Kristoffer Reitan held on to win the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final and secure promotion to the DP World Tour, while Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen topped the Road to Mallorca Rankings.
Norwegian Reitan carded a closing 68 to get to 23-under-par for the week and win by one from Dane Neergaard-Petersen and Spaniard Angel Ayora at Club de Golf Alcanada.
Reitan earned his first Challenge Tour title and became the second Norwegian winner of the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final after Espen Kofstad in 2012.
The 26-year-old climbs 29 places in the Road to Mallorca Rankings to finish the season in seventh place and secure his place on the DP World Tour in 2025.
QUICK START
Reitan started the final day three shots off the lead but went for eagle-birdie on his opening two holes to join Neergaard-Petersen at the top.
Despite dropping shots on the fourth and 10th, Reitan, who was four shots behind Neergaard-Petersen at the top, birdied 11, 13 and 15 to stay in contention and put the clubhouse lead at 23 under.
Meanwhile, Neergaard-Petersen made a second-under par to move ahead in the conference, but three-shotted his closing seven holes, including 4 of 18, dropping him to second place alongside Ayora.
Reitan will return to the DP World Tour for the first time in six years as he previously earned the rights to play through the 2018 Qualifying School.
Neergaard-Petersen secured automatic promotion to the DP World Tour by securing his third win of the season in September and ends the week as Road to Mallorca no.1 after enjoying a sensational first season on the Challenge Tour.
PARRY AMONG 22 PLAYERS TO WIN THE DP WORLD TOUR
England’s John Parry, who has also won three times on the Challenge Tour this season, ended the year in second place in the standings, while Finn Oliver Lindell finished third after ending the year with eight consecutive top ten finishes.
Ayora finishes his first professional season in fourth place, with Dane Hamish Brown, who has won twice this season, finishing fifth, with fellow double winner Conor Purcell of Ireland sixth.
Sweden’s Joakim Lagergren and England’s Jack Senior marked their return to the DP World Tour by finishing the year in eighth and ninth respectively, with Spain’s Joel Moscatel rounding out the top ten.
Sweden’s Mikael Lindberg ends the year 11th, and is followed in the rankings by five-time DP World Tour winner Alexander Levy who makes his return to the Global Golf Tour in 12th place. Countryman Benjamin Hébert will join him after finishing 13th.
South African duo Robin Williams and Deon Germishuys will join the DP World Tour next year after finishing the season 14th and 15th in the Rankings, as well as Swede Björn Åkesson finishing 16th.
Frenchman Martin Couvra (17th) and Englishman Brandon Robinson Thompson (18th) get their first promotion, with Tapio Pulkkanen, the 2017 Challenge Tour Number One, joining them in 19th.
France’s Pine Pineau graduates to the DP World Tour for the first time in 20th, Germany’s Nicolai von Dellingshausen ends the year in 21st, and two-time DP World Tour winner Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark seeks the final card available at 22.
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