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Sunday 27 April 2025DP World TourYear in Review
Penge wins Hainan Classic
Mission Hills Haikou, Blackstone Course, Haikou, Hainan, China · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 April 2025 · Marco Penge’s win no. 1 on the DP World Tour · purse $2,550,000 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 40 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 84° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/26°C · wind 18 km/h S, gusts 26 · 3.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R229°/25°C · wind 14 km/h SE, gusts 20 · 1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/25°C · wind 20 km/h E, gusts 31 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/25°C · wind 20 km/h SE, gusts 28 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the town centre Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Sean Crocker USA · 274Led by one as Penge began the back nine, but Penge's three straight birdies from the 12th took him clear; tied second, three back. England's Penge claims maiden DP World Tour title (BBC Sport)
- Kristoffer Reitan NOR · 274Finished tied second on 14-under, three behind after Penge pulled clear with birdies on 12-14. England's Penge claims maiden DP World Tour title (BBC Sport)
156 started · cut -1, 74 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Hainan Classic
Mission Hills Haikou (Blackstone Course), Mission Hills Haikou, Blackstone Course, Haikou, Hainan, China
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Marco Penge
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
27 April 2025
This means the world to me. It's something that I've always dreamt of achieving - winning on the biggest stage.
BBC Sport
27 April 2025
After my time off it was the thing that I wanted to really prove to myself and prove to everyone, to show what a player I am.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Penge | 68 · 71 · 65 · 67 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Sean Crocker | 67 · 68 · 73 · 66 | 274 | −14 |
| T2 | Kristoffer Reitan | 66 · 75 · 66 · 67 | 274 | −14 |
| 4 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | 67 · 72 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Martin Couvra | 68 · 69 · 69 · 70 | 276 | −12 |
| T6 | Edoardo Molinari | 69 · 68 · 73 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Sam Bairstow | 70 · 68 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Bowen Xiao | 71 · 68 · 65 · 73 | 277 | −11 |
| T9 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 69 · 68 · 72 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Daniel Hillier | 67 · 70 · 68 · 73 | 278 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1998-05-15, Crawley, England; ENG; turned pro 2017; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 344 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Hainan Classic (finish 1), OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet