Zander Lombard produced a flawless six rounds at INFINITUM to run out a 13-stroke victor at the Final Stage of DP World Tour Qualifying School and become one of 20 players to earn DP World Tour playing privileges for next season.
The South African, solo leader since the fourth round, signed for an eight under-par 63 to go with rounds of 64, 69, 67, 64 and 64 and reach 37 under-par for the week.
Shubhankar Sharma of India, Canada’s Aaron Cockerill and Australia’s Connor McKinney finished in a tie for second on 24 under-par in Tarragona.
Zander, who lost his DP World Tour card in October after a delayed start to his campaign following seven months on the sidelines due to injury, will make an immediate return as he secures his status through Qualifying School for the second time in his career.
Daniel Rodrigues of Portugal, ranked 2,449 in the Official World Golf Ranking, carded a closing 68 to finish in a tie for fifth on 22 under-par alongside England’s Nathan Kimsey.
Joining Daniel in coming through all three stages to earn DP World Tour playing privileges were Frenchman Quentin Debove, Argentina’s Andres German Gallegos, Brazil’s Frederico Biondi Figueiredo, American Hunter Logan, and Mike Toorop of the Netherlands.
England’s Eddie Pepperell made birdies on the final four holes to earn his playing rights for the 2026 season in dramatic fashion, with countryman and fellow DP World Tour winner Matt Baldwin finishing birdie-eagle to earn a swift return to the tour.
Adri Arnaus, another former winner on tour, made birdies at three of his final four holes to earn his card, while Norway’s Andreas Halvorsen and Thailand’s Sadom Kaewkanjana were able to celebrate success at the six-round event.
American Davis Bryant, Zimbabwe’s Benjamin Follett-Smith, and Gregorio De Leo of Italy came through Final Stage for the second year in a row – while Englishman Jack Yule also earned his card.
France’s Alexander Levy and Scotland’s Marc Warren, who have nine DP World Tour titles between them, were among five players to miss out finishing in the top 20 and ties by just one shot.
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