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The HotelPlanner Tour headed to Italy for the 17th edition of the Italian Challenge Open, with a prize fund to €300,000—taking place from 18-21 September.
Event 26 of 29 on the 2025 Road to Mallorca was making its third appearance at Golf Nazionale in Sutri, Italy.
15 winners from the 2025 HotelPlanner Tour season teed it up in Portugal: JC Ritchie; Anders Emil Ejlersen; Filippo Celli; Daniel Young; Maximilian Steinlechner; David Horsey; James Morrison; Palmer Jackson; Felix Mory; Rocco Repetto Taylor; Jonathan Goth-Rasmussen; Renato Paratore; Quim Vidal; Wilco Nienaber; and Jamie Rutherford — all vying for a share of the €300,000 prize fund.
The Italian Challenge Open has provided the HotelPlanner Tour with several memorable moments through the years, with a host of notable names making their mark.
Matteo Manassero is the most recent home player to have triumphed at the event back in 2023, en route to securing his return to the DP World Tour by claiming an emotional three-stroke victory at Golf Nazionale. By winning, he became the third Italian champion of the event, joining 2023 European Ryder Cup Vice Captain, Edoardo Molinari, and Matteo Delpodio, who triumphed in 2009 and 2015 respectively.
To date, Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia is the only player to win the event twice, doing so for the first time in 2014 before he added a second title seven years later in 2021.
Golf Nazionale, home of the Italian Golf Federation technical centre, is located near the city of Rome, and recognised as one of the best golf courses in continental Europe and one of the most challenging courses in Italy, which follows the natural undulations of the hilly terrain. Golf Nazionale provides a true test of golf for the highest calibre of golfer due to the deep rough, undulated greens, water features and numerous strategically placed bunkers. Players must also consider the sharp elevation changes which bring about some spectacular views over the Lazio countryside.
The course was designed by Jim Fazio, with the help of the Italian architect David Mezzacane and opened in 1990. In 1991 the course hosted the World Cup of Golf which saw Swedish duo Anders Forsbrand and Per-Ulrik Johansson claim victory by one stroke over Welsh pair Ian Woosnam and Phillip Price.
The top 20 players on the Road to Mallorca Rankings, after the season-ending Rolex Grand Final supported by The R&A, will earn a DP World Tour card for the 2026 Race to Dubai.
South African JC Ritchie secured his third win of the season in Italy and automatic promotion to the DP World Tour.
Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2025 Italian Challenge Open
1 – JC Ritchie – €48,000.00
2 – Robin Petersson – €27,000.00
2 – Christofer Rahm – €27,000.00
4 – Steven Brown – €15,000.00
4 – Brandon Kewalramani – €15,000.00
4 – Lars Van Der Vight – €15,000.00
7 – Jeppe Kristian Andersen – €9,600.00
8 – Callum Farr – €7,400.00
8 – David Horsey – €7,400.00
8 – Lars Van Meijel – €7,400.00
11 – Will Enefer – €5,850.00
11 – Lorenzo Scalise – €5,850.00
13 – Matthis Besard – €4,650.00
13 – Tom Lewis – €4,650.00
13 – James Meyer De Beco – €4,650.00
13 – Rocco Repetto Taylor – €4,650.00
13 – Daniel Rodrigues – €4,650.00
13 – Borja Virto – €4,650.00
19 – Adri Arnaus – €3,115.00
19 – Albert Boneta – €3,115.00
19 – Oliver Gillberg – €3,115.00
19 – Tobias Jonsson – €3,115.00
19 – Jovan Rebula – €3,115.00
19 – Martin Simonsen – €3,115.00
25 – Christofer Blomstrand – €2,700.00
25 – Lukas Nemecz – €2,700.00
25 – Jacopo Vecchi Fossa – €2,700.00
28 – Andrea Romano – €2,580.00
29 – George Bloor – €2,430.00
29 – Per Längfors – €2,430.00
29 – Jack McDonald – €2,430.00
29 – Baard Skogen – €2,430.00
33 – Anders Emil Ejlersen – €2,100.00
33 – Angus Flanagan – €2,100.00
33 – Sebastian Garcia – €2,100.00
33 – Gregor Graham – €2,100.00
33 – Philipp Katich – €2,100.00
33 – Victor Pastor – €2,100.00
33 – Justin Walters – €2,100.00
40 – Nicholas Infanti – €1,800.00
40 – Michele Ortolani – €1,800.00
40 – Santiago Tarrio – €1,800.00
43 – James Allan – €1,500.00
43 – Tiger Christensen – €1,500.00
43 – Jack Floydd – €1,500.00
43 – Tomas Gouveia – €1,500.00
43 – Filip Mruzek – €1,500.00
43 – Matt Oshrine – €1,500.00
43 – Aron Zemmer – €1,500.00
50 – Albin Bergstrom – €1,210.00
50 – Giovanni Binaghi (AM) – €0.00
50 – Wouter De Vries – €1,210.00
50 – Victor Garcia Broto – €1,210.00
54 – Daan Huizing – €1,095.00
54 – Eddie Pepperell – €1,095.00
54 – Marc Warren – €1,095.00
54 – Jiri Zuska – €1,095.00
58 – Chris Paisley – €1,005.00
58 – Lucas Vacarisas – €1,005.00
60 – Christian Jacobsen – €960.00
61 – Yente Van Doren – €930.00
62 – Stuart Manley – €900.00
63 – Nathan Cossement – €855.00
63 – Maxence Giboudot – €855.00
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