Julien Sale dominated the final round to capture the HotelPlanner Tour Grand Final, securing his promotion to the DP World Tour. Hamish Brown finished second, clinching the Road to Mallorca title and a spot on the elite circuit.
Sale, already inside the top 15, posted a second 65 of the week to finish 22 under par, four strokes clear of Brown. The 29‑year‑old became the fifth French winner of the Grand Final after Clément Sordet, Benjamin Hebert, Mike Lorenzo‑Vera and Nicolas Joakimides. He opened with a one‑stroke lead, birdied four front‑nine holes and added three back‑nine birdies for his second 2026 triumph.
Brown, the fifth Dane to win the Road to Mallorca (following Rasmus Neergaard‑Petersen, Marcus Helligkilde, Joachim B Hansen and Thomas Bjørn), carded a 67 in Alcúdia to finish 18 under par. He earned a DP World Tour card alongside top‑15 qualifiers Lars van der Vight, Christofer Blomstrand, MJ Daffue, Pablo Ereño, Tapio Pulkkanen, Adam Wallin, Liam Nolan and John Gough.
The top 15 secure DP World Tour cards, boosting European Tour talent. Sale expressed relief and excitement, while Brown praised the grind and vowed to improve for next season.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing