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Sunday 24 May 2026DP World TourYear in Review
Sterne wins Soudal Open
Rinkven International Golf Club, Schilde (Antwerp), Belgium · Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 May 2026 · Richard Sterne’s win no. 7 on the DP World Tour · purse $2,750,000 USD · Soudal
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 45 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 59° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/11°C · wind 16 km/h SW, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R226°/11°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/14°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/15°C · wind 11 km/h NE, gusts 21 · 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
- Marcus Kinhult SWE · 268bogey-free closing 64, holing a long putt at the last, to lead a six-way tie for second Richard Sterne ends 13-year DP World Tour wait with victory in Belgium (Golf Digest Middle East)
- Marcus Armitage ENG · 268closing 66, two back Richard Sterne ends 13-year DP World Tour wait with victory in Belgium (Golf Digest Middle East)
- Victor Perez FRA · 268closing 66, two back Richard Sterne ends 13-year DP World Tour wait with victory in Belgium (Golf Digest Middle East)
- Kota Kaneko JPN · 268 Richard Sterne ends 13-year DP World Tour wait with victory in Belgium (Golf Digest Middle East)
- Jorge Campillo ESP · 268 Richard Sterne ends 13-year DP World Tour wait with victory in Belgium (Golf Digest Middle East)
- Jacob Skov Olesen DEN · 268 Richard Sterne ends 13-year DP World Tour wait with victory in Belgium (Golf Digest Middle East)
156 started, 76 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Soudal Open
Rinkven International Golf Club, Rinkven International Golf Club, Schilde (Antwerp), Belgium
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Richard Sterne
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Digest Middle East (embedded DP World Tour post)
24 May 2026
I thought I was still behind (on 17), I thought Zander was still on 19 (under) – I wasn't really looking at boards, to be honest.
Golf Digest Middle East (embedded DP World Tour post)
24 May 2026
It was a long way for me, I had a five wood in the bag, it was 276 and I needed to hit a little draw on there to get the distance.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Sterne | 64 · 68 · 68 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T2 | Victor Perez | 68 · 69 · 65 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Jorge Campillo | 66 · 66 · 68 · 68 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Jacob Skov Olesen | 64 · 68 · 67 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Kota Kaneko | 68 · 65 · 68 · 67 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Marcus Kinhult | 66 · 67 · 71 · 64 | 268 | −16 |
| T2 | Marcus Armitage | 68 · 68 · 66 · 66 | 268 | −16 |
| T8 | Nathan Kimsey | 67 · 71 · 63 · 68 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | Ben Schmidt | 66 · 66 · 67 · 70 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | Gregorio De Leo | 66 · 71 · 67 · 65 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | Zander Lombard | 63 · 66 · 66 · 74 | 269 | −15 |
| T8 | MJ Daffue | 67 · 66 · 65 · 71 | 269 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1981-08-27, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2001; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 229 that week (OWGR rank entering the week (rankBefore 229 -> rankAfter 118), OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet