Last year Jordan Gumberg remarkably holed out for eagle on the final hole of his season just to keep his DP World Tour card.
Five months later, the American is a winner on the formerly named European Tour and has secured his card for two more years.
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Jordan Gumberg fired a two-under-par 70 on Sunday to win the Hainan Classic in China, holding off fellow overnight leader Jorge Campillo of Spain by a shot.
Gumberg, 30, finished the four rounds at Mission Hills on Hainan Island at 19-under par for his second DP World Tour title, following victory via playoff at the SDC Championship in South Africa in 2024.
He started the final round with a birdie, but gave it back at the third before snagging further birdies at the sixth and 11th.
Campillo, 39, seeking a third DP World Tour win, had birdies on the first, eighth and 12th, but bogeys either side of the turn left him a shot shy.
Both Gumberg and Campillo traded pars for the last six holes as birdie putts continually refused to drop.
“I don’t have words right now,” Gumberg said beside the 18th green. “He was ahead at first, I was ahead… he was ahead, I was ahead … it just ended up a back-and-forth battle all day.”
Gumberg’s hole-out eagle on the 72nd hole of last October’s Genesis Championship in South Korea came after an inconsistent season that could be put down to the second year blues.
He earned his status with his maiden win the year prior, but it was a “whirlwind” experience and now he has found the belief to take his career to new heights.
“It feels unbelievable, this is a dream come true week,” he said.
“After the finish of last year, to be standing on the podium again and holding a trophy is unreal, it’s incredible.
“Two years ago I won my first event, I wasn’t actually a member of the Tour at that point, I was playing on sponsor invites, it was kind of a whirlwind of a change of schedule and being able to be a DP World Tour player.
“The first year was kind of me learning the ropes and learning the golf courses, and it took a while. There’s a big learning curve – I mean, these guys are good! Every player in this field is a hell of a player and can win.”
Jordan Gumberg of the US poses with the trophy after winning the DP World Tour Hainan Classic golf tournament at the Mission Hills golf course in Haikou, in Chinaâs southern Hainan province on March 22, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUTSource: AFP
At 15-under par in a three-way tie for third were Chinese 17-year-old Zhou Yanhan, England’s Marcus Armitage and Spanish-born Adrian Otaegui, who now plays under the flag of the United Arab Emirates.
The tour moves to New Delhi this week for the Hero Indian Open, the second leg of an Asian swing that also takes in Turkey.