5 impressive Challenge Tour golfers that earned their 2025 DP World Tour card ft. Rasmus Neergaard Petersen 

Rasmus Neergaard Petersen
Rasmus Neergaard Petersen and John Parry (Image via Getty)

With the completion of the Challenge Tour Grand Final, 22 players have secured their DP World Tour cards for the upcoming season. The list includes some impressive names, including Rasmus Neergaard Petersen, who topped the season standings of the Challenge Tour.

Neergaard Petersen was even in contention to win the Challenge Tour Grand Final. However, a dramatic finale resulted in him finishing second in the tournament, which concluded on Sunday, November 3. Although he finished second in the tournament but managed to top the season standings and earned the DP World Tour card.

Meanwhile, Kristoffer Reitan won the Challenge Tour Grand Final and finished seventh in the standings, earning his DP World Tour card. Here are the top five Challenge Tour players who have secured their DP World Tour card for the 2025 season.


5 Challenge Tour golfers that earned their 2025 DP World Tour card

#1 Rasmus Neergaard Petersen

Rasmus Neergaard Petersen (Image Source: Getty)
Rasmus Neergaard Petersen (Image Source: Getty)

Rasmus Neergaard Petersen had already secured his DP World Tour card, thanks to his phenomenal performances in 2024. He won three tournaments this seaso, including the Kolkata Challenge, UAE Challenge, and Big Green Egg German Challenge. As a result, he topped the season standings to get the DP World Tour card.

Neergaard Petersen performed well even at the recently concluded Challenge Tour Grand Final but finished second on the leaderboard. The Danish golfer started the tournament with a round of 62, followed by a round of 65. He carded 68 in the third round but struggled in the final, shooting a 72 to finish with a total of 22-under, just one stroke behind the winner.


#2 John Parry

John Parry (Image Source: Imagn)
John Parry (Image Source: Imagn)

John Parry is another big name to secure a DP World Tour card. He also competed at the Challenge Tour Grand Final and finished in a tie for ninth place. However, he secured the second spot in the season standings and earned his card.

The Englishman has won three tournaments in the Challenge Tour this season, including the Delhi Challenge, Blot Open Bretagne, and Italian Challenge Open.


#3 Oliver Lindell

Oliver Lindell (Image Source: Getty)
Oliver Lindell (Image Source: Getty)

Oliver Lindell was impressive with his game at the Challenge Tour Grand Final. He shot four rounds of 66, 68, 71, and 66 to secure the solo fourth spot on the leaderboard.

In the Challenge Tour season standings, he settled for third place and earned his DP World Tour card. He had several impressive finishes this season on the circuit, including 10 top-10 finishes.


#4 Angel Ayora

Angel Ayora (Image Source: Getty)
Angel Ayora (Image Source: Getty)

Spanish golfer Angel Ayora was very close to winning the Challenge Tour Grand Final on Sunday, November 3. However, he struggled with his game in the final round and shot 71 to settle for a tie for second place with Rasmus Neergaard Petersen.

However, he had earlier won the Rosa Challenge Tour, which helped him secure the fourth spot in the Challenge Tour season standings, and earned the DP World Tour card for the upcoming season.


#5 Alex Levy

Alex Levy (Image Source: Getty)
Alex Levy (Image Source: Getty)

Alex Levy previously competed on the DP World Tour but lost his card. He will finally return to the circuit after securing the 12th spot in the standings on the Challenge Tour.

Levy has delivered several impressive performances this season and thus secured his DP World Tour card again. He has previously won five tournaments on the circuit.

Edited by Ankush Das
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