Seamus Power Bids To Regain Full PGA Tour Card After Earning Conditional Card For 2026 Season

Seamus Power will bid to regain his full PGA Tour card in 2026 after earning a conditional card for the upcoming season.

The Irishman fell short in a bid to retain his full PGA Tour status this year, but is hopeful of earning it back as soon as possible.

Seamus Power Bids To Regain Full PGA Tour Card In 2026

It’s fair to say that Irish golf is in a good place right now. Rory McIlroy completed the career Grand Slam in 2025, as well as playing a vital role in Team Europe’s Ryder Cup success against America with a hostile crowd.

Shane Lowry was the man that sank the winning putt for the Europeans, ensuring captain Luke Donald’s side retained the Ryder Cup before teammate Tyrrell Hatton went on to win it outright.

McIlroy is officially the second most googled athlete in 2025, with the five-time major champion still the biggest name in world golf alongside Scottie Scheffler right now.

However, outside of McIlroy and Lowry, it wasn’t a particularly great year on the golf course for another Irishman.

Seamus Power has won twice on the PGA Tour in his career, but fell short of retaining his full PGA Tour card for the upcoming season.

This comes after Power missed out on a Top 100 finish in the season-long FedEx Cup, finishing in 117th place. Although the Waterford man missed out on securing a full PGA Tour card for 2026, he has earned a conditional PGA Tour card for the upcoming season due to finishing in the Top 125 of the FedEx Fall standings.

Waterford's Séamus Power secures his conditional PGA Tour Card for 2026 👏🏌️‍♂️🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/fK37ANcmkt

— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) November 24, 2025

This means the 38-year-old will be allowed to play around 20 PGA Tour tournaments throughout the calendar year, rather than the full schedule or picking and choosing which events to play in.

At one stage it looked like Power was set to miss out on securing any kind of tour card whatsoever, having entered the RSM Classic in 129th place in the FedEx Fall standings.

His T7 finish meant that Power did enough to earn a conditional PGA Tour card, which is something to build on for the upcoming season.

Although Power won’t be able to play every week on the PGA Tour, he has done enough to play in 20 events and will be desperate to regain his full PGA Tour card come this time next year.

As a multiple time PGA tour winner, Power has shown he has what it takes to compete with the world’s best on a regular basis. He just needs to find a little more consistency in 2026 and a full PGA Tour card will be his once again.

Throwback to Seamus Power playing 2 holes in the par 3 contest at The Masters in just 2 shots in 2023. Back to back aces including a walk off on the last. G’wan lad!! 🇮🇪

https://t.co/iy6fdnA3QL

— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) November 4, 2024

How Long Has Seamus Power Played On The PGA Tour For?

Seamus Power started his career as a professional golfer after graduating from ETSU. His first wins came in 2012 on the eGolf Professional Tour where he won twice, but that wasn’t enough to earn a Web.com Tour card just yet.

In 2014, the Irishman won two more events on the eGolf Professional Tour, earning him a Web.com Tour card for 2015 through qualifying school.

In 2016, Power became the first Irish golfer to win on the Web.com Tour. This was good enough to earn the Waterford man a shot at the PGA Tour, where he appeared for the first time in 2017.

Power actually represented Ireland at the 2016 Olympic Games prior to playing his first PGA Tour event. Since his PGA Tour debut, Power has won twice and been an ever-present for over eight years.

An ACE and TWO hole-outs … on the same day! 🤯

Seamus Power did the unimaginable @WWTChampionship in 2022.#TOURVault pic.twitter.com/QFuFzFBznh

— PGA Tour (@PGATour) November 5, 2024

It took him four years on the PGA Tour before winning his first event, which came at the 2021 Barbasol Championship. Power then won again the following year, capturing the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship in an impressive display.

The Waterford man hasn’t won since then, but has had several strong showings in big tournaments, including major championships.

Power finished inside the top 10 at the 2022 PGA Championship, as well as finishing T12 in the same year at the US Open.

His results in majors haven’t been great of late, and it’s likely the Irishman won’t qualify for any of the four majors in 2026.

That being said, his main focus will be on earning his full PGA Tour card once again.