Marco Penge secured his maiden DP World Tour title with a superb final-round 67 to win the 2025 Hainan Traditional by three photographs.
Beginning the day tied for the lead with house favorite Bowen Xiao, the Englishman briefly trailed a surging Sean Crocker on the flip.
Nonetheless, a sensational run of three consecutive birdies on the twelfth, thirteenth, and 14th holes noticed Penge pull away from the sphere and wrap up an emotional victory at Mission Hills Resort Haikou.
The 2023 HotelPlanner Tour Quantity One completed the event at 17 beneath par, carding seven birdies and two bogeys on Sunday.
Crocker and Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan shared second place at 14 beneath, whereas Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen completed one other shot again.
Penge, who secured his full DP World Tour taking part in rights with a clutch efficiency on the Genesis Championship final October, was overcome with emotion after his breakthrough win.
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“This clearly means the world to me,” he mentioned. “It’s one thing I’ve at all times dreamt of — successful on the most important stage. After my time without work over the winter, it was the factor I needed to show to myself and to everybody, to point out what a participant I’m.”
He was fast to pay tribute to his assist community, including: “My caddie has been my rock by all of it, and I wouldn’t be the place I’m with out my spouse and my complete group. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
Reflecting on the private facet of his journey, Penge shared: “We spend a lot time away from house. All of us lads are doing this for our wives, our households, our youngsters.
To have the ability to say I’ve received on the DP World Tour when my son is older and might see that – to be a hero to him – that’s the whole lot.
Earlier than I teed off, I watched some movies of him laughing and smiling, and it gave me that internal power I wanted at this time.”
The victory capped off an unbelievable stretch for Penge, who additionally booked his place in subsequent month’s US PGA Championship at Quail Hole Membership by ending third within the Asian Swing standings.
Japan’s Keita Nakajima topped the rankings, with Eugenio Chacarra second and Penge third — all three securing their spots within the second main of the 12 months.
