Edoardo Molinari seals his spot on the DP World Tour after final stage qualifying victory
Italian golfer Edoardo Molinari has secured his spot on the DP World Tour after topping the Q-school leaderboard. Only the top 20 or tied players were to receive their DP World Tour cards in the qualifying matches.
Eventually, the tournament stretched for seven days with the final round on Wednesday delayed by a day due to weather conditions and 21 golfers making the cut into the European circuit. Molinari had finished the 2024 Race to Dubai in the 140th position. His Q-school victory is a much-needed bounceback for him.
Swedish golfer Niklas Lemke gave tough competition to Molinari and the contest between them came down to the wire. The Italian finished 29-under and capped the victory with a one shot lead over Lemke.
"It was very good to finish on top. I’m relieved to come out on top in the end. I feel I kind of deserve it after the way I played all week. I think on such a long week, it is important to get off to a good start and obviously it was the ideal start after two days. I couldn’t have dreamt about being 17 under par after two days," Edoardo Molinari said after his win (via Golf Monthly).
“It means a lot to keep my card, especially as I’m 43 now. I’m towards the end of my career so any chance I get to play, I want to take it."
The three-time Ryder Cup winning team member also spoke on how he intended to spend the final months of this year.
“It’s not been my best year but to finish like this and now to go home and be with my wife and kids, to spend time with the family, and then plan out next year, it’s something I’m looking forward to.”
He will be next seen in action in the 2025 season.
List of golfers who received their DP World Tour cards at Q-school this year ft. Edoardo Molinari
Here's the list of golfers who qualified for the DP World Tour events for the next season at the Q-school, featuring Edoardo Molinari:
- 1 Molinari, E -29
- 2 Lemke, N -28
- 3 Bryant, D -27
- T4 Boneta, A -22
- T4 Frances, A G -22
- T4 Nienaber, W -22
- T7 Sordet, C -21
- T7 Johnston, R -21
- T7 Amat, B -21
- T10 Bekirian, J -20
- T10 Berry, J -20
- T12 Harding, J -19
- T12 Schmidt, B -19
- T12 Follett-Smith, B -19
- T12 Shaun, C -19
- T12 De Leo, G -19
- T12 Erickson, D -19
- T18 Olesen, J S (AM) -18
- T18 Besseling, W -18
- T18 Tetak T -18
- T18 List, D -18