David Law hails PGA Tour route for DP World Tour players as 'great news'

David Law gave a thumbs up to the DP World Tour’s strengthened alliance with the PGA Tour after spearheading a decent day for Scottish golfers in the Horizon Irish Open at Mount Juliet.

As part of a 13-year joint-venture partnership announced earlier this week, DP World Tour players will be able to secure a PGA Tour card.

Starting in 2023, the leading ten players on the DP World Tour Rankings – in addition to those already exempt – will earn PGA Tour cards for the following season.

If that had been in place last year, Scottish duo Bob MacIntyre and Calum Hill would have held full status for the US circuit this season.

“I think it's great news,” said Law of the two circuits beefing up their partnership in the face of LIV Golf trying to change the face of the game at the top level.

“I think the tour has done a fantastic job with the deal. From speaking to a lot of the players, we are all very excited for what the future holds. I think it's really positive.”

As was Law’s start at Mount Juliet, where he carded a five-under-par 67 to sit just three shots off the lead, held by in-form Kiwi Ryan Rox.

“It’s a good score,” said Law, who made four birdies going out and added two more before dropping his only shot of the day at the par-4 18th. “ The course is set up tough. The rough is pretty thick, so I'm happy with that.”

The Aberdonian, who is currently on the reserve list for next week’s Genesis Scottish Open, sat out the BMW International Open in Munich last week.

“I hurt my hip on the Thursday of the Scandinavian Mixed,” he said. “To be honest, I thought it was just a niggle and it turned out to be a little bit more than that.

“So I didn't hit balls for two weeks. I hit balls on Sunday before I travelled. I hit a few 9-irons,