It's crunch time for many players in Spain as the gruelling six-day Final Stage of DP World Tour Qualifying School takes place at INFINITUM. Here are your five things to know.
How it works
After visiting 13 venues across seven countries for the 14 72-hole tournaments across stages one and two, the Qualifying School – designed to provide a true test for those with ambitions of competing on the DP World Tour – presents one final, and demanding, examination.
Starting on Friday, each player will play two rounds over each of INFINITUM's Lakes and Hills courses before a 72-hole cut is made at the conclusion of play on Monday. The final two rounds – held over the Lakes on Tuesday and Wednesday – will then see the remaining players battle it out.
A familiar venue, yet a new challenge awaits
Infinitum, formerly known as Lumine before undergoing a rebrand in 2021, has become the home of Final Stage since hosting the event for the first time back in 2017. With no DP World Tour Qualifying School in 2020 or 2021 due to the Covid pandemic, this year represents the seventh occasion the resort in Costa Daurada - which boasts 45 holes - is the base.
As with previous stagings, Final Stage is held over INFINITUM's two 18-hole courses – Lakes and Hills.
Since last year, the woodland Hills course has undergone an extensive back-nine renovation. Among the standout changes as part of the project led by European Golf Design is the completely reimagined 18th hole, now a striking par-four with an island-green-style approach set within a natural quarry. Other highlights include a new green complex on the tenth, reversed routing on the 15th and 16th holes, and extensive bunker and sustainability upgrades featuring Zoysia grass surrounds and Bermuda 419 fairways.
The Lakes, an inland links layout, was itself the subject of an €1.5 million renovation last year.
The field
An eclectic field of 156 players are teeing it up on the Catalonia coastline, with some prominent players joined by unheralded talent from around the world.
English duo Chris Wood and Oliver Wilson have Ryder Cup experience and five DP World Tour titles between them but are on the hunt for welcome returns to Golf’s Global Tour.
Their countrymen Eddie Pepperell, who has gained a new legion of fans through a podcast he co-hosts, Matthew Baldwin and David Horsey are among other recognisable names, but the depth of talent extends further internationally.
Lucas Bjerregaard and Alexander Levy – both former top 50 players in the world – are chasing DP World Tour playing opportunities after disappointing Race to Dubai campaigns this season.
Other notables include Yannik Paul, who finished 121st on the Race to Dubai Rankings after four consecutive years on the DP World Tour, while two-time DP World Tour winner Shubhankar Sharma has already come through Second Stage just to get here after a campaign beset by a loss of form that has seen him tumble outside the world’s top 500.
Kristian Hjort Bressum finished fourth on the Global Amateur Pathway Rankings, narrowly missing out on guaranteed playing status on either the DP World Tour and HotelPlanner Tour, but the 20-year-old Dane who only turned professional last month has since come through Second Stage.
There are 56 players who have made it through both first and second stages, including Scotland's Sam Locke, who was the leading amateur at the Open Championship in 2018.
No amateurs have made it through to Final Stage this year.
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To view the Final Stage entry list, click here.
To view the tee times for Final Stage, click here.
What they are playing for
The top 20 and ties earn conditional playing privileges (Category 18) on the DP World Tour for next season, along with fully exempt status on the HotelPlanner Tour of the 2026 season.
Those who make the cut and finish beyond that mark but within the leading 40 players and ties, will be eligible for membership of the HotelPlanner Tour in Category 9 for the 2026 season.
Players who make the cut but finish outside the leading 40 players and ties will be eligible for membership of the HotelPlanner Tour in Category 13 for the 2026 season.
Players who fail to make the cut will be eligible for membership of the HotelPlanner Tour in Category 15 for the 2026 season.
Each player will be ranked according to their final results with ties resolved by a play-off.
A player's finishing position can make a big difference to the number of Tour stars they earn, although there is opportunity for players to be re-ranked in their respective categories with good performances during the Opening Swing on the 2026 Race to Dubai schedule.
How did the cast of 2024 perform this season?
Edoardo Molinari won the Final Stage of DP World Tour Qualifying School last year, but the experienced Italian underwent season-ending surgery on his thumb in August.
Among the other 20 players to seal DP World Tour status for the 2025 season, Denmark's Jacob Skov Olesen, England's Ben Schmidt and American Ryggs Johnston all made it to the opening event of the DP World Tour Play-Offs which got under way in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Johnston won his maiden DP World Tour title at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open in just his second DP World Tour start.
Clément Sordet was the highest-placed finisher on the Race to Dubai Rankings to lose his full playing privileges, ending the campaign 119th after missing out on the chance to claim points at the final event of the regular season in South Korea last month.
Joshua Berry predominantly played on the HotelPlanner Tour in 2025 and finished 13th on the Road to Mallorca Rankings to earn a better category and therefore guarantee improved playing opportunities on the DP World Tour next season.
