The stage is set for a thrilling weekend at the Rolex Grand Finale supported by The R&A, as Lars van Meijel, Daniel Young, Stefano Mazzoli, Félix Mory, and Euan Walker share a one-shot lead at Club de Golf Alcanada.
Dutchman Van Meijel and Scotsman Young each fired four-under-par rounds of 68 to reach eight under par, setting the early clubhouse mark before Mazzoli, Mory, and Walker joined them at the summit. The event marks the 29th and final stop on the HotelPlanner Tour’s 2025 Road to Mallorca, where 45 players are fighting for 20 coveted DP World Tour cards.
Van Meijel carded five birdies and just one bogey, positioning himself 16th in the projected season standings. Young, who began the week in eighth, posted a rollercoaster round with eight birdies and four bogeys, maintaining strong momentum despite the shifting wind conditions.
Overnight leader Walker stumbled early with two front-nine bogeys but staged a superb recovery with an eagle on the par-four 15th and a closing birdie at 18 to reclaim a share of the lead. Mazzoli and Mory, playing alongside Walker in the final group, both kept steady under pressure to join the five-way tie atop the board, one stroke clear of Scotland’s David Law in sixth.
Two-time DP World Tour winner James Morrison impressed with a five-under 67 to move into seventh alongside Baard Skogen, Rocco Repetto Taylor, and Renato Paratore on six under. South Africa’s JC Ritchie sits tied for 14th at four under and remains on course to finish the season as the Road to Mallorca Number One, with Law projected second.
Player quotes
Félix Mory: The front played trickily today. I made an excellent par on the second hole after two horrible lies in the rough. I hit a good swing on the third shot and hit it to a meter, making a par, which kept the momentum. Then I played the back nine well. I made a few good birdies. It was playing tough. I feel like today there weren’t as many given birdies, so it wasn’t easy, and I’m happy with the score I shot.
Daniel Young: I would’ve taken another four under. It probably wasn’t quite as clean as yesterday. A few more birdies and a few more bogeys so it was a bit up and down. I thought it was a bit trickier today with the wind, and the front nine is tricky. It’s awkward.
I think you’ve just got to be patient. My game has been good coming in here, so I know it’s solid enough to make some birdies. The greens are very good, so you can make some putts. You’re going to get chances.
Lars van Meijel: I’m happy. I played really well today. The wind was a different wind today, which made it trickier, and the par fives were playing tougher, but I stayed patient, especially at the start of the round, which is tougher. I then took advantage of the back nine.
You have two par fives [on the back nine], with one reachable one, so you have a couple of chances. It’s a bit wider off the tee too. I’m just trying to be super committed to every swing I make.
Stefano Mazzoli: I feel like I actually played better than yesterday. With the wind switching compared to yesterday, the course was playing a little tougher. It was definitely harder on the front nine, and the par fives weren’t as reachable as yesterday. I’m really pleased with how I played, and hopefully I can keep going.
Euan Walker: Over the last four holes, I couldn’t have done any better than I did today. You get it both ways in golf. For parts of the front nine, I couldn’t have done any worse from some of the positions I put myself in. I put myself in some great positions, but couldn’t have made a worse score. Thankfully, it turned around on the last four holes.
About the HotelPlanner Tour
The HotelPlanner Tour, previously the Challenge Tour, was founded in 1989 and is a proven training ground for the next generation of golfing superstars.
Many players who have progressed from the HotelPlanner Tour have gone on to become Major Champions – including Justin Rose, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Brooks Koepka – and Ryder Cup stars, such as Tommy Fleetwood, Alex Noren, Tyrrell Hatton, Robert MacIntyre, Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard.
Using its vast international schedule and relationships with golf federations and PGAs, the HotelPlanner Tour is widely accessible to professionals from across the globe, giving players from developing golfing nations the opportunity to test their skill amongst some of the most talented up-and-coming stars in world golf.
About HotelPlanner
HotelPlanner is a leading travel technology company that combines proprietary AI/machine learning capabilities and a 24/7 global gig-based customer service network to seamlessly serve all traveller hotel needs from a single platform.
HotelPlanner is one of the world’s top providers of individual, group, and corporate travel bookings, specializing in unique “Closed User Group” discount rates.
Founded in 2003, HotelPlanner has enduring partnerships with the world’s largest Online Travel Agencies, sports franchises, well-known hotel chains, individual hotels, online wedding providers, ancillary lodging providers, corporations, universities, and government agencies.
HotelPlanner is proud to be the title partner of the HotelPlanner Tour and to help unearth the next generation of golfing superstars. HotelPlanner will help grow the Tour through increased prize funds and by helping to elevate the standard of events on the Road to Mallorca. In addition to their title partnership, HotelPlanner will provide additional investment into six events on the 2025 HotelPlanner Tour schedule, and a total of 40 tournaments throughout the multi-year partnership.
About the European Tour group
The European Tour group administers the DP World Tour, the HotelPlanner Tour, the Legends Tour, and the G4D Tour and, as the Managing Partner of Ryder Cup Europe LLP, stages golf’s greatest team contest, the Ryder Cup, in partnership with the PGA of America.
The European Tour group has Strategic Partnerships with the PGA TOUR, the Sunshine Tour, the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association (CGA), the Japan Golf Tour Organization (JGTO), the Korea Professional Golfers’ Association (KPGA), and the TATA Steel Professional Golf Tour of India. These partnerships provide global pathways for players from across the world to compete internationally on the DP World Tour, the main men’s professional golf Tour of the European Tour group, which was established in 1972, as well as the HotelPlanner Tour.
ABOUT ROLEX AND GOLF
Rolex is committed to the permanent quest for excellence in all its endeavours and has been a long-term supporter of golf in its pursuit of the same. The brand’s enduring relationship with the sport began more than 50 years ago, in 1967, when Arnold Palmer, joined by Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, became the brand’s first golfing Testimonees. Known together as The Big Three, these legendary players changed the face of golf forever, and their partnership with Rolex marked the beginning of a relationship based on shared commitment to continuous improvement and unwavering precision. Since then, the affiliation has grown and flourished, permeating every level of the game worldwide. From elite players and golf legends to all the game’s Major championships, where success represents the pinnacle of achievement in the sport, as well as the foremost professional tours and worldwide amateur championships, Rolex is ever-present. In 2021, Rolex further deepened its support by becoming a Worldwide Partner of The Ryder Cup to act as Official Timekeeper at every iteration of the sport’s pre-eminent team competition. The Swiss manufacturer’s support for the game is built on a strong sense of integrity and respect for tradition that promotes the continuity of expertise and transfer of knowledge, and an understanding of the importance of investing in the sport’s development for future generations.
