Brendan Lawlor leads a tightly contested G4D Open 2025 at Woburn Golf Club, holding a one-stroke advantage heading into the final round. Meanwhile, the women’s division is set for a thrilling showdown, with defending champion Daphne van Houten tied at the top with Germany’s Jennifer Sräga.
On a sunlit day over the Duchess Course, Ireland’s Lawlor, the 2023 inaugural champion, saw his two-stroke overnight advantage trimmed to just one after a second-round 74. His two-round total of two-over-par 146 puts him just ahead of France’s Thomas Colombel.
Colombel, who placed eighth last year, carded an even-par 72 with four birdies and four bogeys to sit at three-over 147. The 23-year-old, who is autistic, remains firmly in contention.
Close behind is 18-year-old Danish debutant Frederik Brokfelt-Christiansen on 148, after posting his second consecutive 74. The youngest competitor in the field, Brokfelt-Christiansen, who lives with scoliosis, got off to a flying start with three birdies but faced a rollercoaster round with only five pars.
England’s Thomas Blizzard, who is also autistic, sits fourth on six-over 150 in a tightly packed leaderboard.
In the women’s championship, defending titleholder Daphne van Houten of the Netherlands is tied at the top with Germany’s Jennifer Sräga. Both players are level on 171 and hold a four-shot lead over England’s Aimi Bullock.
Van Houten, 26, who was born with scoliosis, is looking to repeat her success after multiple EDGA Tour victories. Sräga, 25, born with Achondroplasia (a form of short stature), is making her G4D Open debut, building on her experience representing Germany in last year’s European Team Championship.
The G4D Open, jointly organized by The R&A and the DP World Tour with support from EDGA, is one of the most inclusive events in the sport. The tournament features nine sport classes across standing, sitting, visual, and intellectual impairment groups, with 80 male and female participants representing 20 countries.
The 54-hole stroke play championship concludes tomorrow, with overall winners crowned in both men’s and women’s divisions, along with individual awards for each impairment category.
Spectators are welcome to attend the final day at Woburn, with free entry and parking available.
This landmark event continues to advance inclusivity in golf, reflecting the integration of the Modified Rules of Golf for Players with Disabilities and the ongoing efforts of The R&A and USGA in supporting the World Ranking for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD).
Player Quotes – Simplified
Brendan Lawlor (Ireland)
“It was hot and tricky out there today, but I’m hitting the ball well. My motto is to swing hard, and I’ll stick to that tomorrow. I’ve been aggressive both days, using the driver where others wouldn’t—and it’s working.
I’ll keep the same game plan and aim for a low score. I think the winner will come from the top three because going low here is tough.”
Thomas Colombel (France)
“I’m really happy. I birdied all the par-5s, each in a different way, and finished strong with birdies. I played great golf, though the putts didn’t fall much on the back nine.
I just kept going and trusted the process with my caddie. We did a great job. We were excited and aware of my position throughout. Tomorrow, I’ll just enjoy it and see what happens.”
Frederik Brokfelt-Christiansen (Denmark)
“It was a crazy round—I didn’t like it much. I usually prefer simple pars: get to the green in two, two putts, done. But today was different.
Coming here for the first time, I joked at home that a top-five would be nice. I’ve just been out here having fun.”
Daphne van Houten (The Netherlands)
“I know how it feels to be under pressure. Jenny and I are tied, and it’s going to be a close match tomorrow.
Being in the lead and in the first group brings pressure because people are watching. The others aren’t far behind either. My experience helps, so I just need to rest and get as much energy as I can for tomorrow.”
Jennifer Sräga (Germany)
“It was really fun playing with Daphne today. We always have fun together—we joke and compete hard.
I know it’ll be tough because Daphne is a great player. I just want to stay focused and not let her pull ahead.
I believe I can win. I can handle the pressure. Daphne is strong, but I’ll give it my best—I want to win.”
About the G4D Open
The G4D Open is staged in partnership with The R&A and the DP World Tour and supported by EDGA. It is golf’s most inclusive event according to the World Ranking for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD) and has players of all ages, men and women, amateurs and professionals. Entries have been accepted from players exhibiting all IPC recognised eligible impairments.
Together with a series of development actions during the week, The G4D Open showcases all three stages of the player pathway from sampler, to participant, to competitor. The G4D Tour, launched in February of 2022, is part of the DP World Tour’s commitment to inclusivity in golf and includes the best ranked Gross and Net players from the WR4GD. G4D Tour tournaments are played on the same course, the same week, as flagship DP World Tour events.
About the DP World Tour
The DP World Tour is the main men’s professional golf tour of the European Tour group.
As golf’s global tour, we showcase global talent in global destinations and use our platform to build, entertain and connect our global community.
GLOBAL TALENT: We provide pathways and a platform for the leading international talent, bringing together golfing icons, national heroes and emerging stars from around the world.
GLOBAL DESTINATIONS: We stage tournaments in iconic cities and locations around the world and each week we celebrate and showcase the rich diversity of the courses, cities and cultures we visit.
GLOBAL COMMUNITY: We build, entertain and connect communities through our commitment to innovation, creative content and having a positive social and environmental impact.
Our 2025 Global Schedule features 42 tournaments in 26 different countries and comprises three distinct phases: five ‘Global Swings’, the ‘Back 9’ and the ‘DP World Tour Play-Offs’. It features five Rolex Series events – the premium category of events on the DP World Tour – and four Major Championships, all of which count towards the Race to Dubai Rankings, the Tour’s season-long competition which concludes at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.
DP World, the leading provider of global smart end-to-end supply chain and logistics solutions, has been the title partner of the DP World Tour since the start of the 2022 season, the Tour’s 50th season following its formation in 1972.
We also enjoy the support of many of the world’s leading business brands with DP World, Rolex, Aldar, BMW, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Emirates and Fortinet as Official Partners.
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.
