On Sunday in Dubai, Patrick Reed made it official.
“I’m back,” he said as he accepted a PGA Tour metal card and flashed a big smile. “It feels good.”
Reed left LIV earlier this year and, facing a one-year ban from the PGA Tour, has turned his attention to the DP World Tour, where he hopes to earn one of the 10 PGA Tour cards available via the season points race.
He took the drama out of that quest in a few tournaments, winning in Dubai, finishing T2 in Bahrain and winning in Qatar in three consecutive early season events. Add a T12 at the Masters and a T10 at the PGA Championship and he made his comeback before the summer.
However, on Sunday he made it official. Reed finished second among players without PGA Tour status, meaning he will be a full-time member once the 2027 season begins in January. Eugenio Chacarra took first place – and finished right as soon as shy of Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai – which means he will be in the first Signature Events for the 2027 season plus the Players Championship, too.
“I think the biggest thing is just the resilience to go out there and play and compete, and really, make that decision that I made, you have a year,” Reed said post-round. “To come out there and start the way I’ve done all year, and really, to have some solid performances throughout the season… It just shows the resilience that I have to be able to come out there and do it, week in and week out, and continually play solid golf.”
This has been a particularly significant year for earning a Tour card for this route; the future of this 10-card system is in limbo with the DP World Tour-PGA Tour alliance up in the air. Things will only get more competitive in 2027 with an influx of ex-LIV pros flooding the area – including Tyrrell Hatton, who won the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday, finished third in the Race to Dubai but was ineligible for a card due to his LIV season.
Here are the 10 professionals who have earned cards.
1. Eugene Chacarra
The 26-year-old Spaniard – who left LIV after the 2024 season – has won three times, finished just short of the Race to Dubai and appeared a little wistful as he contemplated leaving the DP World Tour.
“Super excited,” he said. “But I like the DP World Tour. It’s been so much for me and I hope I can start well here and come here as much as possible.”
2. Patrick Reed
The 36-year-old American has nine PGA Tour wins and will be back in search of a 10th.
“Being closer to home, and being able to have the opportunity to play against the best players in the world week in and week out is going to be a blast,” Reed said.
3. Casey Jarvis
The 23-year-old South African has done most of the work in his first three starts, going win-win-T2. He’s cooled off all year, but added a T6 at the Open, showing a game that can travel.
“It’s been a dream of mine since I was a kid, and to fulfill that dream this season has been amazing,” he said. “It showed me that all the hard work I put in finally paid off.”
He also said how excited he was to make the leap alongside…
4. Jayden Schaper
The 26-year-old South African, who has played a lot of golf with Jarvis over the years, reflected his countryman’s strong start by winning. his the first two beginnings of the year, even, putting a solid, if not spectacular rest of the season to earn his card.
“Obviously growing up watching the PGA Tour guys — Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, all those guys, that’s where they all made a name for themselves,” he said. “To get out there and get into a few more majors and obviously one I’m looking forward to, the Players Championship.”
5. Daniel Hillier
The 28-year-old New Zealander finished 11th last year, making this year’s result that much sweeter. He said it will be a challenge to adjust to the PGA Tour courses, but he is looking forward to joining his fellow countryman, Ryan Fox, on the big tour.
“It was the year of my life,” Hillier said. “Married earlier this year, after winning my open house (in New Zealand, his first career DPWT win), a fantastic way to start the year. 2026 will go down in the history books for me. There’s not much else to say. It’s been a dream.”
6. Jacob Skov Olesen
The 27-year-old Dane has put together a consistent season; Now he will return to the United States, where his five years of college golf included stints at TCU and Arkansas.
“I’m seeing more of my friends from college, and I’m also competing against a lot of guys who are higher in the World Ranking than me,” said Olesen, when asked what he’s excited about next year. “He’s the one you want to try and beat. You want to try to beat everyone, but you always want to beat the players who are perceived to be better than you, and kind of show what you can do.”
7. Oliver Lindell
The 28-year-old Finn joins Sami Valimaki as the two Fins on Tour; he made his mark with two runner-ups throughout the season plus a third place in the DP World Tour Championship.
“We did it,” he wrote on Instagram after a birdie-birdie finish secured his spot.
8. Andy Sullivan
The 39-year-old Englishman has never achieved full-time PGA Tour status, but he has recorded enough high finishes this year – three top threes – to boost him into that position. The 2016 Ryder Cup is the second oldest member of this list, behind only…
9. Bernd Wiesberger
The 41-year-old Austrian is back on the PGA Tour after stints on the LIV Golf and then on the DP World Tour. He won in China earlier this season and backed that up with several other top five finishes, including a T5 in Abu Dhabi last week to secure his place.
10. Joe Dean
The 32-year-old Englishman has made plenty of headlines for his part-time gig as a supermarket delivery driver; made him an avatar for golf pro globe-trotter grinders. Now, after earning his card on the back of a British Masters victory, he will see how he likes the bright lights of the PGA Tour.
And how his partners like him too.
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