Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 KLM Open

Eugenio Chacarra secures his second DP World Tour title #KLMOpen pic.twitter.com/iwx0gcS5CQ

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) June 7, 2026

Oliver Lindell had put the pressure on the long-time leader as a round of 69, capped by a birdie of his own, took him alongside Chacarra at ten under par.

The Spaniard responded in kind with an excellent approach setting up a two-putt from around 20 feet to seal the crown at The International in Amsterdam.

Dropped shots for overnight leaders Sebastian Söderberg at the first hole and Chacarra at the third allowed Marcus Armitage and Maximilian Steinlechner to take a share of the lead with two birdies apiece.

Söderberg birdied the fourth but Chacarra seized control approaching the turn, birdieing the eighth and ninth to open up a three-shot lead at 11 under as his closest challengers dropped back.

A bogey at the 12th brought the chasing pack back into contention, with Lindell birdieing the 14th to move within one. Chacarra responded immediately with a birdie of his own before Lindell and Steinlechner both picked up shots at the 15th to emerge as his main challengers.

While Chacarra dropped a shot at the 16th, Steinlechner bogeyed the par-three 17th and Lindell’s par left him just one behind heading to the last.

The former LIV Golfer, Chacarra, went desperately close to a virtual clinching birdie at the 17th, which would have been only the fifth of the day on that hole, and Lindell asked the question with a closing birdie to move alongside him at the summit as the Spaniard prepared to hit his approach shot.

He duly found the back of the green and ran his first putt down close to the pin, taking deep breaths as his playing partners finished up before the tap-in to clinch his second DP World Tour win, after last year’s Hero Indian Open.

Chacarra spoke after Saturday’s round of how he relishes tough conditions and Sunday in Amsterdam certainly delivered, with high winds throughout. The low round of the day was just a three-under-par 68 from Marcel Siem, while only eight players shot in the 60s.

Lindell, who birdied three of the last four holes and has made the cut in all 16 of his DP World Tour starts this season, was left to settle for second on his own while Angel Ayora eagled the last to join Steinlechner, Söderberg and Joe Dean in third on eight under.

Julien Guerrier and Danny Willett were a further shot back with the top ten completed by Yanhan Zhou at six under and Lindell’s fellow Finn Sami Välimäki at five under.

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Connor Syme successfully defended his maiden DP World Tour title after claiming it 12 months earlier when he had seen off playing partner Joakim Lagergren by two shots. The 29-year-old Scot had been in control throughout the final round the previous year as he closed out a breakthrough victory in his 182nd appearance.

The International hosted the event for the third consecutive year and fourth time overall. The Amsterdam venue once again proved to be the perfect setting for the tournament and, over the previous two editions, had seen victories for Syme and Guido Migliozzi. It had also hosted the event in 2019 when Sergio Garcia lifted the trophy, and the 2017 Masters champion remained one of several Major winners to have tasted KLM Open success.

First played in 1912 and an ever-present on the DP World Tour schedule since 1972, aside from Covid-related disruptions, the event had been won by the likes of Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, José María Olazábal, Payne Stewart, Darren Clarke and Martin Kaymer. As one of the great national opens, it continued to be a jewel in the crown of the DP World Tour schedule, with The International playing an important role in its rich history.

Eugenio Chacarra birdied the 18th hole to win the 2026 KLM Open by one stroke.

Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 KLM Open

1st – Eugenio Chacarra – €402,463.27

2nd – Oliver Lindell – €260,417.41

T3rd – Angel Ayora – €112,689.72

T3rd – Joe Dean – €112,689.72

T3rd – Sebastian Söderberg – €112,689.72

T3rd – Maximilian Steinlechner – €112,689.72

T7th – Julien Guerrier – €65,104.35

T7th – Danny Willett – €65,104.35

9th – Yanhan Zhou – €53,030.45

10th – Sami Välimäki – €47,348.62

T11th – Nacho Elvira – €40,798.73

T11th – Jayden Schaper – €40,798.73

T11th – Richard Sterne – €40,798.73

T14th – Marcus Armitage – €32,095.60

T14th – Pablo Ereño – €32,095.60

T14th – Marcus Helligkilde – €32,095.60

T14th – Calum Hill – €32,095.60

T14th – Daniel Hillier – €32,095.60

T14th – James Morrison – €32,095.60

T14th – David Ravetto – €32,095.60

T21st – Ross Fisher – €25,331.51

T21st – Jordan Gumberg – €25,331.51

T21st – Angel Hidalgo – €25,331.51

T21st – Scott Jamieson – €25,331.51

T21st – Niklas Nørgaard – €25,331.51

T21st – Brandon Robinson Thompson – €25,331.51

T21st – Bernd Wiesberger – €25,331.51

T28th – Michael Hollick – €21,425.25

T28th – Kazuma Kobori – €21,425.25

T28th – Guido Migliozzi – €21,425.25

T28th – Callum Tarren – €21,425.25

T32nd – Andreas Halvorsen – €17,913.56

T32nd – Yuto Katsuragawa – €17,913.56

T32nd – Matteo Manassero – €17,913.56

T32nd – Francesco Molinari – €17,913.56

T32nd – Ryan Peake – €17,913.56

T32nd – Marcel Siem – €17,913.56

T38th – Cameron Adam – €14,441.33

T38th – Kiradech Aphibarnrat – €14,441.33

T38th – Davis Bryant – €14,441.33

T38th – Jens Dantorp – €14,441.33

T38th – Ricardo Gouveia – €14,441.33

T38th – Hunter Logan – €14,441.33

T38th – Lars van der Vight – €14,441.33

T45th – David Law – €12,073.90

T45th – JC Ritchie – €12,073.90

T45th – Robin Williams – €12,073.90

T48th – Dylan Frittelli – €9,706.47

T48th – Sadom Kaewkanjana – €9,706.47

T48th – Alexander Levy – €9,706.47

T48th – Stefano Mazzoli – €9,706.47

T48th – Brandon Stone – €9,706.47

T48th – Paul Waring – €9,706.47

T48th – Ashun Wu – €9,706.47

T55th – Adri Arnaus – €7,812.52

T55th – Jacob Skov Olesen – €7,812.52

T55th – Antoine Rozner – €7,812.52

T58th – Rikuya Hoshino – €7,220.66

T58th – Jason Scrivener – €7,220.66

T60th – Sebastian Garcia – €6,392.06

T60th – Mikael Lindberg – €6,392.06

T60th – Joost Luiten – €6,392.06

T60th – Renato Paratore – €6,392.06

T60th – Eddie Pepperell – €6,392.06

65th – Dan Bradbury – €5,681.83

T66th – Matthew Baldwin – €5,208.35

T66th – Rafa Cabrera Bello – €5,208.35

T66th – Nicolai von Dellingshausen – €5,208.35

70th – Frederic Lacroix – €4,734.86

T71st – Marcus Kinhult – €4,024.63

T71st – Connor Syme – €4,024.63

73rd – Marcel Schneider – €3,548.15

W/D – Ewen Ferguson – €3,542.14

W/D – Nathan Kimsey – €3,542.14

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Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Austrian Alpine Open

Kota Kaneko claims his maiden victory in just his 12th start on the DP World Tour #AustrianAlpineOpen pic.twitter.com/kzXAWIVJnu

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) May 31, 2026

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The 23-year-old, who topped last season’s Japan Golf Tour Order of Merit to earn his DP World Tour for this season, carded a three-under-par final round of 67 to finish on 18 under par at Golfclub Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith, two ahead of Ricardo Gouveia and Davis Bryant in a share of second.

Kaneko arrived in Austria off the back of a runner-up finish at last week’s Soudal Open, and he was delighted to go one better this time around and claim the ninth win by a player from Japan on the DP World Tour.

Gouveia made his move at the second to sit alongside Kaneko at 15 under, but he was soon on his own when his Japanese playing partner dropped a shot at the next.

Kaneko hit back with a birdie at the fifth to return to the summit, before home favourite Max Steinlechner joined them in a three-way tie.

Steinlechner enjoyed two birdie bursts to catapult himself into contention, with a hat-trick of gains from the second before another treble of birdies from the ninth.

He was not the only Austrian to surge up the leaderboard as nine-time DP World Tour winner Bernd Wiesberger followed a birdie at the third with three more gains from the sixth to reach 15 under.

Joost Luiten finished his front nine with his third birdie of the day to increase the leadership group to five, only for Gouveia to drain a 15-foot birdie putt to take the outright lead at the same hole.

Gouveia improved to 17 under with a birdie at the tenth, but Kaneko was one behind after following suit. However, the Portuguese leader got in trouble at the next and could not save par, slipping back alongside Kaneko at 16 under.

Kaneko put his foot on the pedal with a birdie at the 12th before a stunning tee-shot at the par-three 13th. Wiesberger holed a putt from downtown to join Gouveia at 16 under, but the pair were soon two behind.

The Japanese held his nerve from three feet to card his third birdie in four holes and become the first player to reach 18 under.

Bryant closed the gap to one, following an eagle and four birdies by the 16th, while Kaneko got out of position at the 15th and had a long putt to save par, which he lipped out after the lengthy weather delay.

That meant Kaneko and Bryant were tied at the top at 17 under, but only for one more hole. Despite finding the rough at the par-three 16th, Kaneko holed his chip shot to regain his one-shot advantage at 18 under. Bryant bogeyed the last to gift the Japanese a two-shot lead, something he did not throw away.

Kaneko parred his way home, despite a scary finish when he hit the stands behind the green and his ball stopped in the thick rough by the water hazard, to claim his maiden DP World Tour title.

Bryant and Gouveia finished at 16 under, with Wiesberger, Italian Gregorio De Leo and Spaniard Rafa Cabrera Bello a shot further back. Steinlechner and Luiten were at 14 under alongside Daniel Hillier and Manuel Elvira.

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Ryder Cup hero Sepp Straka teed it up on home soil for the first time since 2018, leading a strong contingent of Austrian players hoping to impress the local fans. Since his last appearance in Austria at the Shot Clock Masters, Straka had become the first Austrian to win on the PGA TOUR, taking his tally on that circuit to four victories and earning two Ryder Cup triumphs. However, he was still searching for a maiden DP World Tour title.

Straka, only the second Austrian to play in the Ryder Cup after Bernd Wiesberger, was joined in the field by the nine-time DP World Tour winner, who arrived fresh from victory the previous month. Rising star Maximilian Steinlechner was also among the home favourites, alongside Matthias Schwab and Lukas Nemecz.

G4D star Kipp Popert was part of the field as he looked to transfer his success in disability golf to the DP World Tour. He competed alongside six other 2026 DP World Tour winners, including two-time season winner Casey Jarvis, who arrived ranked fourth on the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World.

The tournament marked the third first-time host venue in five events, with Golfclub Kitzbühel-Schwarzsee-Reith becoming the 465th course to stage a DP World Tour event. The mountain layout, one of four golf courses in Kitzbühel, is covered in snow for much of the year but provided a picturesque setting and a distinctive challenge throughout the week.

As the third event of the European Swing, the tournament played an important role in the battle for Swing honours. Players were chasing valuable points in the Rankings, with the eventual Swing winner earning entry into every event of Phase Two of the season — the Back 9 — along with a US$200,000 bonus. The highest-ranked player on the Swing not already exempt also secured a place in the field for the Genesis Scottish Open, the second Rolex Series event of the season.

Japan’s Kota Kaneko secured his maiden DP World Tour title with a two-shot victory in Kitzbühel.

Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Austrian Alpine Open presented by Kitzbühel Tirol

