This week's Genesis Championship presents players with their last chance to qualify for the DP World Tour Play-Offs.
The top 70 in the Race to Dubai Rankings in Partnership with Rolex after the action at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club will qualify for the Play-Offs and head to the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, with the top 50 after that Rolex Series event set for the season finale at the DP World Tour Championship.
Here, we take a look at the ten players on the bubble to head to the final two events of the season.
66th - Richard Mansell
Since starting his season by finishing 22nd at the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, the Englishman has not dropped out of the top 70 on the Race to Dubai and you would not expect him to do it at the worst possible time. He has been a picture of consistency with 17 made cuts and four top tens, with one of those coming at the Genesis Scottish Open going a long way in his Play-Off bid. He also finished joint top in U.S. Open Qualifying.
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67th - Alfredo Garcia-Heredia
The Spaniard produced one of the stories of the year when he leapt 126 places on the Race to Dubai in a single week after losing a play-off to Matt Wallace at the Omega European Masters. He had made just two of his previous ten cuts before his heroics in Switzerland and while he has made just one since, that was a top ten on home soil and he only missed out on the weekend in his last two events by a single shot. He does not seem far away from another good week and will end the season with a career-best ranking regardless of whether he extends his campaign beyond Sunday.
68th - Alejandro del Rey
Del Rey kickstarted his season with a fifth-placed finish at the Investec South African Open Championship and like Mansell, has not dropped out of the top 70 since that strong week. The last of his three top tens this season came back in March and while he had something of a summer slump, he finished in the top 15 at the Genesis Scottish Open and has made five of seven cuts on the Back 9. He too is on course for a career-best season.
69th - Sean Crocker
American Crocker is a man who is likely to face an anxious wait this week as he is not teeing it up in Incheon. His season has largely been boosted by two good weeks at big events, with a tie for third at the Italian Open presented by Regione Emilia-Romagna and the same result at the acciona Open de España presented by Madrid moving him back inside the top 70 when they were registered. His tie for 50th last week also moved him from 71st to 69th but now he must sit and wait.
70th - Adrien Saddier
The man with the target on his back, Saddier is maybe taking some inspiration from the successes of his countrymen as his best weeks this year have come alongside French victories. He finished third and fifth in consecutive weeks in the Czech Republic and Denmark as David Ravetto and Frederic Lacroix claimed maiden wins during a summer run of six made cuts, and two more top 20s on the Back 9 have him heading to Abu Dhabi.
72nd - Andrea Pavan
Saddier will be looking over his shoulder, however, and the man currently in pole position to catch him is Italian Pavan. After a couple of years where describing him as being in the doldrums would have been generous, the Challenge Tour graduate is back on Tour and aiming for the UAE. After securing three top 20s before Christmas, he came back to life in June with top fives at the KLM Open and on home soil. He does not have a top ten since but some solid performances on the Back 9 have kept him well in contention.
73rd - Brandon Stone
Having made a welcome return to the DP World Tour this season, there would be few more popular players to make the Play-Offs than the likeable South African. A three-time winner and Rolex Series champion, Stone looks to be finding is form at the right time after missing eight of his first ten cuts. One of those made weekends was a tie for fourth at the Ras Al Khaimah Championship and he has added two top tens since, including at the recent FedEx Open de France. That coupled with a 17th last time out has seen him jump 13 places in two weeks as a late bolter for the season finales.
74th - Gavin Green
The Malaysian started his season with a top ten at the Joburg Open and when he secured a top five in India, he looked well on his way to a Play-Off spot. But he has not really challenged since, despite making plenty of cuts, and is now back on the outside looking in. A tie for ninth at the Betfred British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo has boosted his chances and his effort cannot be questioned as he plays all but one event on the Back 9.
75th - David Micheluzzi
The Australian made a slow start to his rookie season but a top ten in Singapore showed that he could challenge and he then really made his mark by finishing second at the BMW International Open. He made just two of his next six cuts but three weekends on the Back 9 have further boosted his chances, although he will hope a retirement through injury last week will not have robbed him of the potentially vital points required.
76th - Jeong weon Ko
After fighting for his card last season, the Frenchman is now fighting for the Play-Offs as he makes a remarkable 31 appearances for the second year in a row. Top tens in Kenya and India gave him a good base from which to build before another at the Betfred British Masters kickstarted a run of four made cuts on the Back 9. He has not registered a point since Madrid, however, and now needs a good week to get back inside the top 70.
*Tony Finau, who is 71st on the Race to Dubai, is not playing at the Genesis Championship.
