Jose Luis Ballester and Rocco Repetto Taylor shared victory at the final stage of DP World Tour Qualifying School, as 20 players earned their cards for the 2027 season at INFINITUM in Tarragona, Spain.

The Spanish pair carded matching rounds of six-under-par 65 on the final day to reach 32 under par for the week, one shot ahead of Australia's Cameron John, who secured his graduation with a closing 66.

Shared honours at 32 under

Ballester, 23, will play his first full season on the DP World Tour after coming through the six-round, 108-hole final stage, which ran from 6 to 11 November. The former US Amateur champion signed with LIV Golf after finishing his college career last summer.

Repetto Taylor returns to golf's global tour at the first opportunity after finishing 152nd on the Race to Dubai rankings last month. The top 15 and ties after six rounds earned cards, and a seven-way tie for 14th place stretched the allocation to 20 graduates, with every player on 25 under par or better making the grade.

Three former LIV players earn cards

Ballester was one of three former LIV Golf players to come through Q-School successfully. South Korea's Byeong Hun An, a two-time DP World Tour winner who joined LIV Golf this year, tied for eighth at 28 under, while American John Catlin, who played primarily as a wild card on the breakaway circuit, tied for 14th at 25 under to get his card on the number.

Their return comes as LIV Golf winds down after losing its financial backing, according to reports this week, leaving Q-School as the route back to the established tours for players who left them.

Four former DP World Tour winners finished inside the graduation spots in total. Tom Lewis, who was not even guaranteed a place in the final stage, turned his late call-up into a return to the tour with a tied-fourth finish, and Ryder Cup Europe vice-captain Edoardo Molinari also earned his card, alongside Jansen Preston and Cameron John.

Who missed out

The cut fell cruelly for some. Thomas Schmidt and David Lundgren both finished at 24 under, one shot outside the card line, while Belgium's Thomas Pieters finished tied 45th, Australia's Elvis Smylie tied 32nd and Spain's Pablo Larrazábal tied 53rd.

For the 20 graduates, the reward is a full season on the DP World Tour in 2027, with the leading qualifiers also securing the strongest playing category for the year ahead. Read the DP World Tour's full report from Q-School.