"VAN" (Sports Desk - 26.03.2025) :: In one sense, the equation is simple: Winning solves everything. As the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia 2024/2025 season reaches its conclusion at The National Tournament this week, a variety of opportunities and exemptions await those who finish prominently on the Order of Merit. Jack Buchanan and Anthony Quayle shape as the two with most to gain. Elvis Smylie has secured the Order of Merit title but, as the winner of the co-sanctioned BMW Australian PGA Championship, is now exempt on the DP World Tour until the end of the 2027 season. NZ Open champion Ryan Peake sits second on the Order of Merit and is guaranteed one of the three DP World Tour cards on offer for the top three not otherwise exempt. Which is where it gets tricky. NZ Open champion Ryan Peake is already guaranteed the first of those, the likes of Jack Buchanan, Anthony Quayle and Curtis Luck all looking to advance their chances at The National. There are further rewards on offer through Order of Merit finishes, not the least of which is earning status for next season for those who end the year inside the top 50. The Order of Merit champion two years ago, David Micheluzzi returns this week, as does 2022 Order of Merit winner Jed Morgan along with 10 winners from the current season all seeking to end the year on a high. The final two rounds of The National Tournament will be broadcast live on Fox Sports and Kayo with coverage starting at 3pm AEDT on Saturday and 1pm Sunday.
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