Spanning five counting events across Europe and the USA, including the return of the Rolex Series, the Closing Swing is the fifth and final Global Swing in Phase One of the 2025 Race to Dubai.

Beginning with the Genesis Scottish Open, co-sanctioned with the PGA TOUR, a world-class field of international stars will assemble at The Renaissance Club.

As part of the Strategic Alliance between the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR, there will then be the opportunity for players to compete for benefits on both Tours across both the ISCO Championship and the Barracuda Championship.

All eyes will turn to Northern Ireland as Royal Portrush hosts The Open again, rounding out the Major season, before a two-week summer break is followed by the return of the Scottish Championship and the established Danish Golf Championship.

With spots in Rolex Series events and the Back 9 on the line, like with the four previous Global Swings, here is everything you need to know.

Where does the Closing Swing visit?

The action tees off with Scotland’s national Open, the second of five unmissable events in the season-long Rolex Series schedule which carry elevated prize money and Race to Dubai points. Held a short hop from North Berwick, the course at The Renaissance Club enjoys views over the Firth of Forth and is staging the popular event for the seventh year in succession. Staged in the same week, on the other side of the Atlantic, the ISCO Championship will be played at Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, offering a chance to pick up Race to Dubai and FedExCup points. While The Open, like all other Majors, may not count towards the Swing Rankings, there will be a chance for those in action in the Barracuda Championship at Tahoe Mt. Club in Truckee, California, to pick up prize money and points to further the realisation of their individual goals. A hiatus in both the Swing and Race to Dubai then takes place, before the Scottish Championship takes place at Trump International Golf Links Scotland and the Danish Golf Championship heads to Furesø Golf Klub in Birkerød, near Copenhagen, for the first time.

What is at stake?

The winner of the Swing will not only earn entry into all events on the Back 9 - the Second Phase of the 2025 Race to Dubai - but they will take home a US$200,000 bonus.

The leading DP World Tour member on the Swing not already exempt at its conclusion will also gain an exemption into the BMW PGA Championship, the third Rolex Series event of the season and an integral event in the Back 9.

What are the other Global Swings and what has happened so far?

The Closing Swing is the fifth of five individual Swings, following on from the Opening Swing, International Swing, Asian Swing and European Swing.

The first of the five Global Swings saw John Parry of England win the Opening Swing courtesy of victory at the calendar year-ending AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at Mont Choisy Le Golf following four events across Australia and South Africa.

The International Swing kicked off with the season's first Rolex Series event at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic which was followed by three further events in the Middle East before we moved on to Kenya and a double-header in South Africa.

Laurie Canter sealed a win at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship, a runner-up finish at the Investec South African Open Championship and third place in Dubai to win the Swing and enter the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking, moving to the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings in the process.

The Asian Swing started with a maiden victory for Richard Mansell at the Porsche Singapore Open and we had another first-time winner in Eugenio Chacarra at the Hero Indian Open before a two-week Swing break saw Rory McIlroy complete the career Grand Slam at the Masters Tournament.

Keita Nakajima entered the second half of the Swing atop the Rankings after runner-up finishes in both Singapore and India and stayed there despite a missed cut at the Volvo China Open, where Ashun Wu was a home winner, leaving a six-horse race heading into the Hainan Classic.

There was heartbreak for Wu as Marco Penge's victory in the final event pushed him out of third in the Rankings and a qualifying spot for the US PGA Championship, with Nakajima winning the Swing ahead of Chacarra as they both finished in a tie for 11th in Haikou.

The theme of the European Swing centred around the continued emergence of new champions on Tour.

Starting with Martin Couvra at the Turkish Airlines Open, and followed by Kristoffer Reitan at the Soudal Open, Nicolai von Dellingshausen at the Austrian Alpine Open presented by SalzburgerLand and Connor Syme at the KLM Open, the first-time winners continued to come in quick succession.

Even a Major Championship couldn’t stop the trend, as JJ Spaun became one of 14 players celebrating their breakthrough win on Tour so far on the 2025 Race to Dubai.

And it was one of those, Reitan, who clinched victory in the European Swing as he capitalised on a missed cut by Couvra at the BMW International Open to finish in the top five and become the fourth of this season's Global Swing champions.

What is the format for events?

Events in the Closing Swing will be contested over 72-hole stroke play, with a cut after 36 holes.

There will be 5,000 Swing ranking points available at the Genesis Scottish Open, with 3,000 on offer at the other four counting events.

Players are awarded a share of the Race to Dubai points at each event based on their finishing position in the tournament.

Who is the Closing Swing defending champion?

While it was his only start in the Swing, Robert MacIntyre’s dramatic victory on home soil at the Genesis Scottish Open led him to win the Global Swing. He claimed 835 Race to Dubai points which proved unassailable over the closing four events, highlighting the importance of the Rolex Series events.

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