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Premlall’s 14-shot surge
Yurav Premlall won the Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship at Real Club de Golf El Prat in Barcelona with a 14-shot victory, finishing at 28 under par after rounds of 70, 64, 63 and 63.
“won by a scracely-credible FOURTEEN shots after rounds of 70, 64, 63 and 63”
The South African, who began the week ranked 157th in the Race to Dubai and 598th in the world rankings, took control with a course record 63 on Saturday and then followed with two more 63s.
Premlall’s margin put Tiger Woods’ 15-shot winning margin at the 2000 U.S. Open under threat, and he ultimately finished one shot short of matching that record.
Shaun Norris finished alone in second on 14 under, while JC Ritchie, Alejandro del Rey, and Oihan Guillamoundeguy shared third spot on 13 under.
The DP World Tour described Premlall’s win as his first DP World Tour title, with the South African posting a week that included a 63 and then a 9-under 63 to close.
Quotes and record talk
After the final round, Premlall said, "No words. I've worked so hard to get into this position and it's so rewarding to finally see the results of it."
Golf Channel reported that Premlall won by 14 shots and finished one stroke shy of tying Tiger Woods’ record 15-shot win at the 2000 U.S. Open, with the South African completing 64-63-63 at Real Club de Golf El Prat.
Sky Sports said Premlall took a five-shot lead into the final day, then extended his control with six birdies in his first nine holes on Sunday, moving him 14 strokes ahead and putting Woods’ record under threat.
The Independent also framed the victory as record-breaking, noting Premlall fired a second successive 63 to break the record for the biggest winning margin for a maiden DP World Tour win.
SABC Sport added that Premlall started the day with a five-shot lead after shooting a sensational 63 on Saturday and stretched his advantage to 14 strokes by the 12th and 13th.
Race to Dubai and prize
The win moved Premlall up the 2026 Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World from 157th to 26th, according to SABC Sport.
“leaps to 26th on the 2026 Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World”
Golf Digest Middle East reported that the DP World Tour’s first tournament on the European Swing this week was the $2,750,000 Estrella Damm Catalunya Championship at Real Club de Golf El Prat.
The prize money breakdown in Golf Digest Middle East listed Premlall’s first-place payout as €398,262.32, with Shaun Norris second on €257,699.14 and a tie for third at €121,352.87 for Alejandro del Rey, Oihan Guillamoundeguy, and JC Ritchie.
DP World Tour coverage highlighted that Premlall’s 14-shot win was his first DP World Tour title, and the DP World Tour posted that he won by 14 SHOTS in the Catalunya Championship.
Looking ahead, Sky Sports said the next regular DP World Tour event is the Soudal Open at Rinkven International GC in Antwerp, Belgium from May 21-24.
