The Asian Swing reached a conclusion with the return of the Volvo China Open to the DP World Tour schedule for the first time since 2019.
The third of five Global Swings saw three first-time winners on the DP World Tour emerge in European Challenge Tour graduate Jesper Svensson, former World Number One amateur Keita Nakajima and his fellow Japanese Yuto Katsuragawa, while Adrian Otaegui also lifted silverware with a final-day comeback to claim his fifth Tour success.
The Format
The 2024 season on the DP World Tour features a minimum of 44 tournaments in 24 countries and across five continents, underlining its status as golf’s global Tour.
The 2024 Race to Dubai includes three new and distinct phases – five innovative ‘Global Swings’ from November 2023 to August 2024; an historic ‘Back 9’ from September 2024 to October 2024; and two ‘DP World Tour Play-Offs’ in November 2024.
Each Swing will have its own identity and its own Champion who will each earn $200,000.
Swing Champions will also qualify for each of the ‘Back 9’ events, while they will also earn an exemption into the next Rolex Series event. In the case of the Asian Swing, this means an exemption into the Genesis Scottish Open.
In addition, the DP World Tour members who finish in positions one to three only in the final Asian Swing ranking (at the conclusion of the Volvo China Open) will be exempt into the 2024 U.S. PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club from May 16-19.
While points accrued in the Major Championships will count on the Race to Dubai Rankings, they will not count in the Swing Rankings.
Who won the Asian Swing?
With a third top-five finish in as many events at the weather-affected Volvo China Open, after earlier back-to-back runner-up finishes, Sebastian Söderberg topped the Asian Swing Rankings.
As the champion, Söderberg earned a $200,000 bonus as a swing winner, is now exempt for each of the 'Back 9' events and secured one of three spots on offer into the field for the 2024 US PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club alongside Nakajima and Otaegui
The Schedule
| Date | Event | Venue | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 21-24 | Porsche Singapore Classic | Laguna National Golf Resort | Jesper Svensson |
| March 28-31 | Hero Indian Open | DLF Golf & Country Club | Keita Nakajima |
| April 11-14 | The Masters | Augusta National Golf Club | Scottie Scheffler |
| April 25-28 | ISPS HANDA - CHAMPIONSHIP | Taiheiyo Club | Yuto Katsuragawa |
| May 02-05 | Volvo China Open | Hidden Grace Golf Club | Adrian Otaegui |
| May 16-19 | U.S. PGA Championship | Valhalla Golf Club |
Swing Ones to Watch out for:
In-form: Tom McKibbin
The Northern Irishman has finished outside the top 25 just once in 2024, with two top 10s in those seven appearances.
Already a champion on the DP World Tour having won the Porsche European Open last year in his rookie season, the 21-year-old has proven he knows how to cross the winning line.
He is also ranked in the top 10 statistically for Driving Accuracy (%) and Stroke Average.
Homegrown hero: Rikuya Hoshino
Hoshino claimed his maiden DP World Tour title at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters in February during the International Swing.
The 27-year-old, whose victory at Doha Golf Club was his eighth professional title following seven wins in his homeland, currently sits second on the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex.
Prior to his victory in the Middle East, he twice came close to lifting silverware in the Opening Swing as he finished runner-up in back-to-back weeks in Australia, including a play-off loss to Joaquin Niemann at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open.
Rising Star: Casey Jarvis
From the Sunshine Tour to the European Challenge Tour and then the DP World Tour in a little more than 12 months.
The South African, who turned professional in 2022, landed his maiden victory as a professional last summer on the Challenge Tour as he finished second on their season-long Road to Mallorca Rankings.
Since his promotion, he has shown glimpses of his undoubted potential, mounting a title challenge on home soil at the Alfred Dunhill Championship during the Opening Swing, while he has not missed a cut in his last six starts on Tour.
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