The DP World Tour Thread

Gary Hurley grew up playing in West Waterford, which is also the home course of Seamus Power. It would be extraordinary for such a small club to have 2 pros playing on the main tours.

He was also on the Walker Cup in the year that Ireland had 5 players. The others were Paul Dunne, Gavin Moynihan, Cormac Sharvin and Jack Hume. I don't think many would have predicted that he would be the only one with a full European Tour card at this stage of their careers.

Hopefully he can finish the job off over the next 2 days.

Turned pro, didn’t last long, gave the game up and at one point this year he was on Paul Dunne’s bag

Bogey on the 18th for Hurley yesterday slips him back to 16th position. Nervy day for him now.

Hurley finished joint 13th position on -18. Murphy join 23rd on -17. Both get their tour cards. Well done!

https://www.the42.ie/gary-hurley-john-murphy-q-school-golf-5921522-Nov2022/

Great leap for 2 lads who were looking at challenge tour next season. Plenty of opportunities to kick on with a solid year. Will easily get into 20 plus events.

Still not a word on RTE app, if McIlroy was having a cut off Greg Norman they'd have an article up for the clicks instantly.

There are well over 200 players with tour cards but only room for 144 in most events. So it all comes down to a players ranking which is based on their exemption category.

Hurley and Murphy will be ranked around 180-200. So they are relying on 50 or 60 higher ranked players to not enter the events that they want to play in. This is not a problem most weeks but they will find it tough to get a game on the weeks that the American based players want to play on the DP tour

The DP World Tour and PGA TOUR jointly announced today a new landmark partnership with the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO) that will see the top three players on the JGTO Order of Merit earn membership onto the DP World Tour for the ensuing season, beginning with the 2022-23 campaign.

These videos are always a good watch. Robert MacIntyre with 500 attempts to make a hole in one

Possibly more relaxed rules on Sunshine tour in hot conditions, happened a few years back as well on co hosted event in SA.

Another one to watch is Christian Mass from South Africa. He’s also 19 and is currently top ten in this weeks event . Still an amateur .

Mckibben probably the best we've produced since Mcllroy & lowry.

Another cut comfortably made for McKibbin and Gary Hurley also well up there. Great for them to get early points on the board.

What kind of money would that bag him?

He's definitely improved alot in the last 12 months for whatever reason, maybe a late bloomer and could become a mainstay on the European tour.

Didn't realise Harrington was playing this week. He's lighting it up today, -6 thru 14, -9 overall. 3 shots off the lead.

Lowry just holed out for eagle from 150 yards to go -10. Power has struggled to kick on from his opening round he's -6.

Be great for tomorrow to have Lowry & Harrington both up at top of leaderboard, make it interesting

Harrington is playing some golf since he's hit 50

The distance he's got is seriously impressive for his age. In that video he gets the second longest carry, beating guys half his age

Ireland v Italy at the top of the leaderboard. Harrington, Lowry, Molinari, Migliozzi all on -11.

Harrington is some man! I'm sure he's an inspiration to many but particularly to any golfer who's pushing on in years.

Perez holes out from the bunker on 17 to seal it. I’d bet good money he caught that a bit closer to the ball than intended!

Maybe they forgot to turn off the sprinklers.

Monday finish confirmed

Don't know if poor sound from Sky ...but bizarre dead atmosphere even at 18....more like golf a side thing...

Tricky one for the tour I think. TBH I'm torn between: he was told by a marshal on the spot that it was that tree, so was pre-conditioned to look for a ball with his marking, and lots of people mark their ball in a similar way and it's through binoculars, versus nah, you'd know your own ball mark for God's sake.

Think Rory took home more $$$$$$ tho. Slightly bigger prize purse plus the wedge he gets just to turn up

When is this court ruling coming as regards the players off the tour sponsored by murdering anti-women's and anti-lgbtqia rights being allowed to compete on this tour? I am not watching it while they are playing on it.

If its the issue with the DP World Tour & LIV, then the arbitration hearing is Feb 6-10 I think. Its not an actual court hearing though afaik, whereas in the US its actual court cases. From what I've briefly read though its nothing to do with Saudi involvement (good or bad), its to do with the the tour's regulations around conflicting events and the enforcement of those regulations. The panel will be a few weeks mulling it over after the hearing. Mind you, I'll still watch the golf regardless, even if I've no interest in most of the LIV players.