open de France – Le Golf National, Paris, France
Oct 17-20: Andalucia Masters – Real Club de Golf Sotogrande, San Roque, Andalucia, Spain
Oct 24-27: Event TBA – TBC
The DP World Tour Play-Offs
Nov 7-10: Abu Dhabi Championship – Yas Links, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Nov 14-17: DP World Tour Championship, Dubai – Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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