{"id":813742,"date":"2026-10-25T19:58:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T19:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/813742\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T19:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T19:58:28","slug":"2026-dp-world-world-tour-playoffs-whos-in-and-whos-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/813742\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 DP World World Tour Playoffs: Who&#8217;s in and who&#8217;s out?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tAnd then there were 70. Here\u2019s the full DP World Tour Playoffs field as the 2026 season comes down to these last two weeks\u2026<\/p>\n<p>As another season draws to a close, we now know the 70 players that have made it into the 2026 DP World Tour Playoffs field \u2013 starting with the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship at Yas Links on November 5, before the top 30 head up the road for the DP World Tour Championship the following week.<\/p>\n<p>There is, of course, still plenty to play for. Rory McIlroy is searching for a record-breaking eighth Race to Dubai title that will see him overtake Colin Montgomerie for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/race-to-dubai-harry-vardon-trophy-winners\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most Harry Vardon trophies<\/a> in his cabinet, and he\u2019ll be battling it out with Patrick Reed and Eugenio Chacarra to end the season as Europe\u2019s No.1.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps more importantly for Reed and Chacarra, though, is the fact that they will end the season with one of the PGA Tour cards that will be dished out to the leading 10 players who otherwise don\u2019t have them for the 2027 season \u2013 and there\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/10-race-to-dubai-players-competing-for-a-pga-tour-card\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">few twists and turns left in that particular race<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n<p>As well as a total of $19 million up for grabs across the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/abu-dhabi-hsbc-championship-prize-money\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/dp-world-tour-championship-prize-money\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DP World Tour Championship<\/a>, there will also be a total of 4,000 Ryder Cup points available as players look to stake a claim in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/ryder-cup\/2027-qualifying-and-standings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Donald\u2019s team at Adare Manor<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>Right, let\u2019s get into the reason you\u2019re here\u2026<\/p>\n<p>2026 DP World Tour Playoffs field<\/p>\n<p>Here are the 70 players who will tee up at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship for the first of the DP World Tour Playoffs:<\/p>\n<p>Eugenio Chacarra<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Reed<\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlroy<\/p>\n<p>Casey Jarvis<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Rai<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Fox<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Hillier<\/p>\n<p>Jayden Schaper<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Skov Olesen<\/p>\n<p>Matt Fitzpatrick<\/p>\n<p>Andy Sullivan<\/p>\n<p>Bernd Wiesberger<\/p>\n<p>Oliver Lindell<\/p>\n<p>Joe Dean<\/p>\n<p>Nacho Elvira<\/p>\n<p>Shane Lowry<\/p>\n<p>Angel Hidalgo<\/p>\n<p>Hennie du Plessis<\/p>\n<p>Dan Bradbury<\/p>\n<p>Shaun Norris<\/p>\n<p>Angel Ayora<\/p>\n<p>Adrian Meronk<\/p>\n<p>Davis Bryant<\/p>\n<p>Alex Fitzpatrick<\/p>\n<p>Thriston Lawrence<\/p>\n<p>Tommy Fleetwood<\/p>\n<p>Martin Couvra<\/p>\n<p>Yuto Katsuragawa<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Armitage<\/p>\n<p>Calum Hill<\/p>\n<p>Mikael Lindberg<\/p>\n<p>Niklas Norgaard<\/p>\n<p>Jorge Campillo<\/p>\n<p>Kota Kaneko<\/p>\n<p>Grant Forrest<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Winther<\/p>\n<p>Adrian Otaegui<\/p>\n<p>Min Woo Lee<\/p>\n<p>David Puig<\/p>\n<p>Julien Guerrier<\/p>\n<p>Kristoffer Reitan<\/p>\n<p>Frederic Lacroix<\/p>\n<p>Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen<\/p>\n<p>Freddy Schott<\/p>\n<p>Ludvig Aberg<\/p>\n<p>Gregorio De Leo<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Jordan<\/p>\n<p>Manuel