Ricardo Gouveia, along with Daniel Brooks, Jamie Donaldson, Wade Ormsby and Ashley Chesters all kept hold of their European Tour playing privileges after a dramatic week at the Andalucia Valderrama Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation.
The Spanish showdown was the final full-field event of the 2017 season with points available to make it into the top 101 in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex or the top ten in the Access List.
Ricardo Gouveia, who was the 2015 Road to Oman winner, had an excellent debut campaign on the European Tour but has struggled to replicate that and entered the week 115th in the Race to Dubai. He looked comfortable after three days in Spain but was left with an anxious wait on Sunday after firing a closing 74, but managed to secure his privileges after all players had handed in their cards last Sunday.