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GOLF.GARA.Sale wins HotelPlanner Tour finale to secure DP World Tour status

France’ s Julien Sale [main picture] completed an outstanding season on the HotelPlanner Tour by winning its Grand Final today in Spain – to also secure his DP World Tour card for next year.

The reigning Philippine Open champion and Asian Tour member shot a final round seven-under-par 65 at Club de Golf Alcanada, in Mallorca, for a fine four-shot victory over Denmark’s Hamish Brown.

It meant Sale finished in second place on the final Road to Mallorca rankings, with Brown claiming first place.

The top 15 secured DP World Tour cards for next season.

GOLF.GARA. ASIA TOUR , Link Hong Kong Open: Quotes of the Week

All the best lines from those who were in contention as last week’s Link Hong Kong Open where American John Catlin stormed to victory and Matthew Cheung from Hong Kong also had his say on and off the course.

First Round

Former Order of Merit winner Anirban Lahiri from India after taking the first-round lead with a 62:

“Very happy, very happy. I think, you know, playing last week at home, I had a good weekend where I started getting into a decent rhythm. Obviously, a lot of time off after my last event on LIV. I had some time to kind of take a break. Started working back on my game a few weeks ago. So, yeah, been hard at work, and yeah, I’m happy to kind of bring that same kind of momentum and rhythm into this week from last weekend.

GOLF.GARA.Cheung hopes performance will help inspire future generations

Hong Kong’s Matthew Cheung [main picture] says he hopes his joint second place finish in the Link Hong Kong Open last weekend will have a lasting impact, while also acknowledging it is yet another significant high point for the territory following two big team wins recently in the amateur game.

“I mean, it’s meant a lot,’ said the 31-year-old – who finished five shots behind the champion, American John Catlin, at the Hong Kong Golf Club on Sunday.

“We’re such a, you know, small city, right? People never thought that we could produce good players, but we’ve done it.