01최종전 제패한 세일과 시즌 챔피언 브라운의 화려한 피날레
크리스토퍼 세일(Kristoffer Sale)이 '로드 투 마요르카(Road to Mallorca)'의 대미를 장식하는 챌린지 투어 그랜드 파이널에서 우승을 차지하며 화려하게 시즌을 마무리했다. 세일은 대회 내내 압도적인 집중력을 유지하며 이번 시즌 가장 중요한 타이틀인 그랜드 파이널 우승컵을 들어 올리는 데 성공했다.
한편, 시즌 내내 꾸준한 활약을 펼친 스티븐 브라운(Steven Brown)은 챌린지 투어 전체 순위 1위에게 주어지는 '로드 투 마요르카 넘버 원'의 자리에 등극했다. 브라운은 이번 시즌 일관된 경기력을 바탕으로 포인트 경쟁에서 우위를 점하며 차기 시즌 DP 월드 투어 진출을 확정 짓는 동시에 시즌 통합 챔피언이라는 최고의 영예를 안았다.
이번 그랜드 파이널 결과에 따라 상위권 선수들에게는 다음 시즌 DP 월드 투어(DP World Tour) 풀 시드가 부여된다. 우승자 세일과 시즌 1위 브라운을 포함하여 1부 투어 승격의 꿈을 이룬 선수들은 이제 유럽 최고의 무대에서 세계적인 선수들과 새로운 도전을 이어가게 될 전망이다.
02Original (English) — DP World Tour
Julien Sale produced a dominant final round performance to secure victory at the HotelPlanner Tour’s Grand Final, while Hamish Brown topped the Road to Mallorca Rankings.
The Frenchman, who was guaranteed of promotion to the DP World Tour before the season finale in Mallorca, posted his second 65 of the week to reach 22 under par, four strokes clear of the Dane, who narrowly held onto solo second to capture the season-long title.
Sale ends the year second on the Rankings and will now step up to Golf’s Global Tour for the first time in his career. He becomes the fifth player from France to win the Grand Final after Clément Sordet (2017), Benjamin Hebert (2014), Mike Lorenzo-Vera (2007) and Nicolas Joakimides (1997).
The 29-year-old started the day with a one-stroke advantage and fired four front nine birdies to take control at Club de Golf Alcanada. A gain on the par five 12th further extended his advantage before he dropped his only shot of the day on the next.
He responded well, however, with three birdies in his final six holes helping him to his second HotelPlanner Tour triumph of 2026, after his win on home soil at the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge earlier this year.
"Coming this week, I didn’t have much stress because I knew I was inside the top 15 and the goal was to and win the tournament and obviously try to finish number one on the ranking and to do that," he said.
"I was going to have fun already this morning for tonight but now I'm going to enjoy it even more with my family here.
"It was a tough day today because obviously a lot of pressure and I knew that if you guys behind me, were going to play well and try to catch me but I'm really happy with how I played."
Brown becomes the fifth Dane to win the Road to Mallorca Rankings after Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (2024), Marcus Helligkilde (2021), Joachim B Hansen (2018) and Thomas Bjørn (1995).
The 27-year-old posted a closing five under par 67 in Alcúdia to reach 18 under par for the week and held onto solo second after South African MJ Daffue saw his birdie putt slide by on the 72nd hole.
"It means a lot," said Brown.
"It's been a proper grind again today, just like last Sunday. Ultimately, I couldn't win today thanks to a good Frenchman who played extremely well. It’s just a day where you can't really you can't really control your thoughts. All you're thinking about is what they need to do or what's going to happen.
"It gives me a lot of confidence. I had a tough year last year on the DP World Tour, but I wasn't too far away, I thought, and it's just moments throughout a season that needs to go your way and I'm not I'm not scared of it for next year. I'm quite looking forward to it because I know what it what it is now. I know what I need to do and not to do. I'm trying to just expect more of myself."
Dutchman Lars van der Vight, a two-time HotelPlanner Tour winner this season, ends the year as Number Three, with another two-time victor, Sweden’s Christofer Blomstrand, in fourth.
MJ Daffue, who won twice at the start of the year in South Africa and India, rounds out the top five with Spaniard Pablo Ereño in sixth. Tapio Pulkkanen (seventh) returns to the DP World Tour at the first time of asking and is joined by Adam Wallin (eighth), Liam Nolan (ninth) and John Gough (10th).
Sebastian Friedrichsen ends the year in 11th position after sealing his breakthrough win in Portugal and is joined by Englishman Will Enefer in 12th.
Marc Warren delivered during the back nine on Sunday with a tied for fifth finish helping him climb seven places to 13th. Andrew Wilson ends the year in 14th while Frenchman Maxence Giboudot held onto the all-important 15th position to confirm his spot on Golf’s Global Tour for the first time.
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Julien Sale will take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Grand Final as he edged closer to becoming the second Frenchman to top the Road to Mallorca Rankings.