Following Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen’s narrow victory over Calum Fyfe at Bogense Golf Club last year, the Danish Golf Challenge returned to the 2000 and 2024 venue, Odense Eventyr Golf Club, some 20 miles down the road. Odense, the third largest city in Denmark, had previously seen Andreas Halvorsen emerge victorious in 2024, winning by three shots.

Scandinavians continued to dominate the list of past winners, with Swede Fredrik Henge having shot ten under par at Odense Eventyr in 2000, before Norwegian Halvorsen posted 19 under par in 2024. Gøth-Rasmussen’s victory last year continued the trend, with the Dane also finishing on 19 under par for the week, meaning low scoring was expected once again. DP World Tour winner Matteo Manassero had also been crowned champion in recent years.

It proved to be a long week for some players, with U.S. Open Final Qualifying having taken place at Walton Heath Golf Club on May 18, the Monday of the Danish Golf Challenge. Tapio Pulkkanen, Callum Farr and Jhared Hack all competed before flying out to Denmark, with Pulkkanen coming closest to qualifying after shooting eight under par across two rounds, finishing two shots short. Road to Mallorca leader MJ Daffue also performed well, shooting five under par, but did not feature in the field that week as players battled it out for the €300,000 prize pool.

Tapio Pulkkanen claimed his second HotelPlanner Tour title on Sunday, winning the Danish Golf Challenge in a dramatic play-off at Odense Eventyr Golf.

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

1 Tapio Pulkkanen €48,000.00

2 Maxence Giboudot €33,000.00

3 Algot Kleen €18,000.00

3 Juan Salama €18,000.00

3 Adam Wallin €18,000.00

6 Liam Nolan €10,800.00

6 Martin Simonsen €10,800.00

8 Javier Barcos Garbayo €7,050.00

8 Haydn Barron €7,050.00

8 Tom Lewis €7,050.00

8 Clément Sordet €7,050.00

12 Jeppe Kristian Andersen €5,250.00

12 Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen €5,250.00

12 Lars van der Vight €5,250.00

12 Marc Warren €5,250.00

16 Anton Albers €4,050.00

16 Bastien Amat €4,050.00

16 Pedro Figueiredo €4,050.00

16 Ryan van Velzen €4,050.00

20 Matteo Cristoni €2,898.75

20 Mathieu Decottignies-Lafon €2,898.75

20 Tobias Edén €2,898.75

20 Pablo Ereno €2,898.75

20 Christian Jacobsen €2,898.75

20 Wilco Nienaber €2,898.75

20 Jan Schneider €2,898.75

20 Chris Wood €2,898.75

28 Björn Åkesson €2,430.00

28 Nick Carlson €2,430.00

28 Alex Goff €2,430.00

28 Clement Guichard €2,430.00

28 Kristian Krogh Johannessen €2,430.00

28 Anton Karlsson €2,430.00

34 Jean Bekirian €2,070.00

34 John-Ross Galbraith €2,070.00

34 David Horsey €2,070.00

34 Alexander Knappe €2,070.00

34 John Murphy €2,070.00

34 Baard Skogen €2,070.00

40 Wil Besseling €1,680.00

40 Jannik de Bruyn €1,680.00

40 Chase Hanna €1,680.00

40 Sam Hutsby €1,680.00

40 Saptak Talwar €1,680.00

40 Joseba Torres €1,680.00

40 Borja Virto €1,680.00

47 Bailey Gill €1,252.50

47 Gregor Graham €1,252.50

47 Michael Hirmer €1,252.50

47 Palmer Jackson €1,252.50

47 Joel Moscatel €1,252.50

47 David Nyfjall €1,252.50

47 Mark Power €1,252.50

47 Aron Zemmer €1,252.50

55 Javier Calles Roman €1,080.00

56 Sam Jones €1,005.00

56 Dermot McElroy €1,005.00

56 Benjamin Rusch €1,005.00

56 Albin Tiden €1,005.00

60 Barclay Brown €885.00

60 Charles Huntzinger €885.00

60 Haraldur Magnus €885.00

60 Corey Shaun €885.00

64 Robert Foley €795.00

64 Max Kennedy €795.00

66 George Bloor €705.00

66 Hamish Brown €705.00

66 Frederik Eisenbeis €705.00

66 Will Porter €705.00

70 Loïc Naas €630.00

71 August Thor Host €600.00

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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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