David Law (-17) has won the Vierumaki Finnish Challenge this Sunday and has secured his presence next season on the DP World Tour. It remains to be seen whether we will have to wait until the end of this year to see him again in the top division or if, on the contrary, he shortens the timelines. This is the second victory this season for this 32-year-old Scot, so if he wins one more, he will immediately move up to the main circuit. Three wins mean direct promotion without waiting for the end of the season.
Law has confirmed his rise in a whirlwind month and a half. He started in early July with a sixth place at the Interwetten Open, followed by a victory in the Czech Republic a week later and a tenth place in Scotland in early August. The following week, he made an appearance in the DP World Tour, making the cut at the Nexo Championship, and now he has won again. He is now leading the Road to Mallorca and has already secured one of the twenty tickets awarded by the HotelPlanner Tour for the European circuit. A well-spent summer.
Thus, Law returns quickly to the DP World Tour, a circuit he was on continuously from 2019 to 2024. In fact, in his rookie year, he achieved victory at the ISPS Handa Vic Open. In 2022, his best year by far, he made it to the Dubai Final. Last year, he lost his category by finishing in 188th place in the Race. A good comeback with the best. Now he has a handful of tournaments ahead to speed up his return to the DP World Tour if he achieves a third win. In the same situation are Renato Paratore and Daniel Van Tonder.
Law achieved victory in a very exciting finish at the Cooke course in Vierumaki, Finland. Up to five players had real chances in the final stretch of the tournament, and the one who performed best took the win. Law played the back nine with a score of two under par, while Andoni Etchenique (-13) scored +2, Jonas Blixt (-15) scored +1 in the last three, Nick Carlsson (-13) scored +2 in the final nine, and Alfie Plant (-15), who reached -18 before anyone else, finished with three bogeys in the last five holes. Oihan Guillamoundeguy (-14) finished fourth alone and moved to second in the Road to Mallorca, also with one foot in the DP World Tour.
Law has secured his pass to the DP World Tour, while Álvaro Hernández Cabezuela (-11) has finally made his mark on the HotelPlanner Tour. The player from Tenerife finished the tournament with a great round of 69 strokes, despite a painful double bogey on the 12th hole (par 5), and finished in fifth place. It is his best performance by far in the Challenge Tour. A weight off his shoulders. Not only is he doing wonders in the Alps Tour in 2025, but he also has more than enough level to compete with the best in the second division. For now, he will not need the invitation he had received to play next week in the Netherlands, as he has secured his qualification by finishing in the top 10.
Adri Arnaus (-9) also made it into the top 10 with a final round of 68 strokes. Great effort this Sunday from the golfer from Moià, with a card that included only one bogey and five birdies. It was the ninth-best round of the day. With this result, full of solidity throughout the week, he takes another bite in the Road to Mallorca. He settles among the top 45, those who will play the circuit final. He has moved into 39th place.
A good finish also for Quim Vidal (-7), with a card of 69 strokes, to stay in the tenth position of the Road to Mallorca, and a more challenging day for Rocco Repetto (-6). He scored 73 strokes and fell to 39th position. In any case, he maintains the 16th place in the ranking.
