College Golf Alumni Headline 2026 DP World Tour Card Earners
Twenty players secured DP World Tour cards through the 2025 Challenge Tour season, with several former NCAA standouts earning promotion to the top circuit for 2026. The group features proven winners, rising European talent, and graduates from programs across the United States, highlighting the continued strength of the college golf pathway.
South Africa's JC Ritchie topped the Road to Mallorca Rankings with three victories. He was joined by Scotland’s David Law, who returned to the DP World Tour after finishing second in the standings. Austria's Maximilian Steinlechner, a North Carolina State alumn, finished third. Italy’s Renato Paratore and France’s Oihan Guillamoundeguy rounded out the top five.
James Morrison, a former South Carolina player, delivered one of the season’s biggest storylines by winning the Rolex Grand Final with his son on the bag. That result vaulted him from outside the top thirty into the sixth position.
The field also includes TCU alumni Filippo Celli and Stefano Mazzoli, Bradley alumn Daniel Young, Ole Miss alumn Hugo Townsend, Mercer alumn Tobias Jonsson, Oral Roberts alumn Rocco Repetto Taylor, UCF alumn Clement Charmasson, and South Florida alumn Albin Bergstrom.
Top 20 DP World Tour Card Earners
JC Ritchie — South Africa
David Law — Scotland, Eastern Illinois alumn
Maximilian Steinlechner — Austria, North Carolina State alumn
Renato Paratore — Italy
Oihan Guillamoundeguy — France
James Morrison — England, South Carolina alumn
Filippo Celli — Italy, TCU alumn
Stefano Mazzoli — Italy, TCU alumn
Daniel Van Tonder — South Africa
Sebastian Garcia — Spain
Daniel Young — Scotland, Bradley alumn
Felix Mory — France, Cal State Northridge and Santa Barbara City College alumn
Josh Berry — England
Euan Walker — Scotland, Missouri alumn
Quim Vidal — Spain
Hugo Townsend — Sweden, Ole Miss alumn
Tobias Jonsson — Sweden, Mercer alumn
Rocco Repetto Taylor — Italy, Oral Roberts alumn
Clement Charmasson — France, UCF alumn
Albin Bergstrom — Sweden, South Florida alumn
The 2026 DP World Tour season will now feature a strong college golf presence, continuing a trend of NCAA talent making immediate impact at the professional level.
Source:
Golf Monthly