1st – Kota Kaneko – €401,554.45

2nd – Davis Bryant – €204,320.35

T2nd – Ricardo Gouveia – €204,320.35

T4th – Rafa Cabrera Bello – €100,309.88

T4th – Gregorio De Leo – €100,309.88

T4th – Bernd Wiesberger – €100,309.88

T7th – Manuel Elvira – €57,516.77

T7th – Daniel Hillier – €57,516.77

T7th – Joost Luiten – €57,516.77

T7th – Maximilian Steinlechner – €57,516.77

11th – Joel Girrbach – €43,462.36

12th – Eugenio Chacarra – €36,565.08

T12th – Joe Dean – €36,565.08

T12th – Grant Forrest – €36,565.08

T12th – Sepp Straka – €36,565.08

T12th – Yanhan Zhou – €36,565.08

17th – Filippo Celli – €27,767.62

T17th – Ugo Coussaud – €27,767.62

T17th – Ewen Ferguson – €27,767.62

T17th – Calum Hill – €27,767.62

T17th – Andrew Johnston – €27,767.62

T17th – Nathan Kimsey – €27,767.62

T17th – Alexander Levy – €27,767.62

T17th – JC Ritchie – €27,767.62

T17th – Marcel Schneider – €27,767.62

26th – Marcus Armitage – €21,022.56

T26th – Ivan Cantero – €21,022.56

T26th – Alfredo Garcia-Heredia – €21,022.56

T26th – Rikuya Hoshino – €21,022.56

T26th – Yuto Katsuragawa – €21,022.56

T26th – Félix Mory – €21,022.56

T26th – Jacob Skov Olesen – €21,022.56

T26th – Antoine Rozner – €21,022.56

T26th – Tom Vaillant – €21,022.56

35th – Martin Couvra – €16,345.63

T35th – MJ Daffue – €16,345.63

T35th – Oihan Guillamoundeguy – €16,345.63

T35th – James Morrison – €16,345.63

T35th – David Ravetto – €16,345.63

40th – Hennie du Plessis – €13,463.88

T40th – Matthew Jordan – €13,463.88

T40th – Francesco Laporta – €13,463.88

T40th – Kevin Na – €13,463.88

T40th – Yurav Premlall – €13,463.88

T40th – Brandon Robinson Thompson – €13,463.88

T40th – Darius van Driel – €13,463.88

47th – Cameron Adam – €10,156.97

T47th – Tobias Jonsson – €10,156.97

T47th – Oliver Lindell – €10,156.97

T47th – Renato Paratore – €10,156.97

T47th – Richard Sterne – €10,156.97

T47th – Brandon Stone – €10,156.97

T47th – Hugo Townsend – €10,156.97

54th – Romain Langasque – €8,149.19

T54th – Marc Warren – €8,149.19

56th – Albin Bergstrom – €7,794.88

57th – Wenyi Ding – €7,440.57

T57th – Ross Fisher – €7,440.57

59th – Lucas Bjerregaard – €6,731.94

T59th – Andreas Halvorsen – €6,731.94

T59th – Ryggs Johnston – €6,731.94

T59th – Anthony Quayle – €6,731.94

63rd – Sean Crocker – €5,905.21

T63rd – Simon Forsström – €5,905.21

T63rd – Edoardo Molinari – €5,905.21

66th – Sebastian Garcia – €5,432.80

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Thomas Detry was likely the headline act that week as he, almost unbelievably, searched for his first DP World Tour win after five runner-up finishes. The 2025 WM Phoenix Open champion on the PGA TOUR had narrowly kept his card the previous year but enjoyed a promising start to 2026 across the Opening and International Swings. Matthis Besard – a 2023 Q School graduate – was also in the field as he looked to get back on Tour among a total of eight professional and five amateur Belgian stars, also containing a certain Miracle of Medinah star…….

Arguably, Belgian golf’s biggest star of the modern era, Nicolas Colsaerts played his 505th and final DP World Tour event that week. After a debut at the 1998 Dutch Open, the following 28 years saw him win three DP World Tour titles and famously play in the 2012 Ryder Cup where Europe completed that incredible comeback from 10-6 down for victory. He also served as a Ryder Cup Vice Captain and exited the stage on home soil.

Premlall looked to extend his lead at the top of the Swing Rankings and was joined by fellow 2026 winners Mikael Lindberg, Jordan Gumberg, Casey Jarvis, Freddy Schott, Nacho Elvira and Jayden Schaper. Jarvis and Schaper were both looking for third wins of the season as they attempted to chase down Patrick Reed at the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World. Recent Abu Dhabi Championship and Rolex Series winners Paul Waring and Victor Perez teed it up that week, as did a strong contingent of HotelPlanner Tour and Qualifying School graduates looking to make their mark.

Richard Sterne played one of the shots of his life to claim his first DP World Tour title in 13 years at the 2026 Soudal Open.

Trailing countryman Zander Lombard for most of the day, the South African timed his attack to perfection, making a stunning eagle at the 17th hole to move to 18 under par and go atop of a stacked leaderboard at Rinkven International Golf Club.

Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Soudal Open

Position Name Money Earned

1 Richard Sterne €402,686.27

2 Marcus Armitage €130,438.77

2 Jorge Campillo €130,438.77

2 Kota Kaneko €130,438.77

2 Marcus Kinhult €130,438.77

2 Jacob Skov Olesen €130,438.77

2 Victor Perez €130,438.77

8 MJ Daffue €48,796.10

8 Gregorio De Leo €48,796.10

8 Nathan Kimsey €48,796.10

8 Zander Lombard €48,796.10

8 Ben Schmidt €48,796.10

13 Albin Bergstrom €35,649.58

13 Andrew Johnston €35,649.58

13 Tom Vaillant €35,649.58

13 Darius Van Driel €35,649.58

17 Wenyi Ding €29,561.91

17 Francesco Laporta €29,561.91

17 Mikael Lindberg €29,561.91

17 Jeff Winther €29,561.91

17 Fabrizio Zanotti €29,561.91

22 Eugenio Chacarra €26,411.48

22 Casey Jarvis €26,411.48

24 Jack Buchanan €23,568.99

24 Martin Couvra €23,568.99

24 Ricardo Gouveia €23,568.99

24 Alexander Levy €23,568.99

24 Eddie Pepperell €23,568.99

24 Jayden Schaper €23,568.99

30 Davis Bryant €17,744.04

30 Jens Dantorp €17,744.04

30 Manuel Elvira €17,744.04

30 Oliver Lindell €17,744.04

30 Renato Paratore €17,744.04

30 Yurav Premlall €17,744.04

30 David Ravetto €17,744.04

30 Marcel Schneider €17,744.04

30 Jason Scrivener €17,744.04

30 Euan Walker €17,744.04

30 Paul Waring €17,744.04

41 Cameron Adam €13,501.83

41 Jonathan Broomhead €13,501.83

41 Sean Crocker €13,501.83

41 Andreas Halvorsen €13,501.83

41 Yanhan Zhou €13,501.83

47 Matthew Baldwin €10,896.22

47 Clement Charmasson €10,896.22

47 Joe Dean €10,896.22

47 Julien Guerrier €10,896.22

47 Rocco Repetto Taylor €10,896.22

47 Andy Sullivan €10,896.22

53 Ivan Cantero €8,290.60

53 Thomas Detry €8,290.60

53 Rikuya Hoshino €8,290.60

53 Romain Langasque €8,290.60

53 Matteo Manassero €8,290.60

53 Marcel Siem €8,290.60

59 Calum Hill €6,987.79

59 Yuto Katsuragawa €6,987.79

59 Maximilian Steinlechner €6,987.79

59 Kristof Ulenaers €6,987.79

63 Adam Blomme €5,921.86

63 Hennie Du Plessis €5,921.86

63 Scott Jamieson €5,921.86

63 Sadom Kaewkanjana €5,921.86

63 Yuvraj Sandhu €5,921.86

68 Quentin Debove €5,211.23

70 Gavin Green €4,737.49

70 Caleb Surratt €4,737.49

70 Nicolai Von Dellingshausen €4,737.49

73 Ross Fisher €3,553.11

74 Joost Luiten €3,548.61

74 Connor Syme €3,548.61

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Trailing countryman Zander Lombard for most of the day, the South African timed his attack to perfection, making a stunning eagle at the 17th hole to move to 18 under par and go atop of a stacked leaderboard at Rinkven International Golf Club.

The challenge was too much to ask for the chasing pack, with the 44-year-old’s round of 66 enough to register his first win since the 2013 Joburg Open some 4,851 days ago.

The now seven-time DP World Tour winner has overcome his fair share of injuries in the years since, undergoing three wrist operations, a disc replacement and hip surgery, with his story one of resilience and perseverance.

Sterne’s win marks the sixth by a South African on the 2026 Race to Dubai, following two each for Jayden Schaper and Casey Jarvis and Yurav Premlall’s success at the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship.

"I thought I was still behind (on 17), I thought Zander was still on 19 (under) – I wasn't really looking at boards, to be honest.

"It was a long way for me, I had a five wood in the bag, it was 276 and I needed to hit a little draw on there to get the distance. It just came out… pic.twitter.com/HUODQxaju4

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) May 24, 2026

Marcus Kinhult led a large group to finish in a share of second at 16 under, the Swede holing a long putt at the last for his seventh birdie in a bogey-free 64.

Englishman Marcus Armitage signed for a 66 to join him, as did Frenchman Victor Perez, while Kota Kaneko, Jorge Campillo and Jacob Skov Olesen rounded out those two shots behind the winner.

Lombard and compatriot MJ Daffue were a further shot back, alongside Ben Schmidt, Nathan Kimsey and Gregorio De Leo at 15 under par.

Amateur Anthony De Schutter finished the week as the leading Belgian at nine under, achieving his goal afront of an incredible home crowd.

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The unusual situation happened at Dallas Athletic Club during a six-way playoff for the ninth and final spot available in the field next month at Shinnecock Hills. But after current LIV golfer Caleb Surratt birdied the first extra hole, there were still two alternate spots to play for.

That’s when Eugenio Chacarra decided to leave the premises, forfeiting his chance of getting into the U.S. Open. Monday Q Info’s Ryan French originally reported the bizarre scene.

According to a few people. Very odd scenario in the 6 for 1 playoff.

On the first hole Caleb Surratt made birdie to win. The other five players made par and moved on to play for 1st and 2nd alt. Both VERY important at this site.

And Eugenio Chacarra just left. Not sure what…

— Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) May 19, 2026

But on Chacarra, who now plays on the DP World Tour after three years on LIV, responded to explain why he left. And it makes more sense.

I left because my goal it’s to get my pga tour card through the Dp tour and for me to prepare Belgium the right way was to get that flight.
When you fly to Europe you lose one day and that’s was the only chance I had to get there on time to get some rest and practice the course

— Eugenio Chacarra (@Eugeniochacarra) May 19, 2026

As you can see, he had a flight to Belgium that he wanted to make in order to get there in time to prepare properly for this week’s DP World Tour event, the Soudal Open. And that his bigger focus is earning his PGA Tour card by being in the top 10 of that circuit.

Chacarra also explained that he chose the Dallas site instead of Walton Heath in England because he lives in Tulsa, doesn’t prefer links golf, and qualified for the 2024 U.S. Open in Dallas. So, again, his abrupt departure makes more sense, but it was still a strange sight.

Chandler Phillips and Henrik Norlander earned the first- and second-alternate spots in Dallas, while Peter Uihlein was medalist, one shot ahead of Tom Kim.

Chacarra is currently No. 18 on the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai ranking, but several players above him already have PGA Tour status for next year. Recent Truist Championship winner Kristoffer Reitan is an example of one such player who used that category to come to the PGA Tour.

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Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship

WOW! Take a bow, Yurav Premlall

The moment the South African won his first DP World Tour event by 14 SHOTS

#EDCC2026 pic.twitter.com/ChFhW1AABj

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) May 10, 2026

The South African started the day with a five-shot lead after shooting a sensational 63 on Saturday, which earned him $50,000 for the Course Record presented by Nexo.

The 22-year-old soon pulled away from the chasing pack, with six birdies on the front nine handing him a 12-shot lead at the turn.

Further gains on the 12th and 13th stretched his advantage to 14 strokes and raised the prospect of Tiger Woods’ 26-year-old record for the largest winning margin on the DP World Tour – 15 shots – being within reach.

A first dropped shot of the day on the 14th made breaking the record seem unlikely but he gave it a good go, finishing with back-to-back birdies to fall one shot short.

His consolation prize was the record winning margin for a maiden title on the DP World Tour, surpassing the previous mark set by Tiger Woods when he won by 11 shots at the 1997 Masters Tournament, as he secured a life-changing first victory at this level with a score of 28 under par for the week.

“I have no words. I have worked so hard to get into this position and it’s so rewarding to finally see the results of it. The last eight or nine months have been such a struggle just to build myself onto a platform where I know I can give myself a chance to win and to end up in… pic.twitter.com/TiVT37IrNv

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) May 10, 2026

Premlall’s week’s work has not only secured him the winner’s cheque and a nice payday for breaking the course record, but he also leaps to 26th on the 2026 Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World, up from 157th.

Fellow South African Shaun Norris finished alone in second on 14 under after his closing 68, while Spaniard Alejandro del Rey, Frenchman Oihan Guillamoundeguy and South African JC Ritchie were a further shot back at 13 under. 

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Real Club de Golf El Prat hosted a DP World Tour event for the first time since the 2015 Open de España. The tournament was new to the 2026 Race to Dubai as part of the Road to 2031 Ryder Cup, following the agreement announced last summer that the 2031 Ryder Cup would be played at Camiral in Catalunya, with Spain becoming the first continental European country to host the biennial contest twice.

