James Morrison was on the cusp of calling it quits.

Having played 15 straight seasons on the DP World Tour before losing his card last season, the 40-year-old Morrison entered this week’s HotelPlanner Tour finale, the Rolex Grand Final, six spots outside the points cutoff for at least as conditional return to Europe’s main circuit. He’d need a nice week in Mallorca, Spain, because if not, there was little chance he’d be grinding another year in the minors.

“That was going to be my last event, 100%, and this has completely messed it up,” an emotional Morrison said Sunday afternoon after his convincing three-shot victory vaulted him all the way to sixth in the developmental tour’s points race.

With the top 20 players securing full DP World Tour cards for next season – an additional 10 ear

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