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Sunday 11 October 2026DP World TourYear in Review
Forrest wins Open de España presented by Madrid
Real Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 October 2026 · Grant Forrest’s win no. 3 on the DP World Tour · purse $3,750,000 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
11 h 04 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a new moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R121°/12°C · wind 15 km/h NNE, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/7°C · wind 11 km/h N, gusts 25 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/9°C · wind 8 km/h WNW, gusts 16 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/12°C · wind 9 km/h SSW, gusts 23 · 0 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
- Eugenio Chacarra ESP · 271started five behind, turned in 31 and closed with a 66 to post 13-under, but bogeyed the 17th and Forrest birdied the 72nd hole to win by one Open de España 2026: Grant Forrest Wins, Earns Major Invitations (Golf Today)
- Victor Perez FRA · 271joined the lead with birdies at the 7th and 8th but dropped a shot at the 11th and closed with a 70, one behind Open de España 2026: Grant Forrest Wins, Earns Major Invitations (Golf Today)
132 started · cut +1, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Open de España presented by Madrid
Real Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Real Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Grant Forrest
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Today
11 October 2026
I'm in shock, honestly, pure shock right now. That's fairytale stuff, I've played two Opens and to be going to Augusta, I just can't get my head round it.
Golf Today
11 October 2026
You can have a great career in this game and never get to go to Augusta, so I cannot believe it.
Golf Today (on-course interview on the 6th hole)
11 October 2026
This is what I needed, I'm excited for the fight.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Forrest | 66 · 67 · 67 · 70 | 270 | −14 |
| T2 | Eugenio Chacarra | 66 · 69 · 70 · 66 | 271 | −13 |
| T2 | Victor Perez | 68 · 68 · 65 · 70 | 271 | −13 |
| 4 | Jacob Skov Olesen | 67 · 69 · 65 · 71 | 272 | −12 |
| T5 | Daniel Brown | 74 · 69 · 66 · 64 | 273 | −11 |
| T5 | Joe Dean | 68 · 67 · 65 · 73 | 273 | −11 |
| T7 | Ludvig Åberg | 71 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Adrian Otaegui | 68 · 70 · 69 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Oliver Lindell | 69 · 72 · 65 · 68 | 274 | −10 |
| T7 | Joel Girrbach | 68 · 66 · 67 · 73 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1993-06-19, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; SCO; turned pro 2016; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0; world No. 296 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 296 -> rankAfter 140), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet