An exclusive behind the scenes documentary on the fight to keep a DP World Tour card.
"I couldn’t feel my legs and I couldn’t feel my arms, I’ve never had that before."
In the world of golf, there is not much greater pressure then playing for your card, your livelihood and potentially your career.
Last month's Genesis Championship in South Korea was the last chance for DP World Tour members to earn the vital points that could see them keep their playing privileges for 2026.
At the end of the week, only the top 115 on the Race to Dubai would secure category ten status and have the ability to build a schedule involving almost every DP World Tour event.
We were given exclusive, behind the scenes access with three of those players who were right on the bubble with All to Play For.
David Micheluzzi came into the week 108th on the Rankings and while thhat made him relatively safe, he admitted to sleepless nights in the build up to the end of the regular season.
"There’s things that you miss out on but I’m willing to do that because I’ve worked pretty much my whole life to be in the position that I am," said the Australian.
"You’ve got to show up every week and try and play your best golf and when it’s not great, playing championship golf courses against the best players, it’s always going to be brutal."
Yannik Paul arrived in Cheonan 116th on the Rankings, a DP World Tour winner who almost made the Ryder Cup team in 2023, he was in uncharted territory.
"You can get worked up if you always get down on yourself, in golf no round is perfect," he said.
"I got married this year as well so there’s a lot of positive stuff. Overall I’m really happy with my life, golf is obviously one big part but I just try to see it as a big picture and I’m still really grateful that I can do this and travel the world and do what I love.
"I’m looking forward to this week, I’ll just try to enjoy it and see where I end up."
For 117th ranked Aaron Cockerill, keeping everything in perspective was also key as he tried to avoid a another trip to the Qualifying School where he first gained his card in 2019 after a season disrupted by a shoulder injury.
"The pressure of this or making a cut is probably worse than trying to win a tournament or have a high finish, it’s just different," he said. "You’re not playing as well, you’re not as confident. The difference is more than first place or second place.
"I’ve been pretty stressed for a while, I’m not normally that type of guy but it has definitely worn on me as I’ve been in this position the entire year. I’ve tried the reverse psychology... I’ve tried to think of everything but at the end of the day I'm competitive and I want to play well and perform. It's been an interesting few weeks probably thinking more than I should.
"It’s part of the game and part of life, there’s ups and down. Here we are, it’s not where I want to be but it’s the situation I’m in, I’ve just got to deal with it, forget about the past and have a good week."
Three men, three missions, three unique stories.
Will it be joy? Will it be heartbreak? Or could a rival steal the show?
"It's funny how when the pressure is on stuff magically happens."
This is On the Bubble.
