Discover the ten players who secured dual membership on the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour for the 2026 season. From Marco Penge’s remarkable three wins to Alex Noren’s late-season surge, learn how these golfers earned their spots. We’ll break down their performances, key victories, and the strategic alliance between the tours. Whether you’re a golf enthusiast or a sports fan, this video highlights the talent and determination of these rising stars. Don’t miss the chance to get to know the future of golf! Keywords: PGA TOUR, DP World Tour, Dual Membership, Marco Penge, Alex Noren, Laurie Canter, Kristoffer Reitan, Adrien Saddier, John Parry, Haotong Li, Keita Nakajima, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Jordan Smith, Golf, 2026 Season.
PGA Tour cards. A look at the 10 players who earn dual membership. News. As part of the strategic alliance between the DP World Tour and PGA Tour, the top 10 players on the final 2025 race to Dubai rankings, not otherwise exempt, have earned PGA Tour membership for 2026. The player who finished first on that list also qualifies for the players championship and two early signature events in the 2025 season, the AT&T Pebble Beach ProAm and the Genesis Invitational with a reward claimed by Marco Ping. Here we take a closer look at the 10 players who earned dual membership for the 2026 season. Marco Ping race to Dubai ranking two best finish win Han Classic Danish Golf Championship opened to Espa presented by Madrid. Ping, who only earned his playing rights for this season thanks to a birdie on the 36th hole of the Genesis Championship in South Korea last October, entered the winner circle three times this year during a memorable campaign, where he had five other top 10s, including a runner up at the Genesis Scottish Open. After winning the Haidan Classic in April, he tasted victory at the Danish Golf Championship over the summer before becoming a three-time winner at last month’s Open to Espa presented by Madrid. He went into the DP World Tour playoffs with a chance of winning the race to Dubai, but could not overtake Rory Mroy at the top of the standings as he finished the DP World Tour Championship in a tie for 22nd. Ping did however finish top of this dual membership list which means he also has qualified for the players championship and two early signature events in the 2026 season the AT&T Pebble Beach ProAm and the Genesis Invitational. It’s been the year of my life. He reflected to have won three times and to be in contention as much as I have done. My game has improved so much and I feel very proud of myself and everyone involved for helping me get to where I am today. This week obviously was disrupted at the start of the week. On Thursday, I didn’t feel great, but as soon as I got off the meds on Friday, I played some really good golf. I’m proud of myself with how I’ve battled back into the week and finished the year with a decent result. Lori Caner race to Dubai ranking seven best finish win BO Energy’s Bahrain Championship. Caner nearly went all the way at the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday, finishing in a tie for third at 17 under par just to earn a career-high seventh place finish on the 2025 race to Dubai. It’s been a remarkable comeback over the last two seasons for the Englishman, making the most of limited starts at the start of 2024. The 35-year-old claimed his first DP World Tour title at the European Open. Somewhat of a springboard to his success. Caner won his second title this season at the 2025 Bapco Energy’s Bahrain Championship, defeating Dan Brown and Pablo Laazible in a playoff and winning the international swing in the process. A month later he missed out on further silverware in a playoff defeat in South Africa by Dylan Naidu. Despite a great run, Caner briefly fell outside of the top 10 in the PGA Tour card race in October and was in need of a strong finish to his season. The Englishman then hold a remarkable Hallelujah 100 ft Eagle putt from short of the 18th green to help him finish in a tie for second at the Genesis Championship in Korea to move into the six card spot. After a tie for 23rd in Abu Dhabi, he capped off a brilliant 2025 with his sixth top 10 of the year in Dubai to take the second card on offer. Christopher Wrighten race to Dubai ranking eight. Best finish win so open. A year ago, Ryden claimed his first professional victory at the Hotel Planner Tour Grand Final, which earned him enough points for a DP World Tour card. And what began as a quiet return to the DP World Tour for the first time in five years turned into a breakout campaign for the Dayne, who finished his year in possession of the third PGA Tour card. While it was a slow progression with one tied 14th and three missed cuts from his first six starts, Ryden soon had a runner-up finish at the Hainan Classic and two events later produced one most remarkable comebacks of the season, overturning a nine-hot deficit with a course record 62 at the Sodell Open. Ryden came out on top of a playoff with Yuan Ferguson and Darius Vanril to claim his Maiden DP World Tour title. In his next event, he ended his week in another tie for second. Since then, there’s been five more top 10s for the Norwegian, including back-to-back top fives at the FedEx Open to France and Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. While he ended his season with a tie for 28th in the final event of the 2025 race to Dubai, his performance across the year did more than enough for him to earn dual membership for 2026. Adrien Sadier race to Dubai rank nine. Best finish win Italian open. Since Sadier made his return to the DP World Tour after earning his card in 2023 via the DP World Tour qualifying school, he has consecutively recorded his best finishes on the Race to Dubai rankings, finishing 87th in 2023 and then 64th in 2024. this year has followed the trend but in a much bigger way finishing inside the top 10 for the first time in his career to take the fourth PGA Tour card. The Frenchman finally broke through on the big stage with victory on his 200th career start at the 2025 Italian Open, winning by two strokes from compatriate Martin Kubra at Argentio GC. His maiden victory also helped him earn his debut at the Open at Royal Portrait where he finished tied for 52nd. Less than two months later, he followed up a tie for fifth at the Amjen Irish Open with his first ever runner-up placing on the DP World Tour, losing out to Alex Norin in a playoff at the BMW PGA Championship. With a tie for 24th at the season finale in Dubai, Sadier has now earned status on the PGA Tour for the first time. Alex Norin Race to Dubai rank 10. Best finish win Bred British Masters BMW PGA Championship. After struggling with injuries earlier in the campaign, Norin’s remarkable late season results came in the form of two DP World Tour victories in the space of a month that crowned him the winningest Swedish player in the history of our tour. He began to show signs of a return to form in July and August. And after top 10s on the PGA Tour, Norin broke through on the DP World Tour at the Bet Fred British Masters, ending a seven-year winless drought as he fought off Nikolai Hodgegard and a charging Kazuma Kobbori to win by one. It was the second time he had won the tournament, having also captured the title in 2016. I don’t think I’ve played like this for a very long time and to get it done at the end. A little hiccup on the last, but extremely proud of myself, he said at the time. Super happy and super happy to do it here in Britain. I seem to love British people and British courses. So, it’s wonderful here. Three weeks later, back in England, Norin won again. this time his second BMW PGA Championship. Having won the inaugural Rolex Series event at Wentworth in 2017, Norin triumphed for a second time in 2025, defeating Sadier in a playoff for his third Rolex Series victory. A week later, he acted as vice captain for Luke Donald’s winning European Rder Cup side at Beth Page Black. Currently the world number 17 and a very familiar face on the PGA Tour, Norin finished just outside of the top 100 on the FedEx Cup rankings, but will retain a higher status with this route. He capped off his season with a tied 17th in Abu Dhabi and a tie for 16th in Dubai. However, there is still a slim chance Noring could retain his PGA Tour card via the FedEx Cup standings through the fall series, which would supersede his position in the Race to Dubai rankings PGA Tour eligibility ranking. He would still need to play in the upcoming events. But if he were able to crack the top 100, it would make the number 11 finisher in the race to Dubai rankings eligible for dual membership. Currently Dan Brown, John Perry. Race to Dubai rankings 11. Best finish win a Frraasia Bank Mauritius Open having won three times last year on the Hotel Planner Tour to earn automatic promotion back to the DP World Tour. Perry carried on that form in the 2025 race to Dubai and didn’t take
