The Dubliner (27), who went into the final round shared the lead with Ben Schmidt, finished with a four-under-par 67 to the Englishman's 73 to finish on the 18th The winner's check of 73,776 euros was handed over to Spaniard Angel Ayora, England's Jack Senior and Finland's Oliver Lindell. Next to West Lake International Golf and Country Club.
As a result, Purcell jumped from 12th to fourth in the Challenge Tour Road to Mallorca standings, all but guaranteeing he will receive a DP World Tour card heading into October 31-November 3 The Rolex Challenge Tour Finals, supported by the R&A, in Mallorca. .
“It's an amazing feeling,” said Purcell, who started his round with six straight shots before breaking away from the chase with a hat trick of birdies on the par-3 seventh hole.
“Winning the first title in front of a home crowd was special. I couldn't have asked for a better second time, with so many people watching this amazing event.
Riding on a strong start, Purcell opened the door for the chase with bogeys on the 11th and 13th holes, then birdied three of his final four holes to set up his win over Tom McKibbin. A first win at the Black Desert NI Open hosted by Tom McKibbin in July added color.
“It was a tight start and I had a couple birdies at the end of the front nine and I just made a lot of pars,” Purcell said. He has two wins and four other top-10 finishes in 23 Challenge Tour events, earning €202,174. The season begins.
“I was a little slow again on the back nine and made some mistakes but got myself back into a birdie mentality and thankfully had a few missed shots.”
The top 20 on the Road to Mallorca will win DP World Tour cards, with the top 10 receiving stronger cards than those ranked 11th to 20th, meaning Purcell has a chance to top the standings next week.
The winner of the Road to Mallorca ranking will receive a Silver Plate and DP World Tour Level 15 membership.
“It’s nice to win a high-level event before the finals so I can go out there and have more fun,” Purcell said.
“I'm definitely going to celebrate because these wins don't come around very often. I'm bringing my family to Mallorca and I'm really looking forward to it.”
Ayoola finished with a 69 to tie for second with England's Jack Senior and Finland's Oliver Lindell (68).
Zhou Yanhan shot 64 and tied for fifth with Swedish player Niklas Lemke and French player Felix Mory, becoming the highest-ranked Chinese player.
Schmidt tied for eighth at 12 under par after shooting 73, while Chinese player Ding Wenyi, who has already qualified for the DP World Tour through the 2024 Global Amateur Path, shot 71 and fell further behind. Tied for 11th place.
