Shane Lowry warns 10 DP World Tour players pga tour Last week's card showed that they cannot approach 2025 half-heartedly.
Lowry earned a spot on the PGA Tour during the 2015 season and has never regretted it.
The 2019 Open champion is now one of the best players in the world and is currently ranked 28th in the Official World Golf Rankings.
He moved to Florida in 2021, and while he remains a big supporter of the European Tour, there's no denying that he considers the PGA Tour home.
Last weekend at the DP World Tour Finals, Rasmus Hoggard, Triston Lawrence, Paul Walling, Jesper Svensson, Niklas Norgaard, Matteo Manassero, Torbjorn Olsen, Antoine Rozner, Hoshino Rikuya and Tom McKibbin received their PGA Tour cards.
Sean Lowry
“The PGA Tour is golf's premier league,” Lowry told Golf Digest's John Hagan.
“So you can't go out there half-heartedly. You have to give everything you've got.
“All 10 players have had good seasons here, though. So they're good enough to play.
“The fields are deep there, but there’s no need to change anything.”
When asked what the hardest part of adjusting to the new tour was, Lowry said not being familiar with all the courses.
“Here, they’re familiar with the event and usually don’t need to play practice rounds,” he said.
“They’re not going to play a lot of pro-ams there, so they need to go on Monday and play on Tuesday to get familiar with the course.
“It's time-consuming and difficult.”
Sean Lowry
Former Masters champion Adam Scott echoed Lowry's sentiments, telling the publication that while they are the leading players in Europe, they will drop down the rankings in the United States.
“It's good for domestic confidence, but they won't be there next year,” he said.
“On the PGA Tour, they’re going to be a lot lower in the rankings but have a lot more depth.
“The golf there is more aggressive. So you have to shoot low every week.”
He added: “You have to hit home runs, not be consistent. That's not going to get you very far these days.”
“But they need to make the most of everything while still balancing playing two tours.
“It’s not an easy thing to do, let alone a rookie on the PGA Tour.
“Aside from doing well in three majors, it's hard to think you're doing well on two tours.”
The 2023-2024 PGA Tour season concludes this week at the RSM Classic.
Many players will be nervous as they hope to retain their rights to play in the new season.
Wesley Bryan is currently ranked 125th.
Joel Dahmen, Sami Valimaki and England's David Skinns are in danger of losing their licenses.
