The Asian Swing is set for a dramatic conclusion as the Turkish Airlines Open brings down the curtain on a thrilling spell of the season this week.
The DP World Tour's annual voyage east has taken in two trips to China and a stop in India and will now finish at National Golf Club in one of the tightest finishes to a Swing we have ever seen.
Here, we take a look at what's at stake and how things could pan out.
What is up for grabs?
The Swings provide a chance for players to enjoy a truly exceptional season on the DP World Tour, with the player who tops the Rankings earning entry into every event in Phase Two of the season - the Back 9. Those nine events made up of national opens and storied tournaments provide elevated prize funds and points and a perfect platform to play your way into Phase Three - the DP World Tour Play-Offs. Also available to the Rankings winner is a bonus of US$200,000.
The Asian Swing also provides an extra prize - a place in the field at the US PGA Championship. The top three players in the Swing Rankings at the end of the Turkish Airlines Open will be heading to Aronimink for the second Major Championship of the season.
And that's not all: the player who finishes highest in the Rankings and is not already exempt will earn a place in the field at the Genesis Scottish Open - the second Rolex Series event of the season.
Asian Swing Rankings
| Position | Player | Points | Race to Dubai Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Gumberg | 611.25 | 22 |
| 2 | Alex Fitzpatrick | 585.00 | 7 |
| 3 | Bernd Wiesberger | 585.00 | 16 |
| 4 | Adrian Otaegui | 579.46 | 13 |
| 5 | Jorge Campillo | 429.42 | 20 |
| 6 | Eugenio Chacarra | 416.30 | 17 |
| 7 | Andy Sullivan | 248.73 | 5 |
| 8 | Mikael Lindberg | 237.55 | 35 |
| 9 | Ugo Coussaud | 225.02 | 37 |
| 10 | Yanhan Zhou | 194.31 | 78 |
*In the event of a tie, the player with the higher position on the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World will place higher in the Asian Swing Rankings
• To view the full Asian Swing Rankings, click here
• To view the full Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World, click here
Who can win the Swing?
With three different event winners and 32 players having achieved a top ten (including ties) across the three events so far, the Swing is absolutely wide open.
The only player with his fate truly in his own hands is Swing leader Jordan Gumberg, who thanks to his victory at the Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO and tie for 34th at the Hero Indian Open, knows a win will see him crowned Swing champion.
But such is the tightness in the Rankings, if he were to even finish second in Türkiye, Volvo China Open winner Bernd Wiesberger and runners-up in the three events so far Jorge Campillo, Eugenio Chacarra and Adrian Otaegui could all catch him with a win.
And while they would need plenty of other things to go their way, every player on the Asian Swing Rankings down to Joe Dean and Nacho Elvira in a tie for 80th could win the Swing with a tournament victory.
Alex Fitzpatrick - winner of the Hero Indian Open - is not teeing it up this week.
There are 3,500 points in total available at the Turkish Airlines Open.
Asian Swing/Race to Dubai points breakdown at Turkish Airlines Open
| Position | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 585.000 |
| 2 | 389.000 |
| 3 | 219.000 |
| 4 | 175.000 |
| 5 | 148.000 |
| 6 | 122.000 |
| 7 | 105.000 |
| 8 | 87.150 |
| 9 | 78.050 |
| 10 | 70.000 |
*subject to change in the event of ties
• To view a full points breakdown click here
Who can gain a place at the US PGA Championship?
As it stands, there is the possibility that none of the current top three on the Swing stay there.
That may not be a concern for Fitzpatrick, who sealed his place at Aronimink with his victory alongside brother Matt at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on the PGA TOUR at the weekend, but it means Gumberg and Wiesberger may still have to win more points.
Should other results go their way, a player who currently has zero points on the Asian Swing could qualify for the US PGA Championship with a win if they entered the week with more than 204.13 points on the Race to Dubai.
The US PGA Championship exemption goes to the top three players in the Swing only, so if an already exempt player or players are in the top three, there are fewer places available.
Heading into this week, only Gumberg and Wiesberger are in position to gain places via the Swing, with Fitzpatrick already exempt.
