The DP World Tour returns to Doha Golf Club this week just over 100 days since the last staging of the Qatar Masters, as the event enters its 27th year on the schedule.

Frittelli triumphed at last week’s Bahrain Championship and Endycott, who has similar playing rights to his South African counterpart, is hoping to follow in his footsteps to secure full privileges on the DP World Tour.

“It’s great to be able to play over here on the DP World Tour. I haven’t had a load of chances to play over here on this tour, but every time I have, I’ve really enjoyed it,” Endycott said ahead of Thursday’s opening round.

“I’d like to play a bit of both on my schedule this year. The way golf is, the States does get to some players, especially me, a bit repetitive, and to mix it up with another schedule, this is a global game and to be able to play around the world, it’s all I dreamed of as a kid.”

The Sydneysider regained his PGA Tour playing rights by winning the qualifying school in December. He will hop between playing in America and on the DP World Tour during the 2024 season, which started with a tie for 16th in Manama last week. Endycott is excited for what his new schedule looks like, and is looking forward to seeing a bit more of the world.

"Now I’m in that position where I get to play all around the world, see amazing places and play in all new cultures. I’m really excited for this year, I’m going to see all new places that I haven’t seen before and go back to some places that I have seen. That’s what’s really exciting about 2024,” the 27-year-old added.

The Qatar Masters this week returns to its traditional slot in the early part of the year, with Spain’s Jorge Campillo one of many players with good memories of the Qatari capital. The Spaniard last year finished runner-up for a second time, in addition to his 2020 victory at Education City Golf Club.

He is joined in the field by a plethora of fellow former winners including Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson, Englishman Eddie Pepperell and France’s Antoine Rozner, as well as some new faces such as American James Nicholas, who this week makes his DP World Tour debut after coming through all three stages at the 2023 Qualifying School.

David Micheluzzi, Jason Scrivener and Haydn Barron are the other Aussies in the field.

The Qatar Masters is the fifth event on the International Swing and final in the Middle East before it concludes with three tournaments in Africa.