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Grant Forrest secured his second DP World Tour title with a comfortable four-shot victory at the Nexo Championship.
The Scot carded a level par final round of 72 in tough conditions at Trump International Golf Links to finish on eight under par and triumph for the first time since the Hero Open at Fairmont St Andrews four years and two days ago.
Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2025 Nexo Championship
A welcome return to the winner’s circle for Grant Forrest! 🏴#NexoChampionship pic.twitter.com/F7wGVN5wA0
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The 32-year-old has catapulted to 28th on the Race to Dubai Rankings and into pole position on the Closing Swing Rankings with only next week’s Danish Golf Championship to play.
Forrest has also secured a bonus $10,000 for his course record 66 on Friday after the Course Record Presented by Nexo prize was launched earlier this week. In a one-off for the Nexo Championship, he also earned an additional $50,000 in NEXO Tokens.
The Scot entered the final round with a three-shot lead but had to be patient once again as he fought through his first three holes in level par, with Todd Clements birdieing the opening hole to cut the gap to two.
He was fortunate to escape without dropping a shot at the third when wayward with his tee shot at the par-three hole, however, by the fourth, Forrest was leading by five.
He narrowly missed his eagle putt, which would have been only the second one of the week, as he climbed to nine under, while Clements slid down with a triple bogey on the same hole.
That left Kristoffer Reitan as his nearest challenger at four under, but Forrest extended his advantage when birdieing the short par-four seventh to reach double figures, before another gain at the tenth.
He eventually signed for a closing 72 to finish with a total of eight under par, four ahead of Joe Dean who parred the last to claim second place as only nine players finished the tournament in red numbers.
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— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) August 10, 2025
Dean mixed three birdies and two dropped shots in his 71 to finish at four under, with Denmark’s Jacob Skov Olesen, Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan and Englishman John Parry one shot further back in third.
Englishman Jordan Smith finished sixth at two under, while Finland’s Oliver Lindell and English pair Clements and Andy Sullivan finished seventh at one under.
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