The Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen hosted the return of the formerly known Scottish Championship, with a $2.75 million in prize money on the line.
Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump cut the ribbon on the new course which staged a DP World Tour event for the first time. Now called the Nexo Championship, which was previously featured on the calendar in 2020.
Scottish golfer Grant Forrest carded a course record on his way to winning the Nexo Championship, his first DP World Tour tournament win in four years.
Forrest’s six-under-par 66 in the second round was a shot lower than South Africa’s Richard Sterne managed on the opening day, and earned the Scot a $10,000 bonus – a new performance-based initiative on the Race to Dubai.
The 32-year-old went into the Sunday’s final round with a three-shot lead and despite a wayward tee shot, and a double-bogey, on the last was able to claim the victory by four strokes from Joe Dean on four under.
The victory moved Forrest up the rankings and assures him of his DP World Tour card for next season. He is also top of the board in the Closing Swing Rankings with 633.8 points.
Forrest admits nerves at start of final round
“It’s amazing, just speechless,” Forrest said immediately after his win.
The victory is the second title on home soil, the first was landed with a one-shot victory at the 2021 Hero Open at Fairmont St Andrews.
“It’s amazing, just speechless. I think it’s the same week on the calendar that I won in 2021 at home,” said Forrest after the Nexo Championship victory.
“Tough day today, didn’t have my best at all, a lot of good par saves on front nine, and I was pretty nervous down the last, but yeah can’t believe it.
“It’s been such a tough year on the course, it’s a crazy game that you can come out and do this.”
“I was way down the rankings heading into this week, and while I had started to play a bit better was very much on the bubble.
“But one week can turn things around and it sure has.”
Forrest’s nerves were helped by three par saves at the start of the round.
“Yeah, they were really important. I was obviously really nervous, as you would be and that really settled the nerves, as well as a brilliant second shot into four,” he said.
“It was a day where I thought it was going to be tough for someone to chase and I knew that if I didn’t drop any shots, there were going to be plenty of good chances for me and I managed to do that for the most part.
“Even the 5 on 12 after the tee shot is something I’d have taken and then I made good saves on 16 and 17 as well to give a good cushion coming down 18.”
Prize money for each player at the 2025 Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links
1. Grant Forrest (-8) – €401,607
2. Joe Dean (-4) – €259,863
T3: Kristoffer Reitan (-3) – €122,372
T3: John Parry (-3) – €122,372
T3: Jacob Skov Olesen (-3) – €122,372
6. Jordan Smith (-2) – €82,683
T7. Todd Clements (-1) – €60,949
T7. Andy Sullivan (-1) – €60,949
T7. Oliver Lindell (-1) – €60,949
T10. Richard Sterne (E) – €43,783.07
T10: David Micheluzzi (E) – €43,783.07
T10: Eddie Pepperell (E) – €43,783.07
T13. Matthis Besard (+1) – €34,097
T13. Justin Harding (+1) – €34,097
T13. Casey Jarvis (+1) – €34,097
T13. Ben Schmidt (+1) – €34,097
T13. Jack Senior (+1) – €34,097
T13. Alexander Settemsdal (+1) – €34,097
T19. Matthew Baldwin (+2) – €27,167
T19. Daniel Brown (+2) – €27,167
T19. Daan Huizing (+2) – €27,167
T19. Ryan Lumsden (+2) – €27,167
T19. Ryan Van Velzen (+2) – €27,167
T19. Marc Warren (+2) – €27,167
T25. Veer Ahlawat (+3) – €24,214
T25. Marcus Kinhult (+3) – €24,214
T27. Pablo Ereno (+4) – €22,088
T27. Marco Penge (+4) – €22,088
T27. Brandon Robinson Thompson (+4) – €22,088
T27. Daniel Young (+4) – €22,088
T31. Louis Albertse (+5) – €17,095
T31. Kiradech Aphibarnrat (+5) – €17,095
T31. Hamish Brown (+5) – €17,095
T31. Rafa Cabrera Bellow (+5) – €17,095
T31. Jens Dantorp (+5) – €17,095
T31. Dan Erickson (+5) – €17,095
T31. Alex Fitzpatrick (+5) – €17,095
T31. Joakim Lagergren (+5) – €17,095
T31. Troy Merritt (+5) – €17,095
T31. Elvis Smylie (+5) – €17,095
T31. Clement Sordet (+5) – €17,095
T42. Andreas Halvorsen (+6) – €12,756
T42. Martin Laird (+6) – €12,756
T42. David Law (+6) – €12,756
T42. Conor Purcell (+6) – €12,756
T42. Jason Scrivener (+6) – €12,756
T42. Maximilian Steinlechner (+6) – €12,756
T48. Julien Brun (+7) – €10,394
T48. Davis Bryant (+7) – €10,394
T48. Jorge Campillo (+7) – €10,394
T48. Julien Brun (+7) – €10,394
T48. Robin Williams (+7) – €10,394
T52. Thomas Aiken (+8) – €8,563
T52. Eugenio Chacarra (+8) – €8,563
T52. Jannik De Bruyn (+8) – €8,563
T52. Andrew Wilson (+8) – €8,563
56. Adrian Otaegui (+9) – €7,795
T57. Wil Besseling (+10) – €7,087
T57. John Catlin (+10) – €7,087
T57. Ugo Coussaud (+10) – €7,087
T57. Joost Luiten (+10) – €7,087
T57. Darius Van Driel (+10) – €7,087
T62. Nicolas Colsaerts (+11) – €6,260
T62. Wenyi Ding (+11) – €6,260
T64. Filippo Celli (+12) – €5,669
T64. Tapio Pulkkanen (+12) – €5,669
T64. Neil Schietekat (+12) – €5,669
T67. Aaron Cockerill (+13) – €5,079.15
T67. Sebastian Garcia (+13) – €5,079.15
69. Tadeas Tetak (+15) – €4,724.79
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