Battle for Closing Swing glory wide open ahead of Scotland finale

The Closing Swing is set for an intriguing finish as it returns to the country where it started for the Nexo Championship.

After four events across as many countries, Scotland plays host to the final event of the fifth of five Global Swings.

Here, we take a look at what's at stake and how things stand as Phase One of the DP World Tour season comes to a climax.

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 international 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 player who finishes highest in the Rankings and is not already exempt will also earn a place in the field at the BMW PGA Championship - the third Rolex Series event of the season.

This spot will be determined as of close of entries for that tournament, but as of today, the spot would be for Filippo Celli (257.85 points). The most immediate contender who is also playing this week is Yanhan Zhou (210.60 points).

And that's not all: At the end of this week, the leading ten players in the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World who have participated in at least eight Race to Dubai Ranking Tournaments (excluding Majors and Genesis Scottish Open) will share a US$ 1M Global Swings bonus pool.

Closing Swing Rankings - The top 15

as it stands on August 18 2026

*In the event of a tie, the players will share the bonus pool money and each be exempt for the Back 9

Bold denotes players teeing it up this week

To view the full Closing Swing Rankings, click here.

To view the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World, click here.

Who can win the Swing?

Stefano Mazzoli and Jeff Winther are the men to catch at the top of the Closing Swing Rankings.

Their challenge, however, is that neither the Italian nor the Dane will play in the final event at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, leaving the door open for a long list of chasers.

Four different players have won across the four events so far, but Genesis Scottish Open champion Tom Kim and ISCO Championship winner Steven Fisk are not DP World Tour members, meaning they have not earned any Closing Swing points.

Sixty‑six players already feature on the Closing Swing Rankings and are set to tee it up in Scotland, with six of them currently inside the top 20.

England's Todd Clements is the closest in pursuit of Winther and Mazzoli after finishing tied second at the Caroles Puntacana Championship, followed by Italy's Filippo Celli after he finished in the same position last week in Denmark.

There are 11 DP World Tour members set to make their first appearance of the Swing in Scotland, including recent first-time DP World Tour winner Michael Hollick.

While they would need plenty of other things to go their way, every player on the Closing Swing Rankings down to Lukas Nemecz in a tie for 140th could win the Swing with a tournament victory and the 585.00 points on offer.

With 389 points available to the player who finishes in solo second place, only Clements, Celli, Keita Nakajima, Matthew Jordan, Yanhan Zhou and Jacob Skov Olesen are able to move to the top with a runner-up finish.

To add to the element of unpredictability this week, should the winner this week be a non-member and subsequently decide to take up DP World Tour membership then any points accrued earlier on in the Swing as a non-member would be totalled up.

Closing Swing/Race to Dubai points breakdown at Nexo Championship

*subject to change in the event of ties

• To view a full points breakdown, click here.