Multiple winners message DP World Tour professionals after final start

Soren Kjeldsen has urged his colleagues to ‘take care of this Tour’ after losing his card on the European circuit.

Kjeldsen played his final DP World Tour event as a full ticket holder this weekend at the Genesis Championship in South Korea.

Ben An won the tournament in a play-off against Tom Kim, who was later accused of vandalizing the locker room.

As for the 49-year-old Kjeldsen, he is now moving up the ranks after losing his DP World Tour card for the first time since 1998.

During his career he surpassed 700 starts and won four times.

Of those 712 appearances, he made 480 cuts.

His career prize money exceeds €16 million.

In an emotional interview, Kjeldsen told the official DP World Tour website: “I’ll be 50 next May, so that’s why I didn’t keep my card this year for the first time in 27 years.

“I played well this year, I think, but it was difficult for me to compete.

“I have made the decision to prepare for the senior tour.

“So obviously I’ve got about six months now, so hopefully physically and mentally ready to give it another go.

“It was a dream of mine growing up and it’s been even better than I could have hoped for. It’s been incredible, I love the game.

“I enjoyed the competition, the people I met. The highs, the lows, everything. It’s hard to put it into words, it was incredible.”

He added: I definitely have a message for all the guys playing here on the DP World Tour.

“This is a great tour, take care of it, enjoy it. It’s a fantastic way to make a living and there are a lot of trophies to be won, moments to be lived. So enjoy it and take care of this wonderful tour.”

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Kjeldsen was not the only golfer to say goodbye to the DP World Tour this year.

In July, Bernhard Langer also said goodbye after ‘living the dream’ with his 50-year association with the European circuit.

Langer played his last event at the BMW International Open in Germany.