Which DP World Tour Players Are In Line For 2027 PGA Tour Cards?

Images of Eugenio Chacarra, Patrick Reed and Casey Jarvis — Which DP World Tour players are in line for a PGA Tour card?

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The DP World Tour season is in its final act, with only the two-event Play-Offs phase to come, which will decide the Race to Dubai title.

It's not just the winner of the Harry Vardon Trophy that the Play-Offs will determine, though.

After the last of the events, the DP World Tour Championship, we'll also know which 10 eligible, non-exempt players in the season-long rankings have done enough to earn PGA Tour cards for the 2027 season.

Eugenio Chacarra

The former LIV Golfer did his chances of making it to the PGA Tour for the first time no harm with victory at the KLM Open in June.

It didn’t take long for his second DP World Tour title of the season, when he beat Matt Wallace by five shots at the Italian Open just three weeks later.

It got even better for the Spaniard when he won his third title of 2026 at the DP World India Championship to see him leapfrog Patrick Reed and move to the top of the Race to Dubai rankings.

That means he begins the Play-Offs in pole position for his maiden PGA Tour card.

Patrick Reed

After calling time on his LIV Golf career, the DP World Tour offered Reed his most viable way of earning his full PGA Tour card.

It didn’t take him long to make inroads, winning the Hero Dubai Desert Classic at the end of January before claiming a second victory just two weeks later at the Qatar Masters.

Even so early in the year, that all but guaranteed him status as one of the top-10 non-exempt players in the standings, with the American having already surpassed the number of points the 10th player, Jordan Smith, needed to earn a card in the 2024/25 season.

From there, the bigger question was whether Reed would win the Harry Vardon Trophy.

An injury picked up at the BMW PGA Championship didn't help his chances, and after falling behind Chacarra in India, it left him with work to do.

However, his full PGA Tour card is not in doubt as he enters the Play-Offs second in the rankings.

Casey Jarvis

Another player with two quick-fire DP World Tour wins in 2026 is Casey Jarvis.

His maiden title on the circuit came in late February at the Magical Kenya Open.

A week later, he had an arguably even more memorable win in his homeland at the Investec South African Open Championship.

Jarvis nearly made it three in three at the Joburg Open the following week, but he finished runner-up to Dan Bradbury.

By then, though, he was already well on his way to a career on the PGA Tour, a position strengthened by T2 at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and T4 at the Genesis Championship.

He heads to the first of the Play-Offs, the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, as the third in line for a PGA Tour card.

Daniel Hillier

New Zealander Hillier began the DP World Tour season with consecutive top-10 finishes in Australia in December, and he carried that form into the New Year with a runner-up finish at January’s Dubai Invitational.

He came close to victory again at the Husqvarna British Masters, placing T2 behind Joe Dean.

While he would have been disappointed not to claim his second title at the event, it boosted his chances of earning his maiden PGA Tour card.

Runner-up behind Chacarra at the DP World India Championship brought him even closer to a career on the US-based circuit.

Jayden Schaper

Casey Jarvis during the Qatar Masters — Jayden Schaper could earn a PGA Tour card for the first time in his career

South African Jayden Schaper got his season off to a flying start with a runner-up finish at the Nedbank Golf Challenge followed by victory at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.

He was another player to claim a second DP World Tour win in short order, beating Ryan Gerard in a playoff at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open just a week later.

A couple more top-10 finishes at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and the Qatar Masters mean that he is also on the cusp of a PGA Tour card for the first time in his career.

Jacob Skov Olesen

Olesen became the first Dane to win The Amateur in 2024, but he forfeited the exemptions to The Masters and the US Open that achievement gave him to turn professional later that year.

Two years on and that decision is beginning to pay dividends, with Olesen putting in some impressive performances on the DP World Tour.

So far this season, he has produced nine top-10 finishes, including runner-up at the Husqvarna British Masters.

Olesen is still awaiting his maiden professional title, although surely it is just a matter of time.

The big question is whether it will come on the DP World Tour or the PGA Tour, with the player in line for his first card on the circuit.

Andy Sullivan

The most recent of Englishman Sullivan’s four DP World Tour wins came six years ago, but that drought hasn’t stopped him working his way into a position for a PGA Tour card.

Sullivan has had some big finishes in 2026, most notably runner-up to Reed at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic.

He also finished T3 at the Hero Indian Open and third at the Nexo Championship, leaving him well-placed for a PGA Tour card with the season rapidly drawing to a close.

Bernd Wiesberger

Almost three years after the end of his LIV Golf career, the Austrian could soon be making plans for a career on the PGA Tour.

Wiesberger claimed his first DP World Tour title in almost five years at the Volvo China Open.

Top five finishes at the BMW International Open and the Omega European Masters followed, leaving him safely inside the top 10 non-exempt players in line for a PGA Tour card.

If he achieves it, Wiesberger will take up full playing privileges on the PGA Tour at the age of 41.

Oliver Lindell

Lindell has four professional wins, but none have come on the DP World Tour.

He has come desperately close on two occasions this season, though.

Lindell placed runner-up at the KLM Open and T2 at the Danish Golf Championship.

Other strong performances included T9 at the Bahrain Championship, T5 at the Qatar Masters, T6 at the Italian Open and T7 at the Spanish Open to leave him in with an excellent chance of a PGA Tour card at the end of the season.

Joe Dean

Joe Dean achieved a career highlight with his maiden DP World Tour title at the Husqvarna British Masters.

However, it's not just that win that has given him an excellent chance of claiming a PGA Tour card.

Dean also had top-10 finishes at the KLM Open, the BMW International Open and the Spanish Open to leave him heading to the Play-Offs as the final player in line for a PGA Tour card via the Race to Dubai rankings.

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