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Gumberg seals second DP World Tour title in nail-biting Hainan Classic finish
From a dramatic hole-out eagle in South Korea to wire-to-wire success in Haikou, Jordan Gumberg proves his resilience and rising status on the DP World Tour
- PUBLISHED: Tue 24 Mar 2026, 6:27 PM
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- Khaleej Times Staff
Jordan Gumberg added a second DP World Tour title to his name on Sunday, claiming the Hainan Classic presented by MAEXTRO.
The American, who only retained his Tour card this season thanks to a hole-out eagle on the 72nd hole of October’s Genesis Championship in South Korea, held off playing partner Jorge Campillo to secure a one-stroke victory at Mission Hills Haikou. A final-round 70 saw him finish 19 under par, achieving wire-to-wire success two years after his maiden win at the SDC Championship in March 2024.
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Starting the day sharing the lead, Gumberg and Campillo both birdied the opening hole, while playing partner Dylan Frittelli bogeyed to fall three shots behind immediately. Gumberg gave a shot back at the third but regained momentum with a birdie on the par-five sixth, returning to 18 under. Campillo briefly took the lead with a birdie at the eighth but bogeyed the next two holes.
A four-over-par front nine ended Frittelli's challenge, but Gumberg pressed on with a birdie at the 11th, as Campillo responded over the next two holes to cut the gap back to one. Marcus Armitage picked up a birdie at the 12th, his fourth of the day, reaching 16 under and third place on his own, while UAE’s Adrian Otaegui set the clubhouse target at 15 under with a bogey-free 64, featuring an eagle at the 12th and six birdies.
Home favourite Wenyi Ding started strong with an outward nine of 33, but three double-bogeys in four holes caused him to drop back. The leaders exchanged pars over the final three holes, with birdie putts refusing to fall, before Gumberg safely closed out the win with a well-judged up-and-down at the last.
Emerging talent Yanhan Zhou held his nerve to card a 69, sharing third place with Armitage and Otaegui. The 17-year-old finished as the top-placed Chinese player at 15 under par.
Reflecting on the win, Gumberg said: “I don't have words right now. After last year's end of the season, this is amazing. To be standing on the podium again and holding a trophy is unreal, it’s incredible.
“ Jorge (Campillo) played unbelievably. He was hitting some amazing shots down the stretch, definitely applying the pressure to me. I felt that pressure, but we just said, ‘keep doing our own thing, keep our head down and keep going, and it’ll all work out how it’s going to work out, and there’s nothing we can do to change that’.
“So he played unbelievably. And so did Dylan, too,” added Gumberg. “He had a rough day, but from the first tee onwards it was pressure and ‘go time’.
“Every time I hit a good shot, they hit a good shot. Every time I made a good putt, they made a good putt. So it was a nail-biter to the end. I’m really happy I came out on top, but they’re phenomenal players, and I expect to see them in this situation very soon.
This victory moves Gumberg to 15th place on the season-long Race to Dubai.
Final Scores:
J. Gumberg (USA) 64 66 69 70 – 269
J. Campillo (Spain) 65 67 67 71 – 270
A. Otaegui (UAE) 68 74 67 64 – 273
Y. Zhou (China) 68 68 68 69 – 273
M. Armitage (Eng) 69 69 66 69 – 273
