The top three players on the Japanese Order of Merit will earn membership onto the DP World Tour for the ensuing year, beginning with the 2022-2023 season.
A stronger field and a greater certainty of proceeding are the driving forces behind the decision of tournament organisers to delay the 102nd staging of the New Zealand Open at the Millbrook Resort near Queenstown.
He also becomes the first player to win the New Zealand Open twice since Greg Turner in 1997, and the first Australian to win twice since Bob Shearer in 1981.
Brendan Jones is back where his 16-year love affair with Japan first took hold as he headlines the Australian contingent at the Mynavi ABC Championship.
An eagle at the 72nd hole propelled Matthew Griffin to his third top-10 finish in Japan this year, while Jack Wilson recorded his best finish on the European Challenge Tour at the Foshan Open in China.
Anthony Quayle is set to embark on a golf odyssey for the next 15 weeks as he chases lofty goals on both the PGA Tour of Australasia and Japan Golf Tour.
Australian Golf Digest