Elvira<\/p>\n<p>Adam Scott<\/p>\n<p>Ewen Ferguson<\/p>\n<p>Jon Rahm<\/p>\n<p>Matt Wallace<\/p>\n<p>Victor Perez<\/p>\n<p>Joost Luiten<\/p>\n<p>Tyrrell Hatton<\/p>\n<p>Robert MacIntyre<\/p>\n<p>Francesco Laporta<\/p>\n<p>Michael Hollick<\/p>\n<p>Scott Jamieson<\/p>\n<p>Alejandro Del Rey<\/p>\n<p>Stefano Mazzoli<\/p>\n<p>Si Woo Kim<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Rodrigues<\/p>\n<p>Antoine Rozner<\/p>\n<p>Tom Vaillant<\/p>\n<p>Ricardo Gouveia<\/p>\n<p>Guido Migliozzi<\/p>\n<p>Joakim Lagergren<\/p>\n<p>Justin Rose<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gerard<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also worth noting the field is subject to change and will be finalized by the DP World Tour by November 30. If anyone drops out, they will be replaced by the next players in the standings \u2013 the top five of which are Wenyi Ding, Nathan Kimsey, Francesco Molinari, JC Ritchie and Yurav Premlall. <\/p>\n<p>10 big names whose DP World Tour season is over<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this means we have to say goodbye \u2013 for now \u2013 to a few notable players\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Rafa Cabrera Bello<br \/>The Spaniard has won some of the biggest prizes available on the DP World Tour, including the Dubai Desert Classic and Scottish Open, but his 2026 season is over after finishing in 86th from 28 starts.<\/p>\n<p>Tom McKibbin<br \/>The Northern Irishman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/liv-golf-prize-money-total-earnings-2022-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">made just shy of $19m<\/a> in three years on LIV Golf, but now he will leave the league to concentrate on his DP World Tour career. His 2026 season is over though after finishing 87th from 14 starts.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Detry<br \/>The Belgian joined Dustin Johnson\u2019s 4Aces in January and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/liv-golf-prize-money-total-earnings-2022-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">banked almost $12m<\/a> in his lone season on LIV. He played 15 times on the DP World Tour, though, and finished 88th in the standings.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Penge<br \/>The Englishman earned his PGA Tour card for this season in last year\u2019s Race to Dubai Rankings but it was a year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/marco-penge-set-for-return\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">plagued by injury and illness<\/a>. He managed 10 DP World Tour events this year, though, and finished 97th.<\/p>\n<p>Matteo Manassero<br \/>The popular Italian will just be happy to be back playing regularly at the top table after years of misery that saw him plummet down the world rankings. Manassero finished 98th from 27 events.<\/p>\n<p>Eddie Pepperell<br \/>Not only did the entertaining Englishman miss out on the Playoffs, he missed out on a DP World Tour card for next year after he finished in 101st from 22 starts thanks to Sean Crocker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/big-names-who-lost-their-dp-world-tour-card-in-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">overtaking him in spectacular fashion<\/a> at the Genesis Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Viktor Hovland<br \/>The Norwegian played just nine DP World Tour events this year \u2013 four of which were the majors \u2013 and finished the season 102nd. <\/p>\n<p>Nicolai Hojgaard<br \/>Another Ryder Cup player who spent most of his season on the PGA Tour was the elder Hojgaard twin, who finished 105th from 11 starts.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Noren<br \/>It feels like the Swede has played in every DP World Tour playoff event since the beginning of time, but he has spent most of his season trying to get himself off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todays-golfer.com\/news-and-events\/tour-news\/highest-pga-tour-earners-without-a-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PGA Tour\u2019s unwanted list<\/a>. He ended the season 109th from just eight starts.<\/p>\n<p>Rasmus Hojgaard<br \/>The young sibling is has been hit by a number of injury problems this year, and it meant just seven DP World Tour starts. He finished the season in 111th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"And then there were 70. 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