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Sunday 10 August 2025DP World TourYear in Review
Forrest wins Nexo Championship
Trump International Golf Links Scotland, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland · Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 August 2025 · Grant Forrest’s win no. 2 on the DP World Tour · purse $2,750,000 USD · Nexo
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 22 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 48° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/14°C · wind 28 km/h SW, gusts 54 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R219°/12°C · wind 30 km/h SSW, gusts 55 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R319°/14°C · wind 28 km/h SW, gusts 51 · 3.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R419°/12°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 37 · 0.6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course 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
- Joe Dean ENG · 284Never threatened after Forrest went five clear on the fourth hole; parred the last to take solo second on 4-under, four behind. Grant Forrest congratulated by Donald Trump after winning Nexo Championship (PA, STV News)
156 started · cut +4, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Nexo Championship
Trump International Golf Links Scotland, Trump International Golf Links Scotland, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Grant Forrest
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
PA (via STV News)
10 August 2025
It's amazing, just speechless. I think it is the same week as I won four years ago on the calendar so just amazing, that must say something about this week and being at home.
PA (via STV News)
10 August 2025
It's just that old chestnut that one week can turn things around and it has.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Forrest | 71 · 66 · 71 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Joe Dean | 69 · 74 · 70 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T3 | John Parry | 69 · 74 · 72 · 70 | 285 | −3 |
| T3 | Jacob Skov Olesen | 73 · 70 · 70 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T3 | Kristoffer Reitan | 72 · 71 · 68 · 74 | 285 | −3 |
| 6 | Jordan Smith | 69 · 69 · 78 · 70 | 286 | −2 |
| T7 | Oliver Lindell | 72 · 70 · 73 · 72 | 287 | −1 |
| T7 | Andy Sullivan | 72 · 71 · 70 · 74 | 287 | −1 |
| T7 | Todd Clements | 71 · 71 · 69 · 76 | 287 | −1 |
| T10 | David Micheluzzi | 71 · 71 · 75 · 71 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Richard Sterne | 67 · 73 · 76 · 72 | 288 | E |
| T10 | Eddie Pepperell | 72 · 71 · 71 · 74 | 288 | E |
The golfer
born 1993-06-19, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 2016; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 294 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Nexo Championship (finish 1), OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet