Known as the “Pebble Beach of the Alps”, Schladming-Dachstein Golf Club is located in the scenic Ennstal Valley and is consistently ranked as one of the top 15 of the 170-plus courses in Austria.

Schladming-Dachstein was founded in 1987 by Franz Wittmann, a famous rally driver who has won Austria’s national championship on 12 occasions and now operates as Club President.

Designed by two-time Masters winner Bernhard Langer, the course itself sits at 750 metres above sea level and is surrounded by mountains over 2,500 metres tall that are used for skiing through the winter, creating stunning views throughout.

Austrian Maximilian Steinlechner was the victor at the 2025 Interwetten Open, a final round 64 securing a two-shot victory on home soil. It was the defining moment in the 26-year-old’s season, as he went on to secure a DP World Tour card by finishing third in the Road to Mallorca Rankings.

Lukas Nemecz will be hoping an event on home soil can help strengthen his chances of earning a DP World Tour card this year. The Austrian fell out of a graduate spot at the Rolex Grand Final last year, having entered the final week in 18th and with one hand on a life-changing DP World Tour card. Nemecz is once again the leading Austrian on the Road to Mallorca this year, sitting 40th in the rankings, but will be looking this week to improve that position.

Matthias Schwab is also in the field this week, having lost his place on the DP World and PGA Tour through injury. Schwab has struggled this year but will be looking to bounce back at a course just minutes away from his birthplace of Schladming. A host of other homegrown talent will also fly the flag for Austria this week.

Check back on Sunday for the full breakdown.

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

1 – €48,000.00

2 – €33,000.00

3 – €21,000.00

4 – €18,000.00

5 – €15,000.00

6 – €12,000.00

7 – €9,600.00

8 – €8,400.00

9 – €7,200.00

10 – €6,600.00

11 – €6,000.00

12 – €5,700.00

13 – €5,400.00

14 – €5,100.00

15 – €4,800.00

16 – €4,500.00

17 – €4,200.00

18 – €3,900.00

19 – €3,600.00

20 – €3,300.00

21 – €3,150.00

22 – €2,940.00

23 – €2,880.00

24 – €2,820.00

25 – €2,760.00

26 – €2,700.00

27 – €2,640.00

28 – €2,580.00

29 – €2,520.00

30 – €2,460.00

31 – €2,400.00

32 – €2,340.00

33 – €2,280.00

34 – €2,220.00

35 – €2,160.00

36 – €2,100.00

37 – €2,040.00

38 – €1,980.00

39 – €1,920.00

40 – €1,860.00

41 – €1,800.00

42 – €1,740.00

43 – €1,680.00

44 – €1,620.00

45 – €1,560.00

46 – €1,500.00

47 – €1,440.00

48 – €1,380.00

49 – €1,320.00

50 – €1,260.00

51 – €1,200.00

52 – €1,170.00

53 – €1,140.00

54 – €1,110.00

55 – €1,080.00

56 – €1,050.00

57 – €1,020.00

58 – €990.00

59 – €960.00

60 – €930.00

61 – €900.00

62 – €870.00

63 – €840.00

64 – €810.00

65 – €780.00

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Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Swiss Challenge

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The Englishman finished the day with an eight-stroke advantage over a chasing pack which included English duo Geroge Bloor and Tom Sloman, Hamish Brown, Julian Perico, Tadeas Tetak, Martin Vorster and Marc Warren.

The 37-year-old was quick out of the blocks with back-to-back birdies to start and made four more gains before the turn to reach 20 under par for the week, moving five shots clear of Warren and Bloor at the halfway point.

Starting the day one shot behind overnight leader Bloor, Southgate closed the gap to his compatriot with a birdie on the par four first. He continued that momentum with two more birdies in his next three holes before making three more gains; on hole six, seven and eight to pull five shots clear of the chasing pack.

Three back nine gains saw Southgate reach 23 under par, ending his day with back-to-back birdies to close out a memorable week in Lucerne.

“I played exactly how you would dream of playing,” he said. “I wanted to get off to a hot start, I felt very comfortable this morning.

“I knew that all I could do was stick to the plan. I expected something to go wrong at some point, and it didn’t, I putted fantastically well.

“It has been a great week. When I arrived on Monday, I really liked the look of the course with the longer rough, I knew it would catch a few players out, I made a plan and stuck to it.”

“I was so focused on my own game, I didn’t really look at any leaderboard until the big one at the back of the 11th green, I expected to be in front and when I saw I was five in front, I didn’t know how to respond to it, I’ve never been in that position many times in my career.”

Southgate has over 300 DP World starts to his name and with nine top ten finishes already on the HotelPlanner Tour, he was pleased to get over the line for his maiden title.

Starting the week in 94th on the Road to Mallorca Rankings, Southgate is aware of the impact the win will have on his promotion chances.

“I’m immensely proud,” he added. “There are so many people I should be thanking. A lot of people around the world know how much I love this game.”

Australian Haydn Baron, American Alex Goff, Indian Veer Ahlawat and Dane Sebastian Freidrichsen settled for a share of ninth with South African Louis Albertse finishing the week in solo 13th.

The win moves Southgate to ninth on the Road to Mallorca Rankings, with MJ Daffue remaining at the top with his two wins.

The Road to Mallorca heads to Austria for the Interwetten Open taking place at Schladming-Dachstein Golf Club in Oberhaus from June 11-14.

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The winner of the 20th Swiss Challenge joined a list of illustrious past champions that included four-time DP World Tour winner and European Ryder Cup star Rafa Cabrera Bello, home favourite Joel Girrbach (who remained the only Swiss player to win the event), DP World Tour winner Dan Hillier, Scotsman Euan Walker and two-time HotelPlanner Tour winner Felix Mory.

Nick Bachem was among the DP World Tour winners in the field in Lucerne, and he was looking to boost his chances of returning to Golf’s Global Tour with a victory.

The previous week’s champion Ryan van Velzen and Finland’s Tapio Pulkkanen, who had won the Danish Golf Challenge two weeks earlier, teed it up in a bid to build on their recent form alongside past Swiss Challenge champions Benjamin Hébert and Alexander Knappe.

Golf Sempach was situated in the heart of Switzerland and was surrounded by stunning mountains such as Mount Pilatus, Mount Rigi and Mount Titlis, which formed the perfect backdrop.

The Lucerne club had a rich history on the HotelPlanner Tour, with this being the 12th time an event had been staged there. The Swiss Challenge, albeit under different guises, made its first appearance on the schedule in 2000 and returned in 2001 before a five-year break. It had been an ever-present fixture on the Road to Mallorca schedule since its return in 2006.

England’s Matthew Southgate claimed his first HotelPlanner Tour win at the 2026 Swiss Challenge with a final round of 62.

Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Swiss Challenge

1st – Matthew Southgate – €48,000.00

T2nd – George Bloor – €16,714.29

T2nd – Hamish Brown – €16,714.29

T2nd – Julian Perico – €16,714.29

T2nd – Tom Sloman – €16,714.29

T2nd – Tadeas Tetak – €16,714.29

T2nd – Martin Vorster – €16,714.29

T2nd – Marc Warren – €16,714.29

T9th – Veer Ahlawat – €6,375.00

T9th – Haydn Barron – €6,375.00

T9th – Sebastian Friedrichsen – €6,375.00

T9th – Alex Goff – €6,375.00

13th – Louis Albertse – €5,400.00

T14th – Christofer Blomstrand – €4,200.00

T14th – Barclay Brown – €4,200.00

T14th – Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon – €4,200.00

T14th – Callum Farr – €4,200.00

T14th – Marc Hammer – €4,200.00

T14th – Sam Locke – €4,200.00

T14th – Ryan Lumsden – €4,200.00

T21st – Bradley Bawden – €2,841.43

T21st – Tobias Edén – €2,841.43

T21st – Jhared Hack – €2,841.43

T21st – Kristian Krogh Johannessen – €2,841.43

T21st – Cooper Musselman – €2,841.43

T21st – Alfie Plant – €2,841.43

T21st – Robin Sciot-Siegrist – €2,841.43

T28th – Javier Calles Roman – €2,490.00

T28th – Chase Hanna – €2,490.00

T28th – Sam Jones – €2,490.00

T28th – James Meyer de Beco – €2,490.00

T32nd – Christian Braeunig – €2,250.00

T32nd – Tomas Gouveia – €2,250.00

T32nd – Lorenzo Scalise – €2,250.00

T32nd – Borja Virto – €2,250.00

T36th – Anton Albers – €1,830.00

T36th – Jannik de Bruyn – €1,830.00

T36th – Will Enefer – €1,830.00

T36th – Filip Mruzek – €1,830.00

T36th – Robin Petersson – €1,830.00

T36th – Will Porter – €1,830.00

T36th – Mark Power – €1,830.00

T36th – Jamie Rutherford – €1,830.00

T36th – Jan Schneider – €1,830.00

T36th – Santiago Tarrio – €1,830.00

T46th – Calum Fyfe – €1,410.00

T46th – Per Längfors – €1,410.00

T46th – Adam Wallin – €1,410.00

T46th – Andrew Wilson – €1,410.00

T50th – Christoffer Bring – €1,192.50

T50th – Aymeric Laussot – €1,192.50

T50th – Pierre Pineau – €1,192.50

T50th – Lauri Ruuska – €1,192.50

54th – Victor Bjorlow – €1,110.00

T55th – James Allan – €1,065.00

T55th – Dimitrios Papadatos – €1,065.00

T57th – Christian Jacobsen – €1,005.00

T57th – Ronan Mullarney – €1,005.00

59th – Varun Chopra – €960.00

60th – Martin Eriksson – €930.00

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Isla Canela Links represented one of the only links-style tests on the 2026 Road to Mallorca schedule and made its HotelPlanner Tour debut as a tournament venue.

The course meandered along the banks of the Guadiana River, offering views towards the Portuguese Algarve and the Gulf of Cadiz. Despite being one of the flatter venues on the 2026 schedule, Isla Canela Links provided a stern examination throughout the week, with strong winds and undulating greens testing the field.

A host of homegrown talent teed it up at Isla Canela Links hoping to follow in the footsteps of rising star Pablo Ereno, who had triumphed on home soil at the Challenge de Catalunya two weeks earlier. Ereno was back in action as he looked to strengthen his position in the race for one of the coveted DP World Tour cards awarded to the top 15 players at the end of the season.

The Challenge de España continued its long-standing place on the Road to Mallorca schedule, having first been played in 1999 when Carl Suneson became the inaugural champion. Since 2006, the tournament has been an ever-present fixture and has crowned a number of notable winners.

DP World Tour winner Matthew Baldwin claimed his maiden professional victory at the 2011 edition, while five-time Major Champion Brooks Koepka secured his third HotelPlanner Tour title in 2013, finishing ten strokes clear of the field. DP World Tour winners Adrien Saddier, Antoine Rozner, Victor Perez and Martin Couvra have also lifted the trophy, along with home favourite Joel Moscatel, who returned to Isla Canela looking to secure a second Challenge de España title in three years following his victory at Real Club Sevilla Golf in 2024.

The Road to Mallorca Rankings continued to take shape, with Finland’s Tapio Pulkkanen arriving on the back of his second HotelPlanner Tour victory of the season in Denmark, a result that had propelled him to fourth in the standings.

However, with both Pulkkanen and Rankings leader MJ Daffue absent from the field, home favourite Ereno had an opportunity to make further ground. Englishman Chris Wood, who sat seventh in the Road to Mallorca Rankings, also featured after winning the Italian Challenge Open earlier in May and looked to bounce back from a missed cut at the Challenge de Catalunya.

Ryan van Velzen overcame a difficult start to his final round to seal a maiden HotelPlanner Tour title at the Challenge de España.

Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Challenge de España

1st – Ryan van Velzen – €48,000.00

2nd – Wil Besseling – €27,000.00

T2nd – Dan Erickson – €27,000.00

4th – Pedro Figueiredo – €18,000.00

5th – Charles Huntzinger – €13,500.00

T5th – Jamie Rutherford – €13,500.00

7th – Matteo Cristoni – €8,400.00

T7th – Pablo Ereño – €8,400.00

T7th – Liam Nolan – €8,400.00

10th – Barclay Brown – €5,925.00

T10th – Aymeric Laussot – €5,925.00

T10th – Filip Mruzek – €5,925.00

T10th – Kieran Vincent – €5,925.00

14th – Victor Bjørlow – €4,950.00

T14th – Matt Gilchrest – €4,950.00

16th – Julien Brun – €3,900.00

T16th – Alex Goff – €3,900.00

T16th – Jhared Hack – €3,900.00

T16th – Justin Harding – €3,900.00

T16th – Frank Kennedy – €3,900.00

21st – Haydn Barron – €2,910.00

T21st – Albert Boneta – €2,910.00

T21st – Wouter de Vries – €2,910.00

T21st – Lauri Ruuska – €2,910.00

T21st – Santiago Tarrio – €2,910.00

26th – George Bloor – €2,580.00

T26th – Benjamin Hébert – €2,580.00

T26th – Liam Johnston – €2,580.00

T26th – Aron Zemmer – €2,580.00

T26th – Jiri Zuska – €2,580.00

31st – Jean Bekirian – €2,130.00

T31st – Steven Brown – €2,130.00

T31st – Emilio Cuartero Blanco – €2,130.00

T31st – Bryce Easton – €2,130.00

T31st – Will Enefer – €2,130.00

T31st – Marc Hammer – €2,130.00

T31st – Julien Quesne – €2,130.00

T31st – Julien Sale – €2,130.00

T31st – Tadeas Tetak – €2,130.00

T31st – Jacopo Vecchi Fossa – €2,130.00

41st – Javier Barcos Garbayo – €1,740.00

T41st – Fiorino Clerici – €1,740.00

T41st – Charlie Forster – €1,740.00

44th – Deon Germishuys – €1,470.00

T44th – Chase Hanna – €1,470.00

T44th – Sam Hutsby – €1,470.00

T44th – Christian Jacobsen – €1,470.00

T44th – Mark Power – €1,470.00

T44th – James Sugrue – €1,470.00

50th – Veer Ahlawat – €1,176.00

T50th – Matthis Besard – €1,176.00

T50th – Christian Braeunig – €1,176.00

T50th – Maxence Giboudot – €1,176.00

T50th – Lars van Meijel – €1,176.00

55th – Bailey Gill – €1,050.00

T55th – Wilco Nienaber – €1,050.00

T55th – Andrew Wilson – €1,050.00

58th – Asier Aguirre – €990.00

59th – Callan Barrow – €915.00

T59th – Javier Calles Roman – €915.00

T59th – Max Kennedy – €915.00

T59th – Alfie Plant – €915.00

63rd – John-Ross Galbraith – €825.00

T63rd – Corey Shaun – €825.00

65th – Quinnton Croker – €765.00

T65th – Clément Sordet – €765.00

67th – Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon – €720.00

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The South African, who was two over par through the first five holes of his final round at Isla Canela Links, battled to a two under 69 to reach 17 under par for the week, two shots clear of Dutchman Wil Besseling and American Dan Erickson who shared second place.  

Starting the day one shot ahead of Erickson and Englishman Jamie Rutherford, the 24-year-old appeared to settle well with a birdie on the opening par five. However, three bogeys in his next four holes dropped the South African back down the clustered leaderboard.  

Two birdies before the turn steadied the ship before two back nine gains saw Van Velzen regain his position at the summit, with a routine par on the last closing out a memorable week.  

“This feels amazing,” he said. “I started off badly today and thought I’d blown it but I kept myself composed and made a couple of birdies to keep myself in it and then was super solid on the back nine. 

“It was a bit of a shock to this system on the front nine; that nine has caught me out a couple of times this week. Level is normally a good score on that side, I think it’s a tougher nine. 

“I back myself on that back nine. You can go low there, and I was surprised nobody went low. It was nice to see where I was, I like seeing where I am on the leaderboard.” 

Van Velzen is a two-time Sunshine Tour winner having triumphed at the 2023 Limpopo Championship and 2024 Mediclinic Invitational, as well as topping the Order of Merit the same year.  

This win marks Van Velzen’s first victory outside the Rainbow Nation and the 24-year-old believes his game is now ready to compete more regularly on European soil. 

“The game is close to something really good and I’m excited to play next week in Switzerland and the rest of the season.  

“This gives me a bit of leeway where I can maybe go and play some DP World Tour events if I have a few more good weeks out here, which will be good.” 

Portugal’s Pedro Figueiredo ends the week in solo fourth on 14 under, one stroke clear of Rutherford and American Charles Huntzinger who share fifth. 

The win sees Van Velzen rise 20 places to fourth on the Road to Mallorca Rankings, with his countryman MJ Daffue still occupying the Number One berth. Spain’s Pablo Ereno retains second place, with Englishman Will Enefer in third. 

The Road to Mallorca now heads to Switzerland for the Swiss Challenge at Golf Sempach, Lucerne, taking place from June 4-7.

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Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2026 Danish Golf Challenge

The moment Tapio Pulkkanen secured his second HotelPlanner Tour victory a 30-foot bomb for eagle!#HotelPlannerTour | #DanishGolfChallenge pic.twitter.com/JhDX6aY7sg

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The 36-year-old birdied the par-five 18th in regulation play to force extra holes against Frenchman Maxence Giboudot, who closed with a par having held a one-stroke lead on the tee.

The pair then had 30-foot putts for eagle on the first play-off hole, with Pulkkanen pouring his in first, to which Giboudot could not respond.

“It’s a great feeling,” Pulkkanen said. “It was a rollercoaster day. I started okay with a birdie on four but then I made the triple and I was shocked.

“I played the next holes really badly. But it was a nice finish with the eagle on 15, birdie on 18 and eagle in the play-off so I’m happy right now.”

An early birdie on the par-five fourth had given Pulkkanen a four-stroke lead, before a triple bogey on seven and another bogey on nine meant the Finn made the turn at 16 under par and two back of the lead.

Playing partner Giboudot made two birdies to end his front nine, including an inch perfect chip in on the ninth, to lead at 18 under par.

But Pulkkanen fought back, making an eagle three on the 15th, before his birdie at the last and eagle in the play-off secured his first title since 2017.

The winner said he never felt out of it on the day, even when he found himself behind.

“No one really got away from me,” Pulkkanen added. “I think the lead was three shots at one point so I kind of felt like I could still do it, and I just trusted myself and it worked out.

“I had to check a couple of times what was happening elsewhere, so I knew it was still do-able.

“It’s almost a ten-year anniversary from my last win on the HotelPlanner Tour so it was good that I won now. I’m trying to chase for another one.”

Pulkkanen says this win will change his focus more on to the HotelPlanner Tour, despite his eligibility to play some DP World Tour events, in the hopes of boosting his Road to Mallorca Ranking.

“I’m still getting in a couple of DP World Tour events, but I think I’m going to focus more on the HotelPlanner Tour for this year,” he said.

Spain’s Juan Salama and Swedish duo Algot Kleen and Adam Wallin finished at 16 under par in a tie for third, while Ireland’s Liam Nolan and Denmark’s Martin Simonsen finished a shot further back. Spain’s Javier Barcos Garbayo, England’s Tom Lewis, France’s Clement Sordet and Australia’s Haydn Barron rounded out the top ten.

The win moves Pulkkanen up 21 spots to fourth in the Road to Mallorca, with Giboudot also moving to fifth.

The HotelPlanner Tour now heads to Spain for the Challenge de Espana at Isla Canela Links in Huelva, from May 28-31.

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The 2016 Ryder Cup player signed for a bogey-free final round of 66 to win in his first start of the year on the 2026 Road to Mallorca, finishing on 22 under par for the week.

Wood was pushed all the way by Portugal’s Tomás Gouveia but was eventually able to get his season off to the perfect start, having graduated from the MENA Tour earlier this year.

“It feels brilliant,” Wood said. “What a tough day. Tomas’ back nine, he lit it up all of a sudden out of nowhere. Me and Barclay [Brown] have had 36 holes of really strong golf together, we’ve pushed each other along.

“You’re never given tournaments, you have to go out and earn them and I feel like I did that.

“I was giving myself chances on every hole and I had two or three putts that I thought were in around the turn which was frustrating. The putts weren’t dropping for me until on 15 from around 15 feet which was deserved, and then I managed to sneak one up the last.”

Having started the day in a share of the lead, Wood cruised into a two-stroke advantage through nine holes, carding four birdies to go out in 32 strokes.

But playing partner Gouveia caught fire around the turn, making four birdies in a row from the eighth, before finding four more in his final five holes.

However, Wood played a delicate chip on the 72nd hole to set up the birdie that sealed a one-stroke triumph, and the 38-year-old was visibly emotional after the round.

“I thought Tomas was going to hole his putt, that was the way he was playing, so I was prepared to go back down the 18th. Fortunately for me he didn’t,” he added.

“All the practice I’ve done helped me stay in the moment. The mental side has been a challenge. [Chris] Lloyd [ Wood’s caddy] is a big part of everything I’ve been doing.

“This win is a massive step in the right direction, obviously there’s a long season ahead, but this is just my first event of a long season on this tour, and it’s an amazing way to start.”

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Gouveia eventually signed for a final round 66 to finish in solo second while the third member of the final group Barclay Brown finished in solo third on 20 under, earning him a spot in next week’s field in Spain.

Englishman Will Enefer, Scotsmen Will Porter and Calum Fyfe, and Pedro Figueiredo from Portugal finished on 18 under in a tie for fourth.

The win gives the three-time DP World Tour winner a cheque for €48,000.00 and moves him up 154 places to fifth in the 2026 Road to Mallorca, with Gouveia moving 151 places up to eighth.

The HotelPlanner Tour now heads to Spain for the Challenge de Catalunya at Fontanals Golf Club in Girona, from May 14-17.

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Event 29 of 29 on the 2025 Road to Mallorca was making a return to Golf Club Alcanada, Mallorca, for a fifth time.

21 winners from the 2025 HotelPlanner Tour season teed it up on the Spanish island of Mallorca: Daniel van Tonder; Jamie Rutherford; Wilco Nienaber; Joshua Berry; Quim Vidal; Renato Paratore; Clement Charmasson; Jonathan Goth-Rasmussen; Rocco Repetto Taylor; Felix Mory; Palmer Jackson; James Morrison; David Horsey; Maximilian Steinlechner; David Law; JC Ritchie; Daniel Young; Oihan Guillamoundeguy; Filippo Celli; Hugo Townsend and Sebastian Garcia — all vying for a share of the $500,000 prize fund.

Who are the 45 HotelPlanner Tour players fighting for a DP World Tour card this week?

Every single person in the 45-man field could earn promotion to the DP World Tour. Spaniard Victor Pastor, who was the last man in the field, and Englishman Jamie Rutherford, who started the week occupying 20th in the Rankings and the final promotion place, were only separated by 161 points. Rutherford has 592 points, while Pastor has 431.

Just 12 months ago, the player in the final promotion place and the last player in the field arrived in Mallorca separated by 229 points, meaning that this year, the race for promotion was much tighter.

The winner at Alcanada would be awarded 640 points, second place 440 points, third 280, fourth 240 and fifth 200, all the way down to 45th place who would earn 20.80 points. No-one was out of the running to earn a life-changing card on Golf’s Global Tour.

The top 20 players on the Road to Mallorca Rankings, after the season-ending Rolex Grand Final supported by The R&A, would then earn a DP World Tour card for the 2026 Race to Dubai.

England’s James Morrison, rewrote the history books by securing victory and jumping 30 spots to 6th place and securing one of 20 DP World Tour cards.

Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2025 Rolex Grand Final supported by The R&A

1 James Morrison €85,000.00

2 Stefano Mazzoli €55,000.00

3 Albin Bergstrom €28,333.33

3 Daniel Van Tonder €28,333.33

3 Euan Walker €28,333.33

6 Félix Mory €20,000.00

7 JC Ritchie €18,000.00

8 Joshua Berry €14,166.67

8 Palmer Jackson €14,166.67

8 Baard Skogen €14,166.67

11 Per Långfors €10,375.00

11 Julian Perico €10,375.00

11 Jovan Rebula €10,375.00

11 Hugo Townsend €10,375.00

15 Pedro Figueiredo €8,500.00

15 David Law €8,500.00

15 Lars Van Meijel €8,500.00

18 Filippo Celli €7,000.00

18 Sebastian Garcia €7,000.00

18 Daniel Young €7,000.00

21 Clement Charmasson €5,400.00

21 Calum Fyfe €5,400.00

21 Victor Pastor €5,400.00

21 Jamie Rutherford €5,400.00

21 Julien Sale €5,400.00

21 Quim Vidal €5,400.00

27 Anton Albers €4,700.00

27 Davis Bryant €4,700.00

27 Rocco Repetto Taylor €4,700.00

30 Renato Paratore €4,500.00

31 Nick Carlson €4,300.00

31 Wilco Nienaber €4,300.00

31 Maximilian Steinlechner €4,300.00

34 Tobias Jonsson €4,050.00

34 Lukas Nemecz €4,050.00

36 Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen €3,800.00

36 David Horsey €3,800.00

36 Victor Sidal Svendsen €3,800.00

39 Adri Arnaus €3,500.00

39 Oihan Guillamondeguy €3,500.00

39 Robin Petersson €3,500.00

42 Will Enefer €3,300.00

43 John Gough €3,100.00

43 Sam Jones €3,100.00

43 Liam Nolan €3,100.00

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The Spaniard fired a five under par closing round of 67 at Hangzhou West Lake Golf Club to join Peruvian Julian Perico and Austrian Maximilian Steinlechner at 17 under par for the week.

After Steinlechner was eliminated on the first extra hole, Garcia and Perico headed back to the 18th tee for a second time, and once the Peruvian ran into trouble, a stress-free par was enough for Garcia to secure victory.

“It’s a dream come true,” he said.

“Five weeks ago, I was 35th in the Rankings and my target over the last two weeks was to win, so this is a dream for me.

“I was solid today and the putter was working well for me. I’ve been working with a new putting coach which has really helped me.”

Starting the day three shots back, Garcia quickly moved into the red numbers with a birdie on the second before adding three consecutive gains to close out his front nine.

The Spaniard dropped his first shot of the day on the 12th but responded well with birdies on the 14th and 17th to set the clubhouse lead.

Garcia, who has four top five finishes this season, was delighted to finally get over the line.

“I am so pleased to finally win after what’s been a long season,” he added. “I was quite relaxed during the play-off. I definitely felt more nervous during the last hole of regulation play.

“I am definitely going to celebrate this victory when I get home with all my friends and family.”

RELATED: Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2025 Hangzhou Open

Garcia started the second of back-to-back events in China 21st in the season-long Road to Mallorca Rankings, with the top 20 set to secure automatic promotion to the DP World Tour following the Rolex Grand Final supported by The R&A.

Now up to seventh following his victory in Hangzhou, Garcia is on track to return to Golf’s Global Tour at the first time of asking.

“I played for seven years in a row on the DP World Tour, and this win will help me return next year which I am really excited about,” he said.

“Returning just a year after I lost my card means a lot to me.”

Austrian Lukas Nemecz and Sweden’s Albin Bergstrom shared fourth on 16 under par, one shot ahead of Spaniard Victor Pastor, who secured the last place in the Rolex Grand Final supported by The R&A later this month.

The Road to Mallorca now takes a one-week break before the HotelPlanner Tour finale takes place at Club de Golf Alcanada from October 30 – November 2.

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Event 28 of 29 on the 2025 Road to Mallorca was making a return to Hangzhou West Lake Golf Club for a second consecutive year after the course first emerged on the HotelPlanner Tour 12 months ago.

20 winners from the 2025 HotelPlanner Tour season teed it up in Hangzhou: JC Ritchie; Hugo Townsend; Anders Emil Ejlersen; Filippo Celli; David Law; Oihan Guillamoundeguy; Daniel Young; Maximilian Steinlechner; David Horsey; James Morrison; Palmer Jackson; Felix Mory; Rocco Repetto Taylor; Jonathan Goth-Rasmussen; Renato Paratore; Clement Charmasson; Quim Vidal; Joshua Berry; Wilco Nienaber; and Jamie Rutherford — all vying for a share of the $500,000 prize fund.

Designed by 18-time Major Champion Jack Nicklaus, Hangzhou West Lake Golf Club offered a championship-style test. The course, famous for its natural scenery, boasts a 7,252-yard par-72 layout, with each nine providing a very different test, according to Nicklaus himself.

As the HotelPlanner Tour stayed East, attention was on those looking to secure their place at the Rolex Grand Final later this month. The top 46 available players are set to tee it up in Mallorca, but it was the perfect opportunity for players outside the cut-off could make a late bid for promotion.

Prior to the event, Irishman Max Kennedy held the all-important 45th position, 13 points ahead of German Hurly Long, who sat outside the provisional cut-off. Frenchman Julien Quesne, Spaniard Albert Boneta and Dane Anders Emil Ejlersen were among those looking to break into the top 45 once the Hangzhou Open concluded.

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.

Spain’s Sebastian Garcia became a winner on the HotelPlanner Tour for the very first time, after coming through a play-off to win the Hangzhou Open.

Here’s the prize money breakdown for each golfer at the 2025 Hangzhou Open

1 Sebastian Garcia €68,242.00

2 Julian Perico €38,386.12

2 Maximilian Steinlechner €38,386.12

4 Albin Bergstrom €23,458.19

4 Lukas Nemecz €23,458.19

6 Victor Pastor €17,060.50

7 Anton Albers €10,748.12

7 Clement Charmasson €10,748.12

7 Calum Fyfe €10,748.12

7 Oihan Guillamoundeguy €10,748.12

7 Félix Mory €10,748.12

12 Bowen Chai €7,890.48

12 Per Längfors €7,890.48

14 Davis Bryant €6,397.69

14 Filippo Celli €6,397.69

14 Robin Sciot-Siegrist €6,397.69

14 Borja Virto €6,397.69

14 Yanhan Zhou €6,397.69

19 Bryce Easton €4,356.52

19 Tom Lewis €4,356.52

19 Stefano Mazzoli €4,356.52

19 JC Ritchie €4,356.52

19 Baard Skogen €4,356.52

19 Hugo Townsend €4,356.52

19 Daniel Young €4,356.52

26 Albert Boneta €3,668.01

26 David Horsey €3,668.01

26 Palmer Jackson €3,668.01

26 Ronan Kleu €3,668.01

26 Wilco Nienaber €3,668.01

31 Will Enefer €3,198.84

31 Tobias Jonsson €3,198.84

31 Hurly Long €3,198.84

31 James Morrison €3,198.84

31 Victor Sidal Svendsen €3,198.84

31 Euan Walker €3,198.84

37 Adri Arnaus €2,687.03

37 Bo Jin €2,687.03

37 Danny List €2,687.03

37 Julien Quesne €2,687.03

37 Julien Sale €2,687.03

37 Jan Schneider €2,687.03

43 Shawn Lu €2,345.82

43 Renato Paratore €2,345.82

45 Callan Barrow €2,089.91

45 Matthis Besard €2,089.91

45 Haraldur Magnus €2,089.91

45 Charles Wang €2,089.91

49 Ryan Ang €1,731.64

49 Yu Fang €1,731.64

49 Pedro Figueiredo €1,731.64

49 Max Kennedy €1,731.64

49 Kakeru Ozeki €1,731.64

54 John Gough €1,578.10

55 Gregory Foo €1,514.12

55 Linqiang Li €1,514.12

57 Yue Liu €1,450.14

58 Jovan Rebula €1,364.84

58 Zihan She €1,364.84

58 Lawrence Ting €1,364.84

61 Jicheng Fan €1,258.21

61 Yang Tong €1,258.21

63 Enhua Liu €1,172.91

63 Shinichi Mizuno €1,172.91

65 Tse-Yu Chang €1,087.61

65 George Worrall €1,087.61

68 Junghyun Um €1,023.63

69 Xinjun Zhang €980.98

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