01두바이행 경쟁, 마지막까지 안갯속
알프레드 던힐 링크스 챔피언십(Alfred Dunhill Links Championship)에서 케이시 자비스(Casey Jarvis)가 레이스 투 두바이(Race to Dubai) 순위 경쟁에 다시 불씨를 지폈다. 그에게 이번 대회는 시즌 막바지 순위 싸움에서 중요한 반전의 기회였다.
자비스는 링크스 코스의 까다로운 조건 속에서도 자신의 경기력을 이어가며 레이스 투 두바이 전망을 살렸다. 이번 성적은 그가 두바이행 경쟁에서 완전히 밀려나지 않았음을 보여준다.
이제 모든 것이 걸려 있다. 알프레드 던힐 링크스 챔피언십에서의 결과는 자비스의 시즌 최종 순위와 두바이행 가능성에 직접적인 영향을 미칠 전망이며, 그는 마지막까지 최선을 다해 경쟁을 이어갈 것으로 보인다.
02Original (English) — DP World Tour
Casey Jarvis gave his bid to be crowned the 2026 Race to Dubai champion a much-needed boost with a tie for second at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
The South African's back-to-back wins as February turned to March followed by a runner-up finish at the Joburg Open established him as a contender early in the season but he has not had it all his own way since.
He has missed as many cuts as he has made and was in danger of drifting too far from the contenders, with just six events remaining at the start of last week.
Three rounds in the 60s at Kingsbarns, Carnoustie and over the Old Course at St Andrews handed him a two-shot lead in Scotland, however, and while he carded a disappointing closing 74, he still walked away with 433.50 points.
That leaves him fourth on the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World, and now less than 1,000 points behind leader Patrick Reed.
While Jarvis was making big move at the top, others were bustling their way into the top 70 and a place at the DP World Tour Play-Offs.
Niklas Nørgaard was on track to lose his card towards end of August but he finished second at the Husqvarna British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo and another runner-up finis alongside Jarvis has moved him up to 36th.
The man who finished above that duo in Scotland, Adrian Meronk, jumped 103 places to 38th with his victory and is now also safely UAE-bound.
This week we head to Spain for our final national open of the season at the Open de España presented by Madrid.
Home hero Eugenio Chacarra currently sits third in the Rankings and in the mix for the big prize, and his points tally has already comfortably exceeded that needed to secure dual membership with the PGA Tour on last season's Rankings.
He may not be the only Spaniard heading across the Atlantic, though, and a whole host of home heroes will be scrapping for vital points at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid.
Nacho Elvira is currently one spot outside dual membership, with Angel Ayora, David Puig, Angel Hidalgo, Manuel Elvira and Jorge Campillo all inside the top 50 and within 450 points of Joe Dean in the final berth.
There are currently no Spaniards playing on the PGA Tour but it is all to play for to change that over the next six weeks.
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Tom Vaillant boosted his bid to qualify for the season-ending DP World Tour Championship with a career-best result on the Race to Dubai on home soil at the FedEx Open de France.