The Closing Swing: What's still to play for ahead of the final two events?

The tenth edition of the D+D REAL Czech Masters marks the penultimate of five counting events in the fifth and final Global Swing on the Race to Dubai.

Here, we revisit what has happened so far on the Closing Swing and answer the key questions to be resolved over the upcoming weeks.

Who has won so far on the swing?

Starting in Scotland, the Genesis Scottish Open marked the second Rolex Series event of the year and saw home hero Robert MacIntyre crowned champion at The Renaissance Club.

MacIntyre had produced a stunning finish 12 months earlier during a runner-up finish to Rory McIlroy, and the Scot succeeded in delivering another big moment in front of home fans this year too. Trailing by three on the back nine, MacIntyre holed a long putt on the 14th, eagled the 16th after a remarkable approach from the rough to six feet and holed from 22 feet on the last to spark wild celebrations and finish one clear of Australian Adam Scott.

The same week, Harry Hall broke through for a dramatic maiden victory in the opposite field event at the ISCO Championship. The 26-year-old Englishman closed with a three under 69 to get into a playoff with Matt NeSmith, Pierceson Coody, Zac Blair and Rico Hoey on 22 under par at Keene Trace GC, and claimed the title in unbelievable fashion. Having scrambled well on the first play-off hole and making a straightforward par at the second, Hall made the 209-yard par-three third hole look easy as he chipped in for birdie to secure victory, as his playing partners missed their own opportunities.

Another double week of tournaments followed as the world's best assembled for the final Major Championship of the year, with Xander Schauffele making it a second Major title of both his career and the year at The 152nd Open at Royal Troon (non-counting for the Swing). Meanwhile, Nick Dunlap became the first player in PGA TOUR history to win as an amateur and a professional in the same year, rallying on Sunday for a two-point victory in the Barracuda Championship at Tahoe Mt Club in California, another opposite field event that offered further opportunity for Closing Swing points.

World Number One Scottie Scheffler became the latest winner with his Olympic Games victory in Paris (non-counting for Swing Points), producing a spectacular course record-equalling 62 to emerge from a star-studded leaderboard and win gold. On a thrilling final day, the American was flawless from start to finish as he surged to a one-stroke victory with a devastating back-nine 29, with Tommy Fleetwood’s closing 68 securing silver for Great Britain. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama rounded out the podium finishers with bronze, finishing a shot further back.

Where are we still to play on the swing?

The penultimate event sees the DP World Tour visit the Czech Republic for the D+D REAL Czech Masters at PGA National OAKS Prague, before a Swing Champion will be crowned at the end of the Danish Golf Championship, played at first-time Tour venue Lübker Golf Resort.

• To view the entry list for the D+D REAL Czech Masters, click here.
• To view the entry list for the Danish Golf Championship, click here.

What is on offer through the Closing Swing?

As with the four other Global Swings, the Closing Swing will have its own champion who will qualify for all Back 9 events, where players will play for increased Race to Dubai ranking points, and receive a US$ 200,000 prize money bonus.

The leading DP World Tour member (not otherwise exempt) will also qualify for the BMW PGA Championship, the third of five Rolex Series events this season.

Then, at the end of next week's Danish Golf Championship, a further $1million Bonus Pool will be shared among the leading ten players on the Race to Dubai who have played a minimum of eight ‘regular’ Global Swings events outside the Major Championships and Genesis Scottish Open.

Who is leading the way in the Closing Swing?

With his first Rolex Series victory last month, Robert MacIntyre leads the way on 835 points heading into the final two events by an impressive margin.

Behind him by 280 points, Adam Scott is his nearest challenger, with Harry Hall 50 points behind him on 500 thanks to his own victory at the ISCO Championship.

It’s another big jump down to fourth, with Romain Langasque on 312 points thanks to his third place finish at The Renaissance Club. Yet with 500 Race to Dubai points on offer for the winner of the next two DP World Tour events, there is opportunity for lots to change as the rewards on offer become more prevalent in players' minds.

To view the current Closing Swing standings, click here.

Who have been the champions of the Global Swings so far?

With a victory on home soil at the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, followed by a third-place finish at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open, Min Woo Lee won the Opening Swing as the leading DP World Tour member.

Rory McIlroy was later crowned the winner of the International Swing after a sublime start to 2024 with a runner-up finish at the Dubai Invitational backed up by a record fourth Hero Dubai Desert Classic title in the first Rolex Series event of the year.

Sebastian Söderberg then topped the Asian Swing Rankings as he registered three consecutive top-fives, including back-to-back runner-up finishes at the Hero Indian Open and ISPS HANDA – CHAMPIONSHIP.

Most recently, Guido Migliozzi claimed the European Swing Rankings thanks to his fourth Tour victory at the KLM Open, where he fought off Joe Dean and Marcus Kinhult in a play-off at The International. It was a victory that ultimately proved instrumental in him emerging as the Swing Champion, in a run of events that also included a tie for eighth at the European Open.

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