Francesco Molinari, Jayden Schaper, Bernd Wiesberger, Paul Waring, Martin Couvra and Matteo Manassero led the international stars for the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship at Real Club de Golf El Prat from May 7–10.

Spanish stars Ángel Hidalgo, Eugenio Chacarra, Rafa Cabrera Bello, Adri Arnaus and Jorge Campillo were confirmed for the tournament, further strengthening the home challenge.

They joined fellow Spaniards Pablo Larrazábal, Nacho Elvira and Ángel Ayora in Barcelona as the event made its debut on the 2026 Race to Dubai.

Yurav Premlall stormed to a stunning 14-shot victory as he claimed his maiden DP World Tour title at the 2026 Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship.

Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship

1 Yurav Premlall €398,262.32

2 Shaun Norris €257,699.14

T3 Alejandro del Rey €121,352.87

T3 Oihan Guillamoundeguy €121,352.87

T3 JC Ritchie €121,352.87

T6 Kiradech Aphibarnrat €65,830.42

T6 Dan Bradbury €65,830.42

T6 Rafa Cabrera Bello €65,830.42

T6 Kazuma Kobori €65,830.42

T10 Eugenio Chacarra €43,418.40

T10 Martin Couvra €43,418.40

T10 Oliver Lindell €43,418.40

T13 Ricardo Gouveia €35,257.93

T13 Stefano Mazzoli €35,257.93

T13 Paul Waring €35,257.93

T13 Bernd Wiesberger €35,257.93

T17 Lucas Bjerregaard €27,936.93

T17 Adam Blomme €27,936.93

T17 Ivan Cantero €27,936.93

T17 Joakim Lagergren €27,936.93

T17 David Law €27,936.93

T17 Eddie Pepperell €27,936.93

T17 Richie Ramsay €27,936.93

T17 Antoine Rozner €27,936.93

T25 Jorge Campillo €22,607.24

T25 Ugo Coussaud €22,607.24

T25 Nacho Elvira €22,607.24

T25 Ewen Ferguson €22,607.24

T25 Alfredo Garcia-Heredia €22,607.24

T25 Jayden Schaper €22,607.24

T31 Davis Bryant €18,390.35

T31 Benjamin Follett-Smith €18,390.35

T31 Andreas Halvorsen €18,390.35

T31 Alexander Levy €18,390.35

T31 Yuvraj Sandhu €18,390.35

T31 Tom Vaillant €18,390.35

T37 Jonathan Broomhead €14,993.40

T37 Andrew Johnston €14,993.40

T37 Yuto Katsuragawa €14,993.40

T37 Marcel Schneider €14,993.40

T37 Jason Scrivener €14,993.40

T37 Jack Senior €14,993.40

T43 Sam Bairstow €11,713.60

T43 Albin Bergstrom €11,713.60

T43 Rikuya Hoshino €11,713.60

T43 Yannik Paul €11,713.60

T43 David Ravetto €11,713.60

T43 Daniel Rodrigues €11,713.60

T43 Hugo Townsend €11,713.60

T43 Jeff Winther €11,713.60

T51 Filippo Celli €9,136.61

T51 Ross Fisher €9,136.61

T51 Niklas Nørgaard €9,136.61

T54 Adri Arnaus €7,730.97

T54 Matthew Baldwin €7,730.97

T54 Scott Jamieson €7,730.97

T54 Marcus Kinhult €7,730.97

T54 Rocco Repetto Taylor €7,730.97

T59 Wenyi Ding €6,559.61

T59 Andres German Gallegos €6,559.61

T59 Jacques Kruyswijk €6,559.61

T59 Jovan Rebula €6,559.61

T59 Quim Vidal €6,559.61

T64 Aaron Cockerill €5,271.12

T64 MJ Daffue €5,271.12

T64 Joe Dean €5,271.12

T64 Angel Hidalgo €5,271.12

T64 Dylan Naidoo €5,271.12

T64 Jack Yule €5,271.12

T70 Gregorio de Leo €3,697.89

T70 Michael Hollick €3,697.89

T70 Tobias Jonsson €3,697.89

T70 Romain Langasque €3,697.89

T70 Callum Tarren €3,697.89

75 Zander Lombard €3,502.08

T76 Sadom Kaewkanjana €3,497.58

T76 James Morrison €3,497.58

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