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The Englishman returns to defend his title, once again, at Wentworth
Kipp Popert is aiming for a record-breaking four-peat at this year’s G4D Tour at the BMW PGA Championship as he looks to defend his title on the West Course at Wentworth.
The G4D Tour was launched in 2022 as a partnership between the DP World Tour and EDGA, formerly the European Disabled Golf Association. The G4D player pathway is designed for anyone with a disability who wants to play golf, and for many, it represents the pinnacle of competition, giving players the chance to compete on the same course and in the same week as the DP World
Tour professionals.
Popert, who has cerebral palsy, underwent foot surgery in January 2025, yet still arrives at the BMW PGA Championship on the back of winning the U.S. Adaptive Open for a third straight year. In doing so, he became only the fourth male player in history to win the same USGA championship three times in a row.
The World Number One has already won three times around the West Course in 2022, 2023 and 2024 and since the launch of the G4D Tour in 2022, the 27-year-old has been the dominant force, collecting 13 titles.
Kipp Popert. Image by Luke Walker / Getty Images
12 months ago, the Golf Saudi ambassador defeated close friend Brendan Lawlor by four shots with a tournament total six under par after rounds of 71 and 69.
In this year’s edition Daphne van Houten, who claimed the women’s title at The G4D Open in May, will be in the ten-player line-up at Wentworth alongside Ireland’s Brendan Lawlor, Australia’s Lachlan Wood, England’s Mike Browne, Cameroon’s Issa Nlareb, Canada’s Kurtis Barkley, American Ryanne Jackson, Spain’s Juan Postigo and France’s Thomas Colombel, who was in contention at The G4D Open earlier this year.
The field will be competing for a place in the season-ending G4D Tour @ Rolex Grand Final, which takes place at Club de Golf Alcanada in Mallorca for the first time. The event will feature a ten-player line-up that includes Gross and Net winners from the 2024-25 G4D Tour season. Six players will contest the Gross competition, with four in the Net event.
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