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Sunday 23 August 2026DP World TourYear in Review
Jamieson wins Nexo Championship
Trump International Golf Links Scotland, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland · Thursday 20 to Sunday 23 August 2026 · Scott Jamieson’s win no. 2 on the DP World Tour · purse $3,000,000 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
14 h 21 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 44° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R115°/12°C · wind 26 km/h NNW, gusts 49 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R214°/12°C · wind 28 km/h NNW, gusts 54 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R316°/12°C · wind 25 km/h NW, gusts 47 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/12°C · wind 18 km/h NW, gusts 35 · 0.5 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
- Matthew Jordan ENG · 279double-bogeyed the 9th from dune rough and lipped out for par at the 17th, falling three behind before a closing birdie Nexo Championship 2026 - Scott Jamieson Wins Second Title (Golf Today)
138 started · cut +5, 71 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
Scott Jamieson
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
23 August 2026
Fourteen years, that's wild. It's just so tough, so hard to win.
Golf Today
23 August 2026
That grind's worse than trying to win. Trying to win's enjoyable. So yeah, to win and get a couple of years of free go is nice.
Golf Today
23 August 2026
I think when you get the weather like we had, it's easy to be patient because level par is a good score.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Jamieson | 70 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 277 | −11 |
| 2 | Matthew Jordan | 72 · 69 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| 3 | Andy Sullivan | 71 · 73 · 69 · 68 | 281 | −7 |
| T4 | Quim Vidal | 71 · 71 · 73 · 67 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Marcus Kinhult | 67 · 74 · 73 · 68 | 282 | −6 |
| T4 | Keita Nakajima | 70 · 72 · 70 · 70 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Richard Mansell | 71 · 75 · 72 · 65 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 74 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Shaun Norris | 72 · 69 · 66 · 76 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | Connor Syme | 75 · 68 · 74 · 67 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Sam Bairstow | 73 · 74 · 69 · 68 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Euan Walker | 74 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Martin Couvra | 72 · 71 · 71 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Connor McKinney | 73 · 71 · 69 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1983-11-28, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 2006; age 42 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 465 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 465 -> rankAfter 267), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet