Marco Penge has been named the 2025 recipient of the Seve Ballesteros Award after being voted Player of the Year by his fellow members of the DP World Tour. The award, which carries the name of Spanish great Seve Ballesteros, has been presented as a single honor since 2021, recognizing the standout performer of the season as chosen by his peers.
The Englishman’s breakthrough 2025 campaign featured three DP World Tour victories and a rise into the top 30 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He finished second on the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World, emerging as the leading player among the ten who secured dual membership on the PGA TOUR for the 2026 season.
In only his second full season on tour, the 27-year-old claimed his maiden title at the Hainan Classic in April. He followed that success with victory at the Danish Golf Championship in August before lifting one of Europe’s most historic trophies at the Open de España presented by Madrid in October. That win secured his place in both The Masters and The Open in 2026.
Alongside his three triumphs, Penge added five further top-ten finishes and mounted a strong challenge for the Race to Dubai title. His rise marked a significant turnaround after narrowly retaining his tour card at the final counting event of 2024.
Penge said he felt honored to receive recognition from his fellow competitors. He reflected on the journey from fighting to keep his card to winning an award bearing Seve Ballesteros’ name within the space of a year, describing it as a moment of pride and motivation heading into the new season.
Javier Ballesteros praised Penge’s progression from the mini tours in southern Spain to multiple victories on the DP World Tour, calling his journey a testament to dedication and hard work. He added that the Ballesteros family were delighted to see him receive the award.
Guy Kinnings, Chief Executive of the DP World Tour, described Penge’s 2025 season as impressive and consistent. He highlighted the three victories and the significant climb in the world rankings, noting that the recognition from his peers reflected the respect he had earned throughout the campaign.
About the DP World TourÂ
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 2026 Global Schedule features 42 tournaments in 25 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 Delivered by DP World, 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, AWS, BMW, Buffalo Trace Distillery, Emirates, Fortinet, Husqvarna, Michelob ULTRA, Nexo and Vestas as Official Partners.
About the European Tour groupÂ
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 and Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, the China Golf Association (CGA), 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.
