HotelPlanner Tour : Grand Final Results
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 the DP World Tour for the first time in his career. He becomes the fifth player from France to win the Grand Final.
"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 -5 67 in Alcúdia to reach -18 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. 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."
TOP 15 PROMOTED
Dutchman Lars van der Vight, a two-time HotelPlanner Tour winner this season, ends the year as #3, with another two-time victor, Sweden’s Christofer Blomstrand, #4.
MJ Daffue, who won twice at the start of the year in South Africa and India, rounds out the top 5, with Spaniard Pablo Ereño #6. Tapio Pulkkanen #7 returns to the DP World Tour at the first time of asking and is joined by Adam Wallin #8, Liam Nolan #9 and John Gough #10
Sebastian Friedrichsen ends the year in #11 after sealing his breakthrough win in Portugal and is joined by Englishman Will Enefer #12
Marc Warren delivered during the back nine on Sunday with a tied for fifth finish helping him climb seven places to #13. Andrew Wilson ends the year in #14 while Frenchman Maxence Giboudot held onto the all-important #15 position to confirm his spot on DP World Tour for the first time.
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