Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen secured a thrilling second career HotelPlanner Tour title with a closing birdie at the Danish Golf Challenge, finishing one shot clear of Scotland’s Calum Fyfe at Bogense Golf Club.
The 27-year-old Dane carded a final round 67 (-5) to complete a 72-hole total of 19 under par (66-70-66-67), edging past Fyfe, who had led after the first three rounds. Gøth-Rasmussen, who won his first title in Cadiz in 2024, began the final day three strokes behind but surged forward with birdies on the 3rd, 5th, and 9th holes.
He added further gains on 12 and 14, pulling two clear before Fyfe responded with a birdie on 17. Both players found the 18th green, but Gøth-Rasmussen held his nerve and sank a clutch birdie putt to clinch the win by one.
“It feels very nice. It was a tough grind out there today,” said Gøth-Rasmussen. “The putt on 18 was the highlight. I stayed focused and delivered when it mattered.”
The putt, described as “tricky” due to a potential downhill comeback, just crept into the cup. “I thought it was short, but it dropped,” he admitted.
With Liam Nolan (T3, -16) and Julien Sale applying pressure, the Dane stayed aggressive on the back nine, especially on the par fives. “I kept an eye on the leaderboard and knew what I had to do,” he said.
Gøth-Rasmussen, son of former HotelPlanner Tour winner Jacob Rasmussen, was cheered on by family through all four rounds. “It’s been a tough start to the year, but I’m excited to build from here,” he said.
Calum Fyfe finished solo second at -18, while Nolan and Christofer Blomstrand followed closely in third and fourth.
About the HotelPlanner Tour
The HotelPlanner Tour, formerly the Challenge Tour, had its first official season in 1989, and has developed into a proven training ground, where the champions-in-waiting compete across the globe for a place on the DP World Tour.
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, Robert MacIntyre, Nicolai Højgaard and Tyrrell Hatton.
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.
HotelPlanner, a leading travel technology company, has been the title partner of the HotelPlanner Tour since the start of the 2025 season.
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.
