We are all set for another exciting year on the DP World Tour.
The end of one year and the start of the next always brings new hopes, excitement and sometimes even a little trepidation for people.
The world of sport is no different and in 2025, the DP World Tour and rest of the golfing universe is set for another wild ride.
Here are some of the things that are certain to get your pulses racing over the next 12 months.
Europe defend in New York
Where else to start but with one of the biggest and most thrilling events in all of sport - the Ryder Cup.
After a record humbling in 2021 and with some less than ideal preparations, Luke Donald took over a Europe team that were underdogs to claim back the trophy in Rome. But Europe have been defying the odds in the Ryder Cup for decades and 2023 saw them romp to a 16½-11½ victory at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club.
Donald is back to lead the charge in 2025 but a visiting team has not won a Ryder Cup since 2012 and Bethpage Black promises to be a bear pit, with New Yorkers among the most vociferous sports fans in the world.
We've had the War on the Shore and the Miracle of Medinah - will we now have the Battle of Bethpage Black? The Legend on Long Island? What is certain is it will be unmissable.
McIlroy chasing Monty
Rory McIlroy enters 2025 having won the last three Races to Dubai and it may take a brave person to bet against him making it four in a row in the UAE in December.
Only three other players have won three in a row: Peter Oosterhuis, Seve Ballesteros and Colin Montgomerie, who claimed a remarkable seven in consecutive years from 1993 to 1999.
McIlroy now has six to his name in total, putting him alongside Ballesteros and behind only Montgomerie, who also won the Harry Vardon Trophy in 2005 to take his own tally to eight.
“I’ve just won my third in a row and I’ve really made it a priority of my schedule over the last few years to give myself the best chance coming into the end of the year to win the Race to Dubai," said the Northern Irishman after clinching the title at the DP World Tour Championship.
“I don’t see that being any different for the foreseeable future. You know, I’m going to go for my seventh next year and try to chase Monty down.”
Major drama to come
The DP World Tour produces drama all year round but barring the fever pitch of the Ryder Cup, nothing gets a golf fan excited quite like the Majors.
It was total American domination in 2024, with all four events being won by players from the United States but a host of international stars will be eager to shatter that stranglehold.
Scottie Scheffler won his second Major and second Green Jacket at the Masters and the World Number One is sure to be favourite again but, as always, all eyes will be on McIlroy as he seeks the career Grand Slam.
Jordan Spieth will also be seeking a career Grand Slam at the US PGA Championship, where Xander Schauffele was the the winner last year before going on to become the first player since Brooks Koepka to hold two Major titles simultaneously at The Open.
In between, Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open in dramatic fashion and this year, America's national open returns to the notoriously difficult Oakmont Country Club.
Can Ludvig Åberg and Robert MacIntyre complete their rises to superstardom? Will Tommy Fleetwood finally taste Major victory? Or could we have a surprise in store?
New stars set to shine
The battle for the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award is always an intriguing one to watch and 2025 will be no different as a new crop of stars look to make their impact on Tour.
We have already had first-time winners this season so far in Australian Elvis Smylie and American Ryggs Johnston, who won in just his second start after graduating from the Qualifying School.
Challenge Tour graduate Angel Ayora has also made an impact along with China's Wenyi Ding, who topped the Global Amateur Pathway Rankings to earn his card.
And it is not just the rookies looking to make a mark, with the likes of Ugo Coussaud, Sam Bairstow, Joe Dean and Alex Fitzpatrick all searching for maiden wins.
A truly global affair
Everyone will be able to feel a part of the DP World Tour as golf's global tour once again takes us all around the world.
With Australia, South Africa and Mauritius already visited on the Opening Swing, the Internnational Swing will take us through the Middle East and Africa as we move into spring with the Asian Swing.
We make welcome returns to Turkey and Austria with the European Swing before the Closing Swing takes in two continents, headlined by the PGA TOUR co-sanctioned Genesis Scottish Open.
National opens and storied tournaments then make up the Back 9 before we head back to the United Arab Emirates for the season-ending DP World Tour Play-Offs.
With a minimum of 42 events taking place in a minimum of 26 countries, fans all around the world can grab a piece of the action.
