Oct 12, 2025, 01:20 PM ET<\/p>\n
MADRID — Marco Penge<\/a> beat fellow Englishman Daniel Brown<\/a> in a playoff to win the Spanish Open on Sunday and secure a spot in next year’s Masters and Open Championship.<\/p>\n Penge relinquished a four-shot lead but came out on top with a birdie on the first playoff hole to win his third European tour title this year.<\/p>\n “Dan and Joel [Girrbach]<\/a> played great today. They were holing putts, and I just couldn’t really get it in the hole. It felt like I was really up against it,” Penge said. “But I felt like I managed myself really well, and I actually think tee to green, I feel like I played really solid. It doesn’t matter the putts; I think I used them all yesterday, but obviously holing that one there was worth the wait.”<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n It was the first time the national tournament offered the winner an automatic spot for the Masters and The Open.<\/p>\n “It’s crazy,” Penge said about playing in the Masters. “It’s a golf course that I’ve always wanted to play, because I feel like my game sets up really good for it.”<\/p>\n Penge, who shot a 1-over 72 on Sunday, finished tied with Brown at 15 under for the tournament.<\/p>\n Brown, whose 31st birthday was on Saturday, started five shots back but made a run after shooting a 4-under 67 in the final round. That was despite dealing with a right shoulder ailment that required treatment during the back nine. He forced a playoff with a birdie on the final hole.<\/p>\n The 27-year-old Penge also won at the Danish Golf Championship and the Hainan Classic.<\/p>\n Girrbach (69) was four shots back to start the day. The Swiss player finished third at 14 under for the tournament.<\/p>\n