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Sunday 7 December 2025DP World TourYear in Review
Neergaard-Petersen wins Crown Australian Open
Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Black Rock, Victoria, Australia · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 December 2025 · Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen’s win no. 1 on the DP World Tour · purse A$2,000,000 AUD · Crown
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 33 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 75° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/14°C · wind 28 km/h NNW, gusts 63 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/12°C · wind 14 km/h S, gusts 30 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/11°C · wind 23 km/h W, gusts 52 · 6.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/9°C · wind 22 km/h W, gusts 40 · 0.1 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
- Cameron Smith AUS · 270tied with Neergaard-Petersen on the 72nd tee and on the green in two, but three-putted, missing the par putt from five feet Neergaard-Petersen wins Australian Open crown (AAP via Golf Australia)
156 started · cut E, 74 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Crown Australian Open
Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Black Rock, Victoria, Australia
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AAP (via Golf Australia)
7 December 2025
We've all been there and I know he's been very close. This is one of the events that is very big for him so obviously I feel for him in that way.
AAP (via Golf Australia)
7 December 2025
I was nowhere on 18. I had nothing on the right and somehow, some way I managed to get it up and down.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | 67 · 66 · 66 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
| 2 | Cameron Smith | 70 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 270 | −14 |
| 3 | Si Woo Kim | 70 · 66 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| 4 | Michael Hollick | 69 · 69 · 69 · 65 | 272 | −12 |
| 5 | Adam Scott | 69 · 66 · 68 · 70 | 273 | −11 |
| T6 | Daniel Hillier | 68 · 68 · 67 · 71 | 274 | −10 |
| T6 | Josele Ballester | 69 · 68 · 65 · 72 | 274 | −10 |
| T8 | Matt McCarty | 70 · 69 · 69 · 67 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Elvis Smylie | 65 · 72 · 69 · 69 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Caleb Surratt | 70 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 275 | −9 |
| T8 | Carlos Ortiz | 65 · 70 · 66 · 74 | 275 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1999-07-03, Nivå, Denmark; DEN; turned pro 2023; age 26 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 82 that week (OWGR rank before the event (82 -> 51) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Ping G440 LST 7.5°, Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 60 TX
- Fairway Wood Ping G440 Max 15°, Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
- Fairway Wood Ping G440 Max 19°, Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
- Irons Ping i240 4-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedge Ping S259 50°, 54°, 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Putter Ping PLD Milled Oslo 3
- Ball Titleist Pro V1
verified for this week