With one final match remaining at the closing ceremony, only three players remain to compete for the title and trophy of the Denmark Golf Championship.
Here, we review everything that has happened so far in the finale and answer key questions as we prepare for the back nine heading into the 2024 DP World Tour.
Where else can we play on the swings?
The DP World Tour concludes with a trip to Denmark for the Denmark Golf Championship, held at the tour’s first-ever venue, the Lübke Golf Resort, to determine the swing champion.
- To view the entry list for the Denmark Golf Championship, click here.
Who has won the closing ceremonies so far?
The Genesis Scottish Open began in Scotland and was the second Rolex Series event of the year, with local hero Robert McIntyre winning the championship at the Renaissance Club.
McIntyre finished runner-up to Rory McIlroy 12 months ago in a stunning finish and the Scot managed to produce another moment in front of his home fans this year. Three shots behind on the back nine, McIntyre holed a long putt on the 14th, hit a stunning 6-footer from the rough on the 16th and holed out from 22 feet on the final hole, sparking wild celebrations, to finish one shot ahead of Australian Adam Scott.
That same week, Harry Hall claimed a dramatic first win in another tournament at the ISCO Championship. The 26-year-old Englishman finished with a 3-under 69 to advance to the 22-under playoff at Keene Trace GC alongside Matt NeSmith, Pierceson Coody, Zac Blair and Rico Hoey, and won in incredible fashion. Hall was outstanding on the first playoff hole, made an easy par on the second, and then made an easy birdie on the 209-yard par-3 third hole to secure the win, while his teammates missed their own chances.
Another two weeks of competition followed, with the world's best players coming together for the final major of the year, with Xander Schauffele winning his second major of his career and the year (not counting the swing) at the 152nd Open at Royal Troon. Meanwhile, Nick Dunlap became the first player in PGA Tour history to win as an amateur and a professional in the same year, winning by two points on Sunday at the Barracuda Championship at Tahoe Mountain Club in California, another opposing event that provided more opportunities for the closing swing.
World number one Scottie Scheffler, who built on his victory in Paris (not counting swing points), became the latest gold medalist to emerge from a star-studded leaderboard to take gold with a course-record-tying 62. The American was perfect from start to finish on a thrilling final day, winning by one stroke on the back nine with a 29, with Tommy Fleetwood taking silver for Great Britain with a 68. Japan's Hideki Matsuyama took bronze, one stroke behind.
Last week, the penultimate week of the closing tournament, David Ravetto of France won the D+D REAL Czech Masters by four strokes, becoming the 11th first-time winner on tour. Ravetto held off the challenge of third-round leader Jesper Svensson with a stunning closing 64, hitting the decisive shot on the 16th hole as his opponent suffered his only loss of the day at PGA National OAKS Prague.
What can you gain from Closing Swing?
As with the other four global swing tournaments, the Closing Swing will have its own champion who will qualify to compete in all Back to 9 During the event, players will compete for Dubai Race Ranking points and a prize of $200,000.
Leading members of the DP World Tour (without other exemptions) will also be eligible to participate BMW PGA Championship, The third of five Rolex Series races this season.
Then, at the conclusion of the Denmark Golf Championship, another $1 million prize pool will be shared by the top 10 players from the Race to Dubai who have played at least eight “regular” global swing events in addition to the majors and the Genesis Scottish Open.
Who else could win the closing ceremony?
Coming off his maiden Rolex Series win last month, McIntyre leads the standings with 835 points going into the final two races.
Trailing him by 280 points is Adam Scott, his closest challenger, while Ravetto and Hall are 55 points behind him at 500 points thanks to their wins at the D+D REAL Czech Masters and ISCO Championship respectively.
Svensson was fourth with 372 points, while Romain Langasque was fifth with 332 points thanks to his third place at Renaissance Club.
However, with the winner of the final DP World Tour event set to receive 500 Race to Dubai points, there are only two real challengers to McIntyre's crown.
With McIntyre, Scott and Hall all sitting out this week, and Langasque 503 points behind, only Lavitto and Svensson can catch the Scot. The gap? Second place gets 334 points, and both need their second win of the season to top the standings in the final race.
To see the current closing trend rankings, click here.
Who is the champion of the global swing tournament so far?
After winning the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship on home soil, he also finished third at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open. Lee Min Woo Won Opening Swing As a key member of DP World Tour.
Rory McIlroy Later he was crowned International Swing 2024 started brilliantly with a runner-up finish at the Dubai Invitational and a record fourth win at the Heroic Dubai Desert Classic in the first Rolex Series event of the year.
Sebastian Soderbergh Then board Asian Swing He finished in the top five three times in a row, including back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Hero India Open and ISPS HANDA – CHAMPIONSHIP.
recent, Guido Migliozzi claim European volatility The ranking was helped by his fourth tour victory at the KLM Open, where he defeated Joe Dean and Marcus Kinholt in a play-off for the International. The victory ultimately helped him become the swing champion, and in a series of tournaments he also tied for eighth at the European Open.
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What happens after the close?
Once the Finale marks the end of the fifth and final global tour event, the 2024 DP World Tour schedule will enter a second unique new phase: the Back Nine.
The Back 9 season covers nine of the Tour’s most historic events, beginning with the Betfred British Masters presented by Sir Nick Faldo, followed by the Omega European Masters, the Amgen Irish Open, the BMW PGA Championship, the Acciona Madrid Spanish Open, the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, the FedEx French Open and the Estrella Damm NA Andalucia Masters, before concluding with the final regular event of the season, the Genesis Championship.
Throughout the back nine, players will be trying not only to secure their cards for next season, but also to improve their ranking in the 2024 Race to Dubai in order to earn a spot in two “DP World Tour Play-Offs” in November 2024: the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and the DP World Tour Championship.
