Marco Penge described 2025 as "the year of my life" after securing dual membership on the PGA TOUR by finishing second on the Race to Dubai Rankings.
Englishman Penge, who only earned his playing rights for this season with a birdie at the 36th hole of the Genesis Championship in South Korea last October, entered the winner's circle three times during a memorable campaign.
After winning the Hainan Classic in April, he tasted victory at the Danish Golf Championship over the summer before becoming a three-time winner at last month's Open de España presented by Madrid.
He went into the DP World Tour Play-Offs with a chance of winning the Race to Dubai but could not overtake Rory McIlroy at the top of the standings as he finished the DP World Tour Championship in a tie for 22nd.
There is still plenty to celebrate for Penge, though, who has much to look forward to next year on both sides of the pond.
As part of the Strategic Alliance between the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR, the top ten players on the final Race to Dubai Rankings, not otherwise exempt, earned PGA TOUR membership for 2026.
Penge, as the player who finished first on that list, has qualified for THE PLAYERS Championship and two early Signature Events in the 2026 season, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Genesis Invitational.
He said: "It's been the year of my life. To have won three times and to be in contention as much as I have done, my game has improved so much, and I feel very proud of myself and everyone involved for helping me get to where I am today.
"This week obviously was disrupted at the start of the week. On Thursday, I didn't feel great. But as soon as I got off the meds on Friday, I played some really good golf. I'm proud of myself with how I've battled back into the week and finished the year with a decent result."
The other players to claim PGA TOUR cards are Laurie Canter, Kristoffer Reitan, Adrien Saddier, Alex Noren, John Parry, Haotong Li, Keita Nakajima, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and Jordan Smith.
Dane Neergaard-Petersen, who finished number one on the HotelPlanner Tour in 2024, began the week on the outside looking in, but came joint third in Dubai to secure one of the ten cards.
Smith, who had begun the week in possession of the last card, fought back brilliantly over the weekend to keep hold of it after a poor start to the week left him in danger of slipping down the Rankings.
He posted a picture of himself of his Instagram Stories with a speech bubble saying: "Did someone say PGA TOUR next season?".